Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning - Production & Contact Info

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44 cast members

Name	Known for
Jim Thorpe Self - Athlete (archive footage) Self - Athlete (archive footage) See fewer	Trailin' West (1936)
Kyle Creek Self - Author, Fcking History Self - Author, Fcking History See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Kaelen Jones Self - Host, Sports History This Week Self - Host, Sports History This Week See fewer	Untold (2021)
Kate Buford Self - Author, Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe Self - Author, Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe See fewer	Before the League (2015)
David Maraniss Self - Author, Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe Self - Author, Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe See fewer	Clemente (I)
Joely Proudfit Self - Professor of Native American Studies (as Dr. Joely Proudfit) Self - Professor of Native American Studies (as Dr. Joely Proudfit) See fewer	The Rock Prophet: Link Wray (2025)
Shane Doyle Self - Scholar of Native American Studies (as Dr. Shane Doyle) Self - Scholar of Native American Studies (as Dr. Shane Doyle) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela Self - American Historian Self - American Historian See fewer	Your Bleeped Up Brain (2013)
Jules Boykoff Self - Author, Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics Self - Author, Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics See fewer	CBC Rundown with Andrew Nichols (2022)
Yohuru Williams Self - Author, Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook Self - Author, Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook See fewer	Those About to Die (2024)
John Eisenberg Self - Author, The League Self - Author, The League See fewer	NFL Top 10 (2007)
Lars Anderson Self - Author, Carlisle Vs. Army Self - Author, Carlisle Vs. Army See fewer	Running for His Life: The Lawrence Phillips Story (2016)
Jemele Hill Self - Sports Journalist Self - Sports Journalist See fewer	Luke Cage (2016)
Dan O'Brien Self - 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, Decathlon Self - 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, Decathlon See fewer	The Games in Black & White (2025)
Adam Schefter Self - Sports Journalist, ESPN Self - Sports Journalist, ESPN See fewer	The Longest Yard (2005)
Kirsten Watson Self - Sports Reporter Self - Sports Reporter See fewer	#LakeShow (2012)
Marisa Wigglesworth Self - CEO, U.S. Olympic Museum Self - CEO, U.S. Olympic Museum See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Woodrow Wilson Self - 28th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 28th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - 34th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 34th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Joe Biden Self - 46th President of the Unites States (archive footage) Self - 46th President of the Unites States (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Avery Brundage Self - Olympic Athlete 1912 (archive footage) Self - Olympic Athlete 1912 (archive footage) See fewer	Prazdnik nashey molodosti (1955)
Henry Dawes Self - Massachusetts Senator (archive footage) Self - Massachusetts Senator (archive footage) See fewer
Albert Exendine Self - Football Player and Coach (voice) (archive footage) Self - Football Player and Coach (voice) (archive footage) See fewer
Harold 'Red' Grange Self - Former Chicago Bears Player (voice) (archive footage) Self - Former Chicago Bears Player (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	One Minute to Play (1926)
Chief Black Hawk Self - Sauk Warrior (archive footage) Self - Sauk Warrior (archive footage) See fewer
Leland Hobbs Self - Major General of the U.S. Army (archive footage) Self - Major General of the U.S. Army (archive footage) See fewer
King Gustaf V Self - Former King of Sweden (archive footage) Self - Former King of Sweden (archive footage) See fewer	Blyge Anton (1940)
John J. McGraw Self - New York Giants Player-Manager (archive footage) Self - New York Giants Player-Manager (archive footage) See fewer	Detective Swift (1914)
Jesse Owens Self - Olympic Athlete 1936 (archive footage) Self - Olympic Athlete 1936 (archive footage) See fewer	Kings of the Olympics (1948)
George S. Patton Self - Olympic Athlete 1912 (archive footage) Self - Olympic Athlete 1912 (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Theodore Roosevelt Self - 26th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 26th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Simple Gifts (1978)
Charlotte Vieux Thorpe Self - Jim's Mother (archive footage) Self - Jim's Mother (archive footage) See fewer
Hiram Thorpe Self - Jim's Father (archive footage) Self - Jim's Father (archive footage) See fewer
Glenn 'Pop' Warner Self - Carlisle Indians Head Coach (archive footage) Self - Carlisle Indians Head Coach (archive footage) See fewer	Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Hugo Wieslander Self - Olympic Athlete 1912 (archive footage) Self - Olympic Athlete 1912 (archive footage) See fewer	The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2017)
Pierre de Coubertin Self - Co-Founder, International Olympic Committee (archive footage) Self - Co-Founder, International Olympic Committee (archive footage) See fewer	Olympic Games (1928)
Everett Ray Aponte Recreation talent Recreation talent See fewer	An American Quarantined in Germany (2020)
Grayson Brodsky Brother Brother See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
William Brodsky Young Jim Thorpe Young Jim Thorpe See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Gabe Fontana Recreation talent Recreation talent See fewer	Silent Prey
Dukon Harris Voice of Jim Thorpe Voice of Jim Thorpe See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Josh Horst Recreation talent Recreation talent See fewer	Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025)
Isaias Jacinto Recreation talent Recreation talent See fewer	Dominated by My Dad's Boss (2025)
Burt Lancaster Self - Actor / Jim Thorpe (All American) (archive footage) Self - Actor / Jim Thorpe (All American) (archive footage) See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)