Kelly Thordsen

Kelly Thordsen

Known for

Acting

Born

January 19, 1917

Birthplace

Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

Died

January 23, 1978 (aged 61)

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.

Best known work

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1966
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
1972
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Shenandoah
Shenandoah
1965

Filmography

  1. 1975

    IsisTV

    as Joel Moss (1 episode)

  2. 1974

    The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

    as Chief of Detectives

  3. 1974

    The Day the Earth Moved

    as Officer Pat Ferguson

  4. 1974

    Little House on the PrairieTV

    as Baker Makay (2 episodes)

  5. 1974

    The Parallax View

    as Sheriff L.D. Wicker

  6. 1973

    Pushing Up Daisies

    as Kelly

  7. 1973

    Bad Charleston Charlie

    as Thad

  8. 1973

    Charley and the Angel

    as Policeman

  9. 1972

    Kung FuTV

    as Mule Jesse (1 episode)

  10. 1972

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    as Sgt. Cassidy

  11. 1971

    The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

    as Tiny

  12. 1971

    NicholsTV

    as Jacob Klaus (1 episode)

  13. 1970

    There Was a Crooked Man...

    as Edwina's Father

  14. 1970

    The Boatniks

    as Motorcycle Cop

  15. 1970

    Smoke

    as Mr. Horn

  16. 1968

    Adam-12TV

    as Mr. Franklin (1 episode)

  17. 1968

    Blackbeard's Ghost

    as Motorcycle Officer

  18. 1967

    Good Times

    as Tough Hombre

  19. 1967

    The InvadersTV

    as Police Chief Sam Thorne (1 episode)

  20. 1966

    Texas Across the River

    as Turkey Shoot Boss

  21. 1966

    Mission: ImpossibleTV

    as Captain Dave Abbot (1 episode)

  22. 1966

    Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

    as Detective Shawn Regan

  23. 1966

    Gunpoint

    as Ab

  24. 1966

    The Ugly Dachshund

    as Officer Carmody

  25. 1965

    Shenandoah

    as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent

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