Kelly Thordsen
Acting1917Deadwood, 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
Acting History
1975
Isis
TVas Joel Moss• 1 eps
1974
The Parallax View
as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Chief of Detectives
The Day the Earth Moved
as Officer Pat Ferguson
Kung Fu
TVas Mule Jesse• 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
TVas Baker Makay
1973
1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Sgt. Cassidy
Nichols
TVas Jacob Klaus• 1 eps
1971
Mission: Impossible
TVas Captain Dave Abbot• 1 eps
1970
1969
Adam-12
TVas Mr. Franklin• 1 eps
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Motorcycle Officer
1967
Good Times
as Tough Hombre
The Fugitive
TVas Tarleton policeman• 1 eps
The Invaders
TVas Police Chief Sam Thorne• 1 eps
1966
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
as Detective Shawn Regan
Gunpoint
as Ab
Texas Across the River
as Turkey Shoot Boss
The Ugly Dachshund
as Officer Carmody
1965
Shenandoah
as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
Bonanza
TVas Jed Drugan• 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Harold Grigsby• 1 eps
1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas The Sheriff / Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull• 1 eps
1963
The Losers
as Frank Davis
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Sheriff Clark
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
Perry Mason
TVas Sheriff Watson• 1 eps
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
as The Weasel (uncredited)
1959
City of Fear
as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
1958
The Fearmakers
as Harold 'Hal' Loder
Money, Women and Guns
as Joe (uncredited)
1957
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
as Sgt. Bruce
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVas Ed
1956
The Desperados Are in Town
as Big Tobe Lapman