Jim Thorpe
Acting
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Francis Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe became the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was fou…
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Known For
King Kong
1933 · Movie
Captain Blood
1935 · Movie
White Heat
1949 · Movie
Meet John Doe
1941 · Movie
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Movie
Wagon Master
1950 · Movie
Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951 · Movie
Barbary Coast
1935 · Movie
Road to Utopia
1946 · Movie
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935 · Movie
Start Cheering
1938 · Movie
Behold My Wife!
1934 · Movie