Jim Thorpe - Turner Classic Movies

Biography

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Jim Thorpe rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Thorpe's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the action movie "Air Mail" (1932) with Pat O'Brien, "My Pal, the King" (1932) and "White Eagle" (1932). He also appeared in the Randolph Scott western "Wild Horse Mesa" (1932), "Code of the Mounte...

Filmography

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Wagon Master (1950)

White Heat (1949)

Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)

Assistant coach

Outlaw Trail (1944)

Prairie Schooners (1940)

Arizona Frontier (1940)

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Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Fulfilling That Promise

White Heat (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Take Your Shots

Biography

Jim Thorpe rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Thorpe's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the action movie "Air Mail" (1932) with Pat O'Brien, "My Pal, the King" (1932) and "White Eagle" (1932). He also appeared in the Randolph Scott western "Wild Horse Mesa" (1932), "Code of the Mounted" (1935) and "She" (1935). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties and the eighties, appearing in "Wildcat Trooper" (1936), the Frank Morgan western "Henry Goes Arizona" (1939) and the Ben Johnson western "Wagonmaster" (1950). Thorpe had a number of different projects under his belt in the eighties and the nineties, including "The British Open" (ABC, 1985-86), "That's Life!" (1986) starring Jack Lemmon and "State of Emergency" (HBO, 1993-94). His credits also expanded to "Forget Paris" with Billy Crystal (1995) and "Her Last Chance" (NBC, 1995-96). Most recently, Thorpe worked on "Wanted" (Cinemax, 1999-2000).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Wagon Master (1950)

White Heat (1949)

Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)

Assistant coach

Outlaw Trail (1944)

Prairie Schooners (1940)

Arizona Frontier (1940)

Man from Texas (1939)

Henry Goes Arizona (1939)

Start Cheering (1938)

Green Light (1937)

Big City (1937)

Klondike Annie (1936)

Sutter's Gold (1936)

Treachery Rides the Range (1936)

Chief Red Smoke

Wildcat Trooper (1936)

Under Two Flags (1936)

Trailin' West (1936)

Under Pressure (1935)

Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)

Captain of the guards

The Code of the Mounted (1935)

Fighting Youth (1935)

The Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)

The Daring Young Man (1935)

Behold My Wife! (1934)

White Eagle (1932)

Wild Horse Mesa (1932)

My Pal the King (1932)

Touchdown! (1931)

Battling With Buffalo Bill (1931)

Writer (Feature Film)

Jim Thorpe--All-American (1951)

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Film Production - Lighting/Electrical (Feature Film)

State of Emergency (1994)

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Her Last Chance (1996)

That's Life! (1986)

Betrayed by Innocence (1986)

Jim Thorpe--All-American (1951)

Technical Advisor

Special Thanks (Feature Film)

Forget Paris (1995)

Special Thanks To

Cast (Special)

The British Open (1986)

Cast (Short)

Hill-Tillies (1936)

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)

Film Production - Main (TV Mini-Series)

Life Events

Videos

Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) -- (Movie Clip) Fulfilling That Promise Charles Bickford as coach "Pop" Warner continues narration from a testimonial dinner flashback, first appearance of Burt Lancaster as the grown-up title character, meeting his predecessor as B-M-O-C (Steve Cochran), in Jim Thorpe -- All-American, 1951.

White Heat (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Take Your Shots Pardo (Edmond O'Brien), sent to solitary for refusing his vaccinations, is the topic for Cody (James Cagney) and cell-mates, who don't know he's an under-cover operative, in Raoul Walsh's White Heat, 1949.

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