Tor Johnson

Biography

Tor Johnson (19 October 1903 – 12 May 1971) was a Swedish professional wrestler (billed as The Super Swedish Angel) and actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in a number of B-movies, including police inspector turned zombie in Plan 9 from Outer Space and playing the role of a recurring lab assistant often named "Lobo". Description above from the Wikipedia article Tor Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Inspector Clay

Bobby's World

as Gringo (voice)

Bride of the Monster

as Lobo

Shadow of the Thin Man

as "The Irish Thrush", a wrestler (uncredited)

The Beast of Yucca Flats

as Joseph Javorsky

State of the Union

as Wrestler

Gentleman Jim

as The Mauler (uncredited)

Night of the Ghouls

as Lobo

The Black Sleep

as Mr. Curry

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

as Abou Ben