Kelly Thordsen

Acting

Born January 19, 1917, Deadwood, South Dakota, USA

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.

Filmography

• Isis — Joel Moss
• Little House on the Prairie — Baker Makay
• 1974The Day the Earth Moved — Officer Pat Ferguson
• 1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One — Chief of Detectives
• 1974The Parallax View — Sheriff L.D. Wicker
• 1973Bad Charleston Charlie — Thad
• 1973Charley and the Angel — Policeman
• 1973Pushing Up Daisies — Kelly
• Kung Fu — Mule Jesse
• 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don't — Sgt. Cassidy
• Nichols — Jacob Klaus
• 1971The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove — Tiny
• 1970Smoke — Mr. Horn
• 1970The Boatniks — Motorcycle Cop
• 1970There Was a Crooked Man... — Edwina's Father
• Adam-12 — Mr. Franklin
• 1968Blackbeard's Ghost — Motorcycle Officer
• 1967Good Times — Tough Hombre
• The Invaders — Police Chief Sam Thorne
• 1966Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! — Detective Shawn Regan
• 1966Gunpoint — Ab
• Mission: Impossible — Captain Dave Abbot
• 1966Texas Across the River — Turkey Shoot Boss
• 1966The Ugly Dachshund — Officer Carmody
• 1965Shenandoah — Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
• 1963Johnny Cool
• The Fugitive — Sgt. Kelly, Tarleton policeman
• 1963The Losers — Frank Davis
• 1962Sweet Bird of Youth — Sheriff Clark
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — The Sheriff, Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull
• 1962To Kill a Mockingbird — Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
• 1961Pocketful of Miracles — The Weasel (uncredited)
• 1960Desire in the Dust
• The Andy Griffith Show — Harold Grigsby
• Bonanza — Jed Drugan, Ned Larson
• 1959City of Fear — Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
• 1958Money, Women and Guns — Joe (uncredited)
• 1958The Fearmakers — Harold 'Hal' Loder
• Have Gun, Will Travel — Ed
• 1957Invasion of the Saucer Men — Sgt. Bruce
• Maverick — Hammett
• Perry Mason — Sheriff Watson
• 1956The Desperados Are in Town — Big Tobe Lapman