Acting · Deadwood, South Dakota, USA · Born January 19, 1917
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.
TVIsis
1975
as Joel Moss
MovieThe F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Chief of Detectives
MovieThe Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Officer Pat Ferguson
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Baker Makay
MovieThe Parallax View
1974
as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
MoviePushing Up Daisies
1973
as Kelly
MovieBad Charleston Charlie
1973
as Thad
MovieCharley and the Angel
1973
as Policeman
TVKung Fu
1972
as Mule Jesse
MovieNow You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Sgt. Cassidy
MovieThe Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
1971
as Tiny
TVNichols
1971
as Jacob Klaus
MovieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Edwina's Father
MovieThe Boatniks
1970
as Motorcycle Cop
MovieSmoke
1970
as Mr. Horn
TVAdam-12
1968
as Mr. Franklin
MovieBlackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Motorcycle Officer
MovieGood Times
1967
as Tough Hombre
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Police Chief Sam Thorne
MovieTexas Across the River
1966
as Turkey Shoot Boss
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Captain Dave Abbot
MovieBoy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
as Detective Shawn Regan
MovieGunpoint
1966
as Ab
MovieThe Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Officer Carmody
MovieShenandoah
1965
as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
MovieJohnny Cool
1963
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Sgt. Kelly
MovieThe Losers
1963
as Frank Davis
MovieTo Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as The Sheriff
MovieSweet Bird of Youth
1962
as Sheriff Clark
MoviePocketful of Miracles
1961
as The Weasel (uncredited)
MovieDesire in the Dust
1960
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Harold Grigsby
TVBonanza
1959
as Jed Drugan
MovieCity of Fear
1959
as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
MovieMoney, Women and Guns
1958
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieThe Fearmakers
1958
as Harold 'Hal' Loder
TVMaverick
1957
as Hammett
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Sheriff Watson
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Ed
MovieInvasion of the Saucer Men
1957
as Sgt. Bruce
MovieThe Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Big Tobe Lapman
