Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-01-19

Day of Death

1978-01-23 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

Also Known As

Kelly Thordsen

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

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Acting

The Ugly Dachshund

1966

The Ugly Dachshund

as

Officer Carmody

City of Fear

1959

City of Fear

as

Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as

The Weasel (uncredited)

The Parallax View

1974

The Parallax View

as

Sheriff L.D. Wicker

Bad Charleston Charlie

1973

Bad Charleston Charlie

as

Thad

Gunpoint

1966

Gunpoint

as

Ab

The Losers

1963

The Losers

as

Frank Davis

Texas Across the River

1966

Texas Across the River

as

Turkey Shoot Boss

Johnny Cool

1963

Johnny Cool

as

Money, Women and Guns

1958

Money, Women and Guns

as

Joe (uncredited)

Good Times

1967

Good Times

as

Tough Hombre

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

1957

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

as

Sgt. Bruce

The Day the Earth Moved

1974

The Day the Earth Moved

as

Officer Pat Ferguson

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

as

Burly Mob Member (uncredited)

Charley and the Angel

1973

Charley and the Angel

as

Policeman

Smoke

1970

Smoke

as

Mr. Horn

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

Blackbeard's Ghost

as

Motorcycle Officer

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth

as

Sheriff Clark

The Desperados Are in Town

1956

The Desperados Are in Town

as

Big Tobe Lapman

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

as

Sgt. Cassidy

Shenandoah

1965

Shenandoah

as

Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent

The Boatniks

1970

The Boatniks

as

Motorcycle Cop

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

1971

The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove

as

Tiny

Pushing Up Daisies

1973

Pushing Up Daisies

as

Kelly

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

1966

Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!

as

Detective Shawn Regan

The Fearmakers

1958

The Fearmakers

as

Harold 'Hal' Loder

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

as

Edwina's Father

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

1974

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

as

Chief of Detectives

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Sgt. Kelly

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Tarleton policeman

Isis

Isis

as

Joel Moss

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Jed Drugan

Nichols

Nichols

as

Jacob Klaus

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

Harold Grigsby

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Mr. Franklin

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Sheriff Watson

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

The Sheriff

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Police Chief Sam Thorne

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Captain Dave Abbot

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull

Production

Crew

Directing