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Meet John Doe (1941) -- A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins.
Yellowstone (1936) -- An ex-con is murdered in Yellowstone National Park while a bank robber's son is searching for the loot his father hid there 20 years before.

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Overview

Date of Death:
28 March 1953, Lomita, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Renowned Native American athlete who excelled in the 1912 Olympic games... more
Trivia:
Pictured on one of fifteen 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the... more
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Alternate Names:
James Thorpe | Wathahuck-Brightpath
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "Nyhetsmorgon" .... Bilder från hans liv (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #37.56 (2009) TV episode .... Bilder från hans liv

  2. Wagon Master (1950) .... Navajo

  3. White Heat (1949) (uncredited) .... Big inmate
  4. Yes Sir That's My Baby (1949) (uncredited) .... Assistant Coach
  5. Road to Utopia (1946) (uncredited) .... Collins - Ship's Passenger
  6. The Vampire's Ghost (1945) (uncredited) .... Native
  7. Beyond the Pecos (1945) (uncredited) .... Townsman
    ... aka Beyond the Seven Seas (UK)
  8. Outlaw Trail (1944) .... Henchman Spike
  9. Outlaws of Santa Fe (1944) (uncredited) .... Townsman
  10. They Died with Their Boots On (1941) (uncredited)
  11. Meet John Doe (1941) (uncredited) .... John Doe Applicant
    ... aka Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe' (USA: complete title)
    ... aka John Doe, Dynamite (UK)
  12. Prairie Spooners (1941) .... Indian
  13. Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) (uncredited) .... Indian
  14. Prairie Schooners (1940) .... Pawnee Chief Sanche
  15. Arizona Frontier (1940) .... Gray Cloud

  16. Henry Goes Arizona (1939) (uncredited) .... Bus Passenger
    ... aka Spats to Spurs (UK)
  17. Man of Conquest (1939) (uncredited) .... Cherokee Indian
  18. The Man from Texas (1939) .... Posse rider
  19. Frontier Scout (1938) (uncredited) .... Henchman
  20. Start Cheering (1938) (uncredited) .... Head Linesman
  21. Cattle Raiders (1938) (uncredited) .... Trial Spectator
  22. Born to the West (1937) (uncredited)
    ... aka Hell Town (USA: reissue title)
  23. 52nd Street (1937) (uncredited) .... Street Thug
  24. San Quentin (1937) (uncredited) .... Convict
  25. Green Light (1937) (uncredited) .... Indian
  26. Trailin' West (1936) (scenes deleted) .... Black Eagle
    ... aka On Secret Service (UK)
  27. Yellowstone (1936) (uncredited) .... George
  28. The Phantom Rider (1936) (uncredited) .... Indian (chap 11, 13)
  29. Wildcat Trooper (1936) .... Wounded Indian
    ... aka Wild Cat (UK)
  30. Treachery Rides the Range (1936) .... Chief Red Smoke
  31. Under Two Flags (1936) (uncredited)
  32. Hill-Tillies (1936)
  33. Silly Billies (1936) (uncredited) .... Medicine Man
  34. Sutter's Gold (1936) (uncredited) .... Man
  35. Captain Blood (1935) (uncredited) .... Pirate
  36. La fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian Chief
  37. The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) (uncredited) .... Henchman Jack
    ... aka Ivory-Handled Guns
  38. Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) (uncredited) .... Henchman
  39. Fighting Youth (1935) (uncredited) .... Football Player from Carlisle
  40. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) (uncredited) .... Spectator tossing coins
  41. Barbary Coast (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian
    ... aka Port of Wickedness (USA: reissue title)
  42. It's in the Air (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian Father
  43. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935) .... Charlie Jim
  44. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) (uncredited) .... Indian
  45. The Daring Young Man (1935) (uncredited) .... Convict
  46. She (1935) (uncredited) .... Captain of the Guard
  47. The Arizonian (1935) (uncredited)
  48. Alibi Ike (1935) (uncredited) .... Major League Baseball Player
  49. Code of the Mounted (1935) .... Murdered Indian
  50. One Run Elmer (1935) (uncredited) .... Second-Base Player
  51. Under Pressure (1935) (uncredited) .... Mucker
  52. The Rustlers of Red Dog (1935) .... Chief Scarface [Chs. 6, 11]
  53. Behold My Wife (1934) (uncredited) .... Indian Chief
  54. The Red Rider (1934) .... Al Abel, Portos henchman
  55. Sweepings (1933) (uncredited) .... Indian
  56. King Kong (1933) (uncredited) .... New York Theatergoer
    ... aka The Eighth Wonder
    ... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
  57. Wild Horse Mesa (1932) .... Indian Chief
  58. Air Mail (1932) (uncredited) .... Indian
  59. The Golden West (1932) (uncredited) .... Medicine Man
  60. Always Kickin' (1932)
  61. White Eagle (1932) .... Indian Chief
  62. Hold 'Em Jail (1932) (uncredited) .... Football Player
  63. My Pal, the King (1932) (as James Thorpe) .... Black Cloud
  64. The Dark Horse (1932) (uncredited) .... Blackfeet Indian Chief
  65. Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) .... Swift Arrow [chs. 9-12]
Writer:
  1. Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) (biography) (as James Thorpe)
    ... aka Man of Bronze (UK)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) (technical advisor)
    ... aka Man of Bronze (UK)
Self:
  1. Big City (1937) .... Himself
    ... aka Skyscraper Wilderness (USA: TV title)
  2. Off His Base (1932) .... Himself, Jim Thorpe
  3. Touchdown (1931) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Playing the Game (UK)

  4. The Giants-White Sox Tour (1914) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. 100 Years of Olympic Glory (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (with King Gustav in 1912)
  2. "Idols of the Game" (1995) .... Himself (segment "Inventing the All-American")


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