Richard Thorpe Net Worth is $3 Million Richard Thorpe Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
After working in vaudeville, on the stage and in early movies, Richard Thorpe launched his directing career in 1923. After directing dozens of low-budget comedies and westerns, his talents were recognized in the mid-'30s when he went to work for MGM. Studio chief Louis B. Mayer valued efficiency in his directors, and Thorpe prided himself on ...
Date Of Birth February 24, 1896 Died 1991-05-01 Place Of Birth Hutchinson, Kansas, USA Height 6' (1.83 m) Profession Director, Writer, Actor Star Sign Pisces
# Fact 1 Uncredited director of the Roman galley scenes in Ben-Hur (1959). 2 Thorpe was a favorite at MGM because he always came in under production schedule. He would often start with a long shot and keep filming until one of the actors fluffed, then he would move in for a closer setup and shoot until the next hold-up and so on until he finished with just close-ups. He very rarely reshot anything. 3 Father of Jerry Thorpe .
Director Title Year Status Character The Voice of Bugle Ann 1936 Last of the Pagans 1935 Strange Wives 1934 Secret of the Chateau 1934 Cheating Cheaters 1934 Green Eyes 1934 City Park 1934 Stolen Sweets 1934 The Quitter 1934 Rainbow Over Broadway 1933 Murder on the Campus 1933 A Man of Sentiment 1933 Notorious But Nice 1933 Strange People 1933 I Have Lived 1933 Love Is Dangerous 1933 Forgotten 1933 The Secrets of Wu Sin 1932 Women Won't Tell 1932 Slightly Married 1932 The King Murder 1932 Thrill of Youth 1932 Beauty Parlor 1932 Forbidden Company 1932 The Midnight Lady 1932 Escapade 1932 Probation 1932 Murder at Dawn 1932 Cross-Examination 1932 The Devil Plays 1931 Forgotten Women 1931 Neck and Neck 1931 Grief Street 1931 Wild Horse 1931 The Lady from Nowhere 1931 The Sky Spider 1931 The Lawless Woman 1931 King of the Wild 1931 The Utah Kid 1930 Under Montana Skies 1930 The Thoroughbred 1930 Wings of Adventure 1930 The Dude Wrangler 1930 The Lone Defender 1930 The King of the Kongo 1929 Border Romance 1929 The Bachelor Girl 1929 The Fatal Warning 1929 Flyin' Buckaroo 1928 The Vanishing West 1928 Saddle Mates 1928 Vultures of the Sea 1928 The Valley of Hunted Men 1928 The Cowboy Cavalier 1928 Desperate Courage 1928 The Ballyhoo Buster 1928 The Desert of the Lost 1927 Roarin' Broncs 1927 The Obligin' Buckaroo 1927 Ride 'em High 1927 The Soda Water Cowboy 1927 The Interferin' Gent 1927 White Pebbles 1927 Skedaddle Gold 1927 Pals in Peril 1927 The Meddlin' Stranger 1927 The Ridin' Rowdy 1927 Tearin' Into Trouble 1927 The Galloping Gobs 1927 Between Dangers 1927 The Cyclone Cowboy 1927 The First Night 1927 The Last Card 1926 The Bandit Buster 1926 Josselyn's Wife 1926 College Days 1926 The Bonanza Buckaroo 1926 Twisted Triggers 1926 The Dangerous Dub 1926 Double Daring 1926 Speedy Spurs 1926 Rawhide 1926 Easy Going 1926 Ridin' Rivals 1926 Short Deuce High 1926 The Twin Triggers 1926 Coming an' Going 1926 The Fighting Cheat 1926 Trumpin' Trouble 1926 The Roaring Rider 1926 A Streak of Luck 1925 Galloping On 1925 The Saddle Cyclone 1925 The Desert Demon 1925 Tearin' Loose 1925 Quicker'n Lightnin' 1925 Double Action Daniels 1925 On the Go 1925/I Fast Fightin' 1925 Full Speed 1925 Gold and Grit 1925 Thundering Romance 1924 Bringin' Home the Bacon 1924 Rip Roarin' Roberts 1924 Hard-Hittin' Hamilton 1924 Fast and Fearless 1924 Battling Buddy 1924 Rarin' to Go 1924 Rough Ridin' 1924 The Fatal Photo 1923 Short The Last Challenge 1967 The Scorpio Letters 1967 TV Movie That Funny Feeling 1965 The Golden Head 1964 The Truth About Spring 1964 Fun in Acapulco 1963 Follow the Boys 1963 How the West Was Won 1962 transitional historical sequences, uncredited The Horizontal Lieutenant 1962 I tartari 1961 The Honeymoon Machine 1961 The House of the Seven Hawks 1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro 1959 Jailhouse Rock 1957 Tip on a Dead Jockey 1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms 1957 Quentin Durward 1955 Bedevilled 1955 uncredited The Prodigal 1955 Athena 1954 The Student Prince 1954 Knights of the Round Table 1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant 1953 The Girl Who Had Everything 1953 The Prisoner of Zenda 1952 Ivanhoe 1952 Carbine Williams 1952 It's a Big Country: An American Anthology 1951 The Unknown Man 1951 The Great Caruso 1951 Vengeance Valley 1951 Three Little Words 1950 Black Hand 1950 Malaya 1949 Challenge to Lassie 1949 Big Jack 1949 The Sun Comes Up 1949 A Date with Judy 1948 On an Island with You 1948 This Time for Keeps 1947 Fiesta 1947 The Thin Man Goes Home 1945 What Next, Corporal Hargrove? 1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy 1945 Thrill of a Romance 1945 Two Girls and a Sailor 1944 Cry 'Havoc' 1943 Three Hearts for Julia 1943 Above Suspicion 1943 White Cargo 1942 Apache Trail 1942 Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942 Joe Smith, American 1942 The Bugle Sounds 1942 uncredited Tarzan's Secret Treasure 1941 Barnacle Bill 1941 The Bad Man 1941 Rage in Heaven 1941 director of retakes, uncredited Wyoming 1940 Haunted Honeymoon 1940 location, uncredited 20 Mule Team 1940 The Earl of Chicago 1940 Tarzan Finds a Son! 1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939 Three Loves Has Nancy 1938 The Crowd Roars 1938 The Young in Heart 1938 uncredited The Toy Wife 1938 The First Hundred Years 1938 Love Is a Headache 1938 Man-Proof 1938 Double Wedding 1937 Lest We Forget 1937 Short Night Must Fall 1937 Dangerous Number 1937 Tarzan Escapes 1936
Writer Title Year Status Character The Lawless Woman 1931 screenplay / story Flyin' Buckaroo 1928 as Frank L. Inghram Saddle Mates 1928 as Frank L. Inghram The Valley of Hunted Men 1928 screenplay - as Frank L. Inghram / titles - as Frank L. Inghram The Cowboy Cavalier 1928 story - as Frank L. Inghram Desperate Courage 1928 as Frank L. Inghram The Ballyhoo Buster 1928 as Frank L. Inghram The Desert of the Lost 1927 as Frank L. Inghram Roarin' Broncs 1927 as Frank L. Inghram The Obligin' Buckaroo 1927 as Frank L. Inghram Ride 'em High 1927 as Frank L. Inghram Skedaddle Gold 1927 as Frank L. Inghram Pals in Peril 1927 as Frank L. Inghram The Ridin' Rowdy 1927 as Frank L. Inghram Red Clay 1927 as Frank L. Inghram The Fightin' Comeback 1927 as Frank L. Inghram The Galloping Gobs 1927 as Frank L. Inghram Between Dangers 1927 scenario The Bandit Buster 1926 as Frank L. Inghram The Dangerous Dub 1926 as Frank Inghram Double Daring 1926 as Frank Inghram Speedy Spurs 1926 as Frank Inghram Rawhide 1926 as Frank L. Inghram Coming an' Going 1926 as Frank Inghram Galloping On 1925 story and scenario - as Frank Inghram Tearin' Loose 1925 as Frank L. Inghram On the Go 1925/I screenplay / story
Actor Title Year Status Character Flames of Desire 1924 Dick Langton Rough Ridin' 1924 Dick Ross Three O'Clock in the Morning 1923/I Clayton Webster Burn 'Em Up Barnes 1921 Stephen Thompson
Editor Title Year Status Character City Park 1934 uncredited The Devil Plays 1931 Grief Street 1931 uncredited The Lady from Nowhere 1931
Miscellaneous Title Year Status Character I tartari 1961 supervising director - directing credit on english version The Bugle Sounds 1942 fill-in director - uncredited The Lone Defender 1934 director: archive footage
Producer Title Year Status Character The Last Challenge 1967 producer The Scorpio Letters 1967 TV Movie producer
Assistant Director Title Year Status Character Ben-Hur 1959 third unit director - uncredited
Thanks Title Year Status Character That's Entertainment, Part II 1976 Documentary acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1960 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Motion Picture On 8 February 1960. At 6101 Hollywood Blvd.
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1954 Grand Prize of the Festival Cannes Film Festival Knights of the Round Table (1953) 1953 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Ivanhoe (1952) 1952 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures The Great Caruso (1951) 1952 Golden Lion Venice Film Festival Ivanhoe (1952)
Known for movies Jailhouse Rock (1957) as Director
Ivanhoe (1952) as Director
Vengeance Valley (1951) as Director
Knights of the Round Table (1953) as Director