
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-01-19
Deathday
1978-01-23
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

To Kill a Mockingbird
as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)

Bonanza
as Jed Drugan

The Parallax View
as Sheriff L.D. Wicker

Mission: Impossible
as Captain Dave Abbot

Pocketful of Miracles
as The Weasel (uncredited)

The Ugly Dachshund
as Officer Carmody

The Andy Griffith Show
as Harold Grigsby

Blackbeard's Ghost
as Motorcycle Officer

Shenandoah
as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent

Perry Mason
as Sheriff Watson