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Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 19, 1917
Died Jan 23, 1978 (61)
Birthplace Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

The Parallax View

The Parallax View

1974

as Sheriff L.D. Wicker

The Day the Earth Moved

The Day the Earth Moved

1974

as Officer Pat Ferguson

Pushing Up Daisies

Pushing Up Daisies

1973

as Kelly

Bad Charleston Charlie

Bad Charleston Charlie

1973

as Thad

Charley and the Angel

Charley and the Angel

1973

as Policeman

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

as Sgt. Cassidy

Smoke

Smoke

1970

as Mr. Horn

The Boatniks

The Boatniks

1970

as Motorcycle Cop

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

as Edwina's Father

Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

as Motorcycle Officer

Good Times

Good Times

1967

as Tough Hombre

The Ugly Dachshund

The Ugly Dachshund

1966

as Officer Carmody

Gunpoint

Gunpoint

1966

as Ab

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

1966

as Detective Shawn Regan

Texas Across the River

Texas Across the River

1966

as Turkey Shoot Boss

Shenandoah

Shenandoah

1965

as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent

The Losers

The Losers

1963

as Frank Davis

Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

as Sheriff Clark

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as The Weasel (uncredited)

City of Fear

City of Fear

1959

as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

The Fearmakers

The Fearmakers

1958

as Harold 'Hal' Loder

Money, Women and Guns

Money, Women and Guns

1958

as Joe (uncredited)

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

1957

as Sgt. Bruce

The Desperados Are in Town

The Desperados Are in Town

1956

as Big Tobe Lapman

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Fugitive

as Sgt. Kelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Fugitive

as Tarleton policeman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Isis

as Joel Moss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1975

Bonanza

as Jed Drugan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Nichols

as Jacob Klaus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

The Andy Griffith Show

as Harold Grigsby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1960

Adam-12

as Mr. Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Perry Mason

as Sheriff Watson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as The Sheriff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Invaders

as Police Chief Sam Thorne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1967

Mission: Impossible

as Captain Dave Abbot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Kung Fu

as Mule Jesse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1972

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