8.0
TV
Acting
Kelly Thordsen
- Born
- Died
- (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
- Credits
- 43 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.0
TV
7.5
TV
Bonanza
6.8
Movie
The Parallax View
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
7.7
TV
Kung Fu
6.7
Movie
The Ugly Dachshund
7.6
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
7.0
Movie
Shenandoah
6.7
Movie
Blackbeard's Ghost
6.8
Movie
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.7
Movie
Sweet Bird of Youth
7.7
TV
Perry Mason
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6.3
Movie
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
7.3
TV
The Fugitive
6.8
TV
The Invaders
7.1
TV
Adam-12
4.9
Movie
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Acting credits 43
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Isis TV | Joel Moss (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One Film | Chief of Detectives |
| 1974 | The Day the Earth Moved Film | Officer Pat Ferguson |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie TV | Baker Makay (2 ep) |
| 1974 | The Parallax View Film | Sheriff L.D. Wicker |
| 1973 | Pushing Up Daisies Film | Kelly |
| 1973 | Bad Charleston Charlie Film | Thad |
| 1973 | Charley and the Angel Film | Policeman |
| 1972 | Kung Fu TV | Mule Jesse (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't Film | Sgt. Cassidy |
| 1971 | The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove Film | Tiny |
| 1971 | Nichols TV | Jacob Klaus (1 ep) |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... Film | Edwina's Father |
| 1970 | The Boatniks Film | Motorcycle Cop |
| 1970 | Smoke Film | Mr. Horn |
| 1968 | Adam-12 TV | Mr. Franklin (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost Film | Motorcycle Officer |
| 1967 | Good Times Film | Tough Hombre |
| 1967 | The Invaders TV | Police Chief Sam Thorne (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River Film | Turkey Shoot Boss |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible TV | Captain Dave Abbot (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! Film | Detective Shawn Regan |
| 1966 | Gunpoint Film | Ab |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund Film | Officer Carmody |
| 1965 | Shenandoah Film | Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool Film | |
| 1963 | The Fugitive TV | Sgt. Kelly, Tarleton policeman (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Losers Film | Frank Davis |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird Film | Burly Mob Member (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | The Sheriff, Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth Film | Sheriff Clark |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles Film | The Weasel (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Desire in the Dust Film | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show TV | Harold Grigsby (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Bonanza TV | Jed Drugan, Ned Larson (1 ep) |
| 1959 | City of Fear Film | Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson |
| 1958 | Money, Women and Guns Film | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Fearmakers Film | Harold 'Hal' Loder |
| 1957 | Maverick TV | Hammett (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason TV | Sheriff Watson (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel TV | Ed (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Invasion of the Saucer Men Film | Sgt. Bruce |
| 1956 | The Desperados Are in Town Film | Big Tobe Lapman |