Portrait of Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

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.

Born: January 19, 1917

Place of Birth: Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

Filmography

1975
Isis

as Joel Moss

1974
The Day the Earth Moved

as Officer Pat Ferguson

1974
The Parallax View

as Sheriff L.D. Wicker

1973
1973
1972
Kung Fu

as Mule Jesse

1971
Nichols

as Jacob Klaus

1970
There Was a Crooked Man...

as Edwina's Father

1970
The Boatniks

as Motorcycle Cop

1970
Smoke

as Mr. Horn

1968
Adam-12

as Mr. Franklin

1968
Blackbeard's Ghost

as Motorcycle Officer

1967
Good Times

as Tough Hombre

1967
The Invaders

as Police Chief Sam Thorne

1966
Texas Across the River

as Turkey Shoot Boss

1966
Mission: Impossible

as Captain Dave Abbot

1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

as Detective Shawn Regan

1966
1966
The Ugly Dachshund

as Officer Carmody

1965
Shenandoah

as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent

1963
The Fugitive

as Sgt. Kelly

1963
The Fugitive

as Tarleton policeman

1963
The Losers

as Frank Davis

1962
To Kill a Mockingbird

as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)

1962
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull

1962
Sweet Bird of Youth

as Sheriff Clark

1961
Pocketful of Miracles

as The Weasel (uncredited)

1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as Harold Grigsby

1959
Bonanza

as Jed Drugan

1959
City of Fear

as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

1958
The Fearmakers

as Harold 'Hal' Loder

1958
Money, Women and Guns

as Joe (uncredited)

1957
Perry Mason

as Sheriff Watson

1956
The Desperados Are in Town

as Big Tobe Lapman