Kelly Thordsen
Acting
Born: 1917-01-19 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
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
Perry Mason
Sheriff Watson
The Fugitive
Sgt. Kelly
The Fugitive
Tarleton policeman
The Andy Griffith Show
Harold Grigsby
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Sheriff
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull
Bonanza
Jed Drugan
Bonanza
Ned Larson
Mission: Impossible
Captain Dave Abbot
Little House on the Prairie
Baker Makay
Maverick
Hammett
Adam-12
Mr. Franklin
Have Gun, Will Travel
Ed
The Invaders
Police Chief Sam Thorne
To Kill a Mockingbird
Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
Nichols
Jacob Klaus
Isis
Joel Moss
Shenandoah
Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
Johnny Cool
The Parallax View
Sheriff L.D. Wicker
Pocketful of Miracles
The Weasel (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
Motorcycle Officer
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Sgt. Cassidy
The Ugly Dachshund
Officer Carmody
There Was a Crooked Man...
Edwina's Father
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sheriff Clark
Texas Across the River
Turkey Shoot Boss
Gunpoint
Ab
The Boatniks
Motorcycle Cop
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Detective Shawn Regan
Kung Fu
Mule Jesse
Good Times
Tough Hombre
Money, Women and Guns
Joe (uncredited)
Charley and the Angel
Policeman
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Sgt. Bruce
The Losers
Frank Davis
The Desperados Are in Town
Big Tobe Lapman
City of Fear
Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
The Fearmakers
Harold 'Hal' Loder
Smoke
Mr. Horn