Acting

Kelly Thordsen

Born 1917-01-19 · Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

Died 1978-01-23

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.

Credits

Newest first

Isis
as Joel Moss
1975
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Chief of Detectives
1974
The Day the Earth Moved
as Officer Pat Ferguson
1974
Little House on the Prairie
as Baker Makay
1974
The Parallax View
as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
1974
Pushing Up Daisies
as Kelly
1973
Bad Charleston Charlie
as Thad
1973
Charley and the Angel
as Policeman
1973
Kung Fu
as Mule Jesse
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Sgt. Cassidy
1972
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
as Tiny
1971
Nichols
as Jacob Klaus
1971
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Edwina's Father
1970
The Boatniks
as Motorcycle Cop
1970
Smoke
as Mr. Horn
1970
Adam-12
as Mr. Franklin
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Motorcycle Officer
1968
Good Times
as Tough Hombre
1967
The Invaders
as Police Chief Sam Thorne
1967
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
Gunpoint
as Ab
1966
The Ugly Dachshund
as Officer Carmody
1966
Shenandoah
as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
1965
Johnny Cool
1963
The Fugitive
as Sgt. Kelly
1963
The Fugitive
as Tarleton policeman
1963
The Losers
as Frank Davis
1963
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as The Sheriff
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Sheriff Clark
1962
Pocketful of Miracles
as The Weasel (uncredited)
1961
Desire in the Dust
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as Harold Grigsby
1960
Bonanza
as Jed Drugan
1959
Bonanza
as Ned Larson
1959
City of Fear
as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
1959
Money, Women and Guns
as Joe (uncredited)
1958
The Fearmakers
as Harold 'Hal' Loder
1958
Maverick
as Hammett
1957
Perry Mason
as Sheriff Watson
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Ed
1957
Invasion of the Saucer Men
as Sgt. Bruce
1957
The Desperados Are in Town
as Big Tobe Lapman
1956