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Kelly Thordsen(1917-1978)

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Kelly Thordsen
Kelly Thordsen was born on 19 January 1917 in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Parallax View (1974), Texas Across the River (1966) and Yancy Derringer (1958). He was married to Lucille Ruby Baumgardner. He died on 23 January 1978 in Sun Valley, California, USA.
BornJanuary 19, 1917
DiedJanuary 23, 1978(61)
BornJanuary 19, 1917
DiedJanuary 23, 1978(61)
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Known for

The Parallax View (1974)
The Parallax View
7.1
  • Sheriff L.D. Wicker
  • 1974
Alain Delon, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Rosemary Forsyth in Texas Across the River (1966)
Texas Across the River
6.2
  • Jed
  • 1966
Yancy Derringer (1958)
Yancy Derringer
7.8
TV Series
  • Colorado Charlie
Bob Denver, Phyllis Diller, and Joe Flynn in Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
5.7
  • Enoch Scraggs
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Harrison Cole
    • 1977
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Monroe Jones
    • 1976
  • Hunter (1976)
    Hunter
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Man in Bar
    • 1976
  • George Kennedy in The Blue Knight (1975)
    The Blue Knight
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Marvin
    • Bartender
    • 1976
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Baker Makay
    • 1974–1976
  • JoAnna Cameron in The Secrets of Isis (1975)
    The Secrets of Isis
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Joel Moss
    • 1975
  • 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
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Chief of Detectives
    • 1974
  • Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
    The Rockford Files
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Sheriff Neal
    • 1974
  • John Anderson, Ken Howard, Gary Lockwood, and Stefanie Powers in The Manhunter (1974)
    The Manhunter
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Sheriff Grant
    • 1974
  • The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
    The Day the Earth Moved
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Officer Pat Ferguson
    • 1974
  • The Parallax View (1974)
    The Parallax View
    7.1
    • Sheriff L.D. Wicker
    • 1974
  • David Carradine in Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mule Jesse
    • 1974
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Airport Manager
    • 1974
  • Robert Carradine, Mitch Brown, Jim Davis, Diana Douglas, Moses Gunn, Clint Howard, Sean Kelly, Kerry MacLane, A Martinez, and Clay O'Brien in The Cowboys (1974)
    The Cowboys
    6.7
    TV Series
    • 1974
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Lawrence Oldham
    • Dick Owens
    • Douglas Atkins
    • 1967–1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kelly Thorsden
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • January 19, 1917
    • Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • January 23, 1978
    • Sun Valley, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Lucille Ruby BaumgardnerSeptember 27, 1936 - January 23, 1978 (his death)

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