Kelly Thordsen

Known for: Acting

Born: 1917-01-19 – 1978-01-23 (aged 61)

From: Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

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 (43)

TV★ 6.4
Isis
1975
as Joel Moss
MOVIE★ 8.0
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Chief of Detectives
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Officer Pat Ferguson
TV★ 7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Baker Makay
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Parallax View
1974
as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
MOVIE★ 8.0
Pushing Up Daisies
1973
as Kelly
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bad Charleston Charlie
1973
as Thad
MOVIE★ 5.6
Charley and the Angel
1973
as Policeman
TV★ 7.7
Kung Fu
1972
as Mule Jesse
MOVIE★ 6.3
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Sgt. Cassidy
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
as Tiny
TV★ 6.3
Nichols
1971
as Jacob Klaus
MOVIE★ 6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Edwina's Father
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Boatniks
1970
as Motorcycle Cop
MOVIE
Smoke
1970
as Mr. Horn
TV★ 7.1
Adam-12
1968
as Mr. Franklin
MOVIE★ 6.7
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Motorcycle Officer
MOVIE★ 5.2
Good Times
1967
as Tough Hombre
TV★ 6.9
The Invaders
1967
as Police Chief Sam Thorne
MOVIE★ 5.7
Texas Across the River
1966
as Turkey Shoot Boss
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Captain Dave Abbot
MOVIE★ 5.3
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Detective Shawn Regan
MOVIE★ 6.2
Gunpoint
1966
as Ab
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Officer Carmody
MOVIE★ 7.0
Shenandoah
1965
as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
MOVIE★ 5.3
Johnny Cool
1963
TV★ 7.3
The Fugitive
1963
as Sgt. Kelly
MOVIE
The Losers
1963
as Frank Davis
MOVIE★ 8.0
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
TV★ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as The Sheriff
MOVIE★ 6.8
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
as Sheriff Clark
MOVIE★ 7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as The Weasel (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.4
Desire in the Dust
1960
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Harold Grigsby
TV★ 7.5
Bonanza
1959
as Jed Drugan
MOVIE★ 6.3
City of Fear
1959
as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
MOVIE★ 5.8
Money, Women and Guns
1958
as Joe (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Fearmakers
1958
as Harold 'Hal' Loder
TV★ 6.9
Maverick
1957
as Hammett
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Watson
TV★ 7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Ed
MOVIE★ 4.9
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
as Sgt. Bruce
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Big Tobe Lapman