- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 19, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
- Died
- January 23, 1978
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.
Filmography
tvIsis
1975 · Joel Moss
movieThe F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974 · Chief of Detectives
movieThe Day the Earth Moved
1974 · Officer Pat Ferguson
tvLittle House on the Prairie
1974 · Baker Makay
movieThe Parallax View
1974 · Sheriff L.D. Wicker
moviePushing Up Daisies
1973 · Kelly
movieBad Charleston Charlie
1973 · Thad
movieCharley and the Angel
1973 · Policeman
tvKung Fu
1972 · Mule Jesse
movieNow You See Him, Now You Don't
1972 · Sgt. Cassidy
movieThe Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971 · Tiny
tvNichols
1971 · Jacob Klaus
movieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Edwina's Father
movieThe Boatniks
1970 · Motorcycle Cop
movieSmoke
1970 · Mr. Horn
tvAdam-12
1968 · Mr. Franklin
movieBlackbeard's Ghost
1968 · Motorcycle Officer
movieGood Times
1967 · Tough Hombre
tvThe Invaders
1967 · Police Chief Sam Thorne
movieTexas Across the River
1966 · Turkey Shoot Boss
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Captain Dave Abbot
movieBoy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966 · Detective Shawn Regan
movieGunpoint
1966 · Ab
movieThe Ugly Dachshund
1966 · Officer Carmody
movieShenandoah
1965 · Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
movieJohnny Cool
1963
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Sgt. Kelly, Tarleton policeman
movieThe Losers
1963 · Frank Davis
movieTo Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · The Sheriff, Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull
movieSweet Bird of Youth
1962 · Sheriff Clark
moviePocketful of Miracles
1961 · The Weasel (uncredited)
movieDesire in the Dust
1960
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Harold Grigsby
tvBonanza
1959 · Jed Drugan, Ned Larson
movieCity of Fear
1959 · Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
movieMoney, Women and Guns
1958 · Joe (uncredited)
movieThe Fearmakers
1958 · Harold 'Hal' Loder
tvMaverick
1957 · Hammett
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Sheriff Watson
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Ed
movieInvasion of the Saucer Men
1957 · Sgt. Bruce
movieThe Desperados Are in Town
1956 · Big Tobe Lapman