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Jerry Thorpe(1926-2018)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Production Manager
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Jerry Thorpe
Jerry Thorpe was born on 29 August 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Kung Fu (1972), The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove (1979) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987). He was married to Dee Turnell. He died on 25 September 2018 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornAugust 29, 1926
DiedSeptember 25, 2018(92)
BornAugust 29, 1926
DiedSeptember 25, 2018(92)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Known for

David Carradine in Kung Fu (1972)
Kung Fu
7.6
TV Series
  • Producer
The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove (1979)
The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove
7.5
TV Series
  • Producer
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
CBS Summer Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Boris Karloff, Robert Vaughn, and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
The Venetian Affair
5.4
  • Producer
  • 1966

Credits

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Producer

  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1989–1990
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Our House (1986)
    Our House
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1986–1988
  • Merlin Olsen in Aaron's Way (1988)
    Aaron's Way
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Happy Endings (1983)
    Happy Endings
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • Rock Hudson and Jack Scalia in The Devlin Connection (1982)
    The Devlin Connection
    6.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1982
  • American Dream (1981)
    American Dream
    6.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1981
  • All God's Children (1980)
    All God's Children
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Ray Bolger in Heaven Only Knows (1979)
    Heaven Only Knows
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
    The Lazarus Syndrome
    5.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Ronald Hunter in The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
    The Lazarus Syndrome
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove (1979)
    The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Rafferty (1977)
    Rafferty
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1977–1979
  • A Question of Love (1978)
    A Question of Love
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Fast Lane Blues (1978)
    Fast Lane Blues
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978

Director

  • One West Waikiki (1994)
    One West Waikiki
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994–1995
  • James Earl Jones and Richard Crenna in Pros and Cons (1991)
    Pros and Cons
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Greg Evigan and Connie Sellecca in P.S.I. Luv U (1991)
    P.S.I. Luv U
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Our House (1986)
    Our House
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1987
  • Sean Young and Kris Kristofferson in Blood & Orchids (1986)
    Blood & Orchids
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Dirty Work
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Happy Endings (1983)
    Happy Endings
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • American Dream (1981)
    American Dream
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • All God's Children (1980)
    All God's Children
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Ray Bolger in Heaven Only Knows (1979)
    Heaven Only Knows
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
    The Lazarus Syndrome
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Ronald Hunter in The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
    The Lazarus Syndrome
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979

Production Management

  • Jack Palance, Tuesday Weld, and Russ Tamblyn in The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1963
  • Glynis (1963)
    Glynis
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1963
  • Maggie Brown
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1963
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
    8.0
    TV Series
    • production executive
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1961–1963
  • Fair Exchange (1962)
    Fair Exchange
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 29, 1926
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 25, 2018
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Dee TurnellMarch 4, 1951 - 1972 (divorced)
  • Children
      Tiana Thorpe
  • Parents
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Directed two pilot episodes produced for a proposed TV anthology series called "The Victor Borge Comedy Theatre."
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

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