Kelly Thordsen

Born: 1917-01-19 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

Died: 1978-01-23

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1975

Isis as Joel Moss

1974

The Parallax View as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
The Day the Earth Moved as Officer Pat Ferguson
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One as Chief of Detectives

1973

1972

Now You See Him, Now You Don't as Sgt. Cassidy
Kung Fu as Mule Jesse

1971

Nichols as Jacob Klaus
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove as Tiny

1970

The Boatniks as Motorcycle Cop
Smoke as Mr. Horn
There Was a Crooked Man... as Edwina's Father

1968

Adam-12 as Mr. Franklin
Blackbeard's Ghost as Motorcycle Officer

1967

The Invaders as Police Chief Sam Thorne
Good Times as Tough Hombre

1966

Mission: Impossible as Captain Dave Abbot
Gunpoint as Ab
Texas Across the River as Turkey Shoot Boss
The Ugly Dachshund as Officer Carmody
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! as Detective Shawn Regan

1965

Shenandoah as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent

1963

The Fugitive as Sgt. Kelly
Johnny Cool
The Losers as Frank Davis

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as The Sheriff
To Kill a Mockingbird as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
Sweet Bird of Youth as Sheriff Clark

1961

Pocketful of Miracles as The Weasel (uncredited)

1960

The Andy Griffith Show as Harold Grigsby
Desire in the Dust

1959

Bonanza as Jed Drugan
City of Fear as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

1958

The Fearmakers as Harold 'Hal' Loder
Money, Women and Guns as Joe (uncredited)

1957

Perry Mason as Sheriff Watson
Invasion of the Saucer-Men as Sgt. Bruce

1956

The Desperados Are in Town as Big Tobe Lapman