Kelly Thordsen: movies and TV shows
Kelly Thordsen has 46 credits in the archive: 29 films and 17 TV series, from 1956 to 1975. Highest rated: To Kill a Mockingbird (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 1975 · busiest year: 1966 (5 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Isis | Joel Moss | TV | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Baker Makay | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1974 | The Parallax View | Sheriff L.D. Wicker | Film | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1974 | The Day the Earth Moved | Officer Pat Ferguson | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1974 | The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Chief of Detectives | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1973 | Charley and the Angel | Policeman | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1973 | Bad Charleston Charlie | Thad | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1973 | Pushing Up Daisies | Kelly | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Sgt. Cassidy | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1972 | Kung Fu | Mule Jesse | TV | 7.7 | 55 |
| 1971 | Nichols | Jacob Klaus | TV | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1971 | The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove | Tiny | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... | Edwina's Father | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1970 | The Boatniks | Motorcycle Cop | Film | 5.3 | 53 |
| 1970 | Smoke | Mr. Horn | Film | — | 53 |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Mr. Franklin | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Motorcycle Officer | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Police Chief Sam Thorne | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1967 | Good Times | Tough Hombre | Film | 5.2 | 50 |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Captain Dave Abbot | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Officer Carmody | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River | Turkey Shoot Boss | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1966 | Gunpoint | Ab | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1966 | Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! | Detective Shawn Regan | Film | 5.3 | 49 |
| 1965 | Shenandoah | Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Sgt. Kelly | TV | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Tarleton policeman | TV | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Film | 5.3 | 46 | |
| 1963 | The Losers | Frank Davis | Film | — | 46 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | The Sheriff | TV | 7.8 | 45 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull | TV | 7.8 | 45 |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Burly Mob Member (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Sheriff Clark | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | The Weasel (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Harold Grigsby | TV | 7.6 | 43 |
| 1960 | Desire in the Dust | Film | 4.4 | 43 | |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Jed Drugan | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Ned Larson | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1959 | City of Fear | Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1958 | Money, Women and Guns | Joe (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1958 | The Fearmakers | Harold 'Hal' Loder | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Sheriff Watson | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Hammett | TV | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Ed | TV | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1957 | Invasion of the Saucer Men | Sgt. Bruce | Film | 4.9 | 40 |
| 1956 | The Desperados Are in Town | Big Tobe Lapman | Film | 8.0 | 39 |