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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 19, 1917
Place of Birth:
Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
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Kelly Thordsen
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Parallax View | Sheriff L.D. Wicker |
| 1974 | The Day the Earth Moved | Officer Pat Ferguson |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Chief of Detectives |
| 1973 | Bad Charleston Charlie | Thad |
| 1973 | Charley and the Angel | Policeman |
| 1973 | Pushing Up Daisies | Kelly |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Sgt. Cassidy |
| 1971 | The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove | Tiny |
| 1970 | Smoke | Mr. Horn |
| 1970 | The Boatniks | Motorcycle Cop |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... | Edwina's Father |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Motorcycle Officer |
| 1967 | Good Times | Tough Hombre |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Officer Carmody |
| 1966 | Gunpoint | Ab |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River | Turkey Shoot Boss |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! | Detective Shawn Regan |
| 1965 | Shenandoah | Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent |
| 1963 | The Losers | Frank Davis |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Burly Mob Member (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Sheriff Clark |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | The Weasel (uncredited) |
| 1959 | City of Fear | Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson |
| 1958 | Money, Women and Guns | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Fearmakers | Harold 'Hal' Loder |
| 1957 | Invasion of the Saucer-Men | Sgt. Bruce |
| 1956 | The Desperados Are in Town | Big Tobe Lapman |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Isis | Joel Moss |
| 1971 | Nichols | Jacob Klaus |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Mr. Franklin |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Police Chief Sam Thorne |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Captain Dave Abbot |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Sgt. Kelly |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Tarleton policeman |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | The Sheriff |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Harold Grigsby |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Jed Drugan |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Sheriff Watson |