Directing
Richard Thorpe
- Born
- Feb 24, 1896 · Aged 95
- Died
- May 1, 1991
- Place of birth
- Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 3
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 151
Also known as (3)
- Frank L. Inghram
- Frank Inghram
- Rollo Smolt Thorpe
Biography
Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred and eighty films. The first full length motion picture he directed for MGM was Last of the Pagans (1935) starring Ray Mala. After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991. Thorpe is also…
