Kelly Thordsen
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1917-01-19
- Died
- 1978-01-23
- Place of birth
- Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
Biography
Kelly Thordsen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Thordsen's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the horror feature "Invasion of the Saucer Men" (1957) with Steve Terrell, the Dana Andrews dramatic adaptation "The Fearmakers" (1958) and the crime picture "City of Fear" (1959) with Vince Edwards.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Watson
The Fugitive
1963
as Sgt. Kelly / Tarleton policeman
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Harold Grigsby
Bonanza
1959
as Jed Drugan / Ned Larson
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Baker Makay
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as The Sheriff / Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Captain Dave Abbot
Maverick
1957
as Hammett
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Ed
Adam-12
1968
as Mr. Franklin
The Invaders
1967
as Police Chief Sam Thorne
Nichols
1971
as Jacob Klaus
Isis
1975
as Joel Moss
Kung Fu
1972
as Mule Jesse
Movies (29)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
Johnny Cool
1963
The Parallax View
1974
as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as The Weasel (uncredited)
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Edwina's Father
Texas Across the River
1966
as Turkey Shoot Boss
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Motorcycle Officer
Charley and the Angel
1973
as Policeman
Shenandoah
1965
as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
as Sheriff Clark
Bad Charleston Charlie
1973
as Thad
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Sgt. Cassidy
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Officer Carmody
Money, Women and Guns
1958
as Joe (uncredited)
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
as Sgt. Bruce
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Officer Pat Ferguson
Gunpoint
1966
as Ab
The Boatniks
1970
as Motorcycle Cop
Good Times
1967
as Tough Hombre
The Fearmakers
1958
as Harold 'Hal' Loder
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Big Tobe Lapman
The Losers
1963
as Frank Davis
Smoke
1970
as Mr. Horn
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Chief of Detectives
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Detective Shawn Regan
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
as Tiny
City of Fear
1959
as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
Pushing Up Daisies
1973
as Kelly
Desire in the Dust
1960
About Kelly Thordsen
Kelly Thordsen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Thordsen's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the horror feature "Invasion of the Saucer Men" (1957) with Steve Terrell, the Dana Andrews dramatic adaptation "The Fearmakers" (1958) and the crime picture "City of Fear" (1959) with Vince Edwards. With 43 credits spanning from 1956 to 1975, Kelly Thordsen has appeared in 29 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kelly Thordsen Movies
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) — as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
- Johnny Cool (1963)
- The Parallax View (1974) — as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — as The Weasel (uncredited)
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) — as Edwina's Father
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