Deceased

How Did Kelly Thordsen Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 61

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/01/1917Born inDeadwood, South Dakota, USADied23/01/1978Died inSun ValleyCausecancerWikidataQ3194917 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#81735 ↗

Kelly Thordsen, born Sherman Jess Thordsen was an American film and television actor.

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Filmography34 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1975	IsisSeries	Joel Moss	58
1974	Little House on the PrairieSeries	Baker Makay	57
1974	The Parallax ViewMovie	Sheriff L.D. Wicker	57
1974	The Day the Earth MovedMovie	Officer Pat Ferguson	57
1973	Charley and the AngelMovie	Policeman	56
1972	Kung FuSeries	Mule Jesse	55
1972	Now You See Him, Now You Don'tMovie	Sgt. Cassidy	55
1971	NicholsSeries	Jacob Klaus	54
1970	There Was a Crooked Man...Movie	Edwina's Father	53
1970	The BoatniksMovie	Motorcycle Cop	53
1968	Adam-12Series	Mr. Franklin	51
1968	Blackbeard's GhostMovie	Motorcycle Officer	51
1967	The InvadersSeries	Police Chief Sam Thorne	50
1967	Good TimesMovie	Tough Hombre	50
1966	Mission: ImpossibleSeries	Captain Dave Abbot	49
1966	GunpointMovie	Ab	49
1966	Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!Movie	Detective Shawn Regan	49
1966	Texas Across the RiverMovie	Turkey Shoot Boss	49
1965	ShenandoahMovie	Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent	48
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Sgt. Kelly	46
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Tarleton policeman	46
1963	Johnny CoolMovie	—	46
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull	45
1962	To Kill a MockingbirdMovie	Burly Mob Member (uncredited)	45
1962	Sweet Bird of YouthMovie	Sheriff Clark	45
1961	Pocketful of MiraclesMovie	The Weasel (uncredited)	44
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Harold Grigsby	43
1960	Desire in the DustMovie	—	43
1959	BonanzaSeries	Jed Drugan	42
1959	City of FearMovie	Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson	42
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Sheriff Watson	40
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	Ed	40
1957	MaverickSeries	Hammett	40
1956	The Desperados Are in TownMovie	Big Tobe Lapman	39