Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 19, 1917
Place of Birth
Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
Kelly Thordsen
Biography
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.
Known For - Movies
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
Shenandoah
as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent
The Parallax View
as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
Pocketful of Miracles
as The Weasel (uncredited)
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Sheriff Clark
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Motorcycle Officer
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Sgt. Cassidy
Gunpoint
as Ab
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Edwina's Father
The Boatniks
as Motorcycle Cop
Known For - TV Shows
Perry Mason
as Sheriff Watson
Little House on the Prairie
as Baker Makay
Bonanza
as Jed Drugan
The Andy Griffith Show
as Harold Grigsby
The Fugitive
as Sgt. Kelly
The Fugitive
as Tarleton policeman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as The Sheriff
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull
Adam-12
as Mr. Franklin
Maverick
as Hammett