Russell Thorson(1906-1982)

Russell Thorson was born on 14 October 1906 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Hang 'Em High (1968), The Detectives (1959) and Zero Hour! (1957). He died on 6 July 1982 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

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7.5

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7.1

TV Series

The Rockford Files
8.2
TV Series
- Arthur Kenner
- 1978
Barnaby Jones
7.0
TV Series
- Dr. Sloan
- Franklin
- 1975–1977
Tales of the Unexpected
7.3
TV Series
- Scottie
- 1977
The Streets of San Francisco
7.3
TV Series
- Freddie Olburn
- 1976
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
7.7
TV Movie
- Judge Edwards
- 1975
Marcus Welby, M.D.
7.0
TV Series
- Dr. Gregson
- Dr. Smedley
- Dr. Sloan
- 1969–1975
Cannon
6.8
TV Series
- Jeep Driver
- Andy Summers
- Harry Smith
- 1972–1974
The Manhunter
7.0
TV Series
- Reverend Harrison
- 1974
Manhunter
6.3
TV Movie
- Salesman
- 1974
Adam-12
7.7
TV Series
- John Evans
- 1974
Police Story
7.5
TV Series
- Dana
- 1973
The Magician
7.5
TV Series
- Alex Nicholson
- 1973
Emergency!
7.9
TV Series
- George Burke
- 1973
The Blue Knight
7.1
TV Movie
- Dr. Haskins (uncredited)
- 1973
Doc Elliot
6.2
TV Series
- Dr. Maddox
- 1973

Alternative names
- Russell Thorsen
Born
- October 14, 1906
- Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Died
- July 6, 1982
- Van Nuys, California, USA(undisclosed)
Other works
Unsold pilot: Served as the host for the pilot for a proposed detective anthology series called "Official Detective Story", produced by Desilu, based on stories carried by the magazine of the same title.

Trivia
He was the only significant cast member of the radio soap opera "One Man's Family" to make the transition to the television version. Even though the storyline started over from the beginning as heard in the 1930s, the much older Thorson played his same role.