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|name = Kelly Thordsen
|name = Kelly Thordsen
|image = Kelly Thordsen in Frontier Doctor (The Big Frame-Up).jpg
|caption = Thordsen in ''Frontier Doctor'', 1959
|birth_name = Sherman Jess Thordsen<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA745|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.|publisher=McFarland|page=745|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=August 19, 2016|isbn=9781476625997|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
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'''Sherman Jess Thordsen''' (January 19, 1917 – January 23, 1978) was an American film and television actor.<ref name="c" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/302338181/|title=Sport Chats|work=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|date=February 4, 1961|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
'''Kelly Thordsen''', born '''Sherman Jess Thordsen''' (January 19, 1917 – January 23, 1978) was an American film and television actor.<ref name="c" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/302338181/|title=Sport Chats|work=[[Quad-City Times]]|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|date=February 4, 1961|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref>


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
Thordsen was born in [[Deadwood, South Dakota]].<ref name="a" /><ref name="b" /> He served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] before which Thordsen had worked as a [[police officer]] at the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] for twelve years.<ref name="b" /> He also was a veteran of the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/580653507/|title=Navy Honors Burbank Man|work=Valley Times|location=[[North Hollywood, California]]|date=August 1, 1967|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=11|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> Thordsen began his career in 1956, first appearing in the film ''[[The Desperados Are in Town]]'', where he played the role of "Tobe Lapman".<ref name="c">{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/93257-Kelly-Thordsen?sid=68d16e89-bd8d-44cc-bc13-4a91c1e253aa&sr=10.611186&cp=1&pos=0&isMiscCredit=false|title=Kelly Thordsen|work=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> He then played the uncredited role of "Jayhawker" in the 1957 film ''[[The True Story of Jesse James]]''.<ref name="c" /> In the same year, Thordsen played the of "Sgt. Bruce" in the film ''[[Invasion of the Saucer Men]]''.<ref name="c" />
Thordsen was born in [[Deadwood, South Dakota]].<ref name="a" /><ref name="b" /> He served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/580653507/|title=Navy Honors Burbank Man|work=Valley Times|location=[[North Hollywood, California]]|date=August 1, 1967|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=11|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> and worked as a [[police officer]] at the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] for twelve years.<ref name="b" /> Thordsen began his screen career in 1956 in the film ''[[The Desperados Are in Town]]''.<ref name="c">{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/93257-Kelly-Thordsen?sid=68d16e89-bd8d-44cc-bc13-4a91c1e253aa&sr=10.611186&cp=1&pos=0&isMiscCredit=false|title=Kelly Thordsen|work=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> He then played an uncredited role in the 1957 film ''[[The True Story of Jesse James]]''.<ref name="c" /> In the same year, Thordsen played the part of Sgt. Bruce in the film ''[[Invasion of the Saucer Men]]''.<ref name="c" />


Later in his career, Thordsen guest-starred in numerous television programs, including, ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[Wagon Train]]'', ''[[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]]'', ''[[The Deputy (TV series)|The Deputy]]'', ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'', ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[The Time Tunnel]]'', ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' and ''[[Cimarron Strip]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/684515807/|title=Kelly Thordsen|work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News|location=[[Hollywood, California]]|date=April 25, 1967|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He played the recurring role of "Colorado Charlie" for five episodes of the [[Action fiction|action]] and [[Adventure fiction|adventure]] television series ''[[Yancy Derringer]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jock_Mahoney/lfjaAQAAQBAJ?hl=en|title=Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman|pages=94–95|first=Gene|last=Freese|publisher=McFarland|date=October 18, 2013|isbn=9781476612874|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> In his film career, Thordsen played the role of "Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson" in the 1959 film ''[[City of Fear (film)|City of Fear]]''.<ref name="c" /> He played the role of a [[sheriff]] in the 1962 film ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)|Sweet Bird of Youth]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/300411064/|title=More Mail; More about Actor Kell|first=Ron|last=Lorenzen|work=The Daily Times|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|date=November 4, 1961|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=14|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> Thordsen also played the uncredited role of a burly man in the film ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]''.<ref name="c" />
Thordsen guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (S2E38 - “The Man Who Would Be Marshall in 1957 & S11E2 - “The Storm” in 1965), ''[[Bonanza]]'' (S6E21 "The Search" in 1965), ''[[Wagon Train]]'', ''[[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]]'', ''[[The Deputy (TV series)|The Deputy]]'', ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'', ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[The Time Tunnel]]'', ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' and ''[[Cimarron Strip]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/684515807/|title=Kelly Thordsen|work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News|location=[[Hollywood, California]]|date=April 25, 1967|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He played the recurring role of "Colorado Charlie" for five episodes of the [[Action fiction|action]] and [[Adventure fiction|adventure]] television series ''[[Yancy Derringer]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lfjaAQAAQBAJ|title=Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman|pages=94–95|first=Gene|last=Freese|publisher=McFarland|date=October 18, 2013|isbn=9781476612874|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>


Thordsen played Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson in the 1959 film ''[[City of Fear (1959 film)|City of Fear]]'',<ref name="c" /> and a [[sheriff]] in the 1962 film ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth (1962 film)|Sweet Bird of Youth]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/300411064/|title=More Mail; More about Actor Kell|first=Ron|last=Lorenzen|work=The Daily Times|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|date=November 4, 1961|access-date=March 13, 2022|page=14|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> Thordsen also had an uncredited role as a burly man in ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]''.<ref name="c" /> Other film appearances included ''[[The Misadventures of Merlin Jones]]'' (1964), ''[[The Ugly Dachshund]]'' (1966), ''[[Good Times (film)|Good Times]]'' (1967), and ''[[Blackbeard's Ghost]]'' (1968).<ref name="c" />
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Thordsen played the role of "Officer Carmody" in the 1966 film ''[[The Ugly Dachshund]]''.<ref name="c" /> He also played the role of "Tough Hombre" in the 1967 film ''[[Good Times (film)|Good Times]]''.<ref name="c" /> In 1972, Thordsen played the role of "Lt. Driscoll" in the [[sitcom]] television series ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' for two episodes. He played the role of "Sheriff L. D. Wicker" in the 1974 film ''[[The Parallax View]]''.<ref name="c" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Screen_Enemies_of_the_American_Way/K9ejsOrootcC?hl=en|title=Screen Enemies of the American Way: Political Paranoia About Nazis, Communists, Saboteurs, Terrorists and Body Snatching Aliens in Film and Television|page=199|first=Fraser|last=Sherman|publisher=McFarland|date=December 22, 2010|isbn=9780786462254|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> His final credit was from the action and adventure television series ''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]''.

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In 1972 he appeared in two episodes of the television [[sitcom]] ''[[Sanford and Son]]''. He played Sheriff L. D. Wicker in the 1974 film ''[[The Parallax View]]''.<ref name="c" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K9ejsOrootcC|title=Screen Enemies of the American Way: Political Paranoia About Nazis, Communists, Saboteurs, Terrorists and Body Snatching Aliens in Film and Television|page=199|first=Fraser|last=Sherman|publisher=McFarland|date=December 22, 2010|isbn=9780786462254|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> His final credit was from the action and adventure television series ''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}


== Death ==
== Death ==
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Kelly Thordsen
Thordsen in Frontier Doctor, 1959
Born
Sherman Jess Thordsen[1]

(1917-01-19)January 19, 1917
Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 1978(1978-01-23) (aged 61)
Sun Valley, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1956–1978
Spouse
Lucille Baumgartner
​
​
(m. 1935, divorced)​
[2]
Children4[2]

Kelly Thordsen, born Sherman Jess Thordsen (January 19, 1917 – January 23, 1978) was an American film and television actor.[3][4]

Life and career[edit]

Thordsen was born in Deadwood, South Dakota.[1][2] He served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War,[5] and worked as a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department for twelve years.[2] Thordsen began his screen career in 1956 in the film The Desperados Are in Town.[3] He then played an uncredited role in the 1957 film The True Story of Jesse James.[3] In the same year, Thordsen played the part of Sgt. Bruce in the film Invasion of the Saucer Men.[3]

Thordsen guest-starred in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke (S2E38 - “The Man Who Would Be Marshall in 1957 & S11E2 - “The Storm” in 1965), Bonanza (S6E21 "The Search" in 1965), Wagon Train, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, The Deputy, Tales of Wells Fargo, Cheyenne, The Andy Griffith Show, Rawhide, Perry Mason, The Time Tunnel, The Fugitive, The Rockford Files and Cimarron Strip.[6] He played the recurring role of "Colorado Charlie" for five episodes of the action and adventure television series Yancy Derringer.[7]

Thordsen played Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson in the 1959 film City of Fear,[3] and a sheriff in the 1962 film Sweet Bird of Youth.[8] Thordsen also had an uncredited role as a burly man in To Kill a Mockingbird.[3] Other film appearances included The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964), The Ugly Dachshund (1966), Good Times (1967), and Blackbeard's Ghost (1968).[3]

In 1972 he appeared in two episodes of the television sitcom Sanford and Son. He played Sheriff L. D. Wicker in the 1974 film The Parallax View.[3][9] His final credit was from the action and adventure television series Switch.[citation needed]

Death[edit]

Thordsen died in January 1978 of cancer at his home in Sun Valley, California, at the age of 61.[1][2] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 745. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Kelly Thordsen; TV Movie Actor". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. January 24, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Kelly Thordsen". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sport Chats". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. February 4, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ "Navy Honors Burbank Man". Valley Times. North Hollywood, California. August 1, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ "Kelly Thordsen". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Hollywood, California. April 25, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ^ Freese, Gene (October 18, 2013). Jock Mahoney: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman. McFarland. pp. 94–95. ISBN 9781476612874 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Lorenzen, Ron (November 4, 1961). "More Mail; More about Actor Kell". The Daily Times. Davenport, Iowa. p. 14. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  9. ^ Sherman, Fraser (December 22, 2010). Screen Enemies of the American Way: Political Paranoia About Nazis, Communists, Saboteurs, Terrorists and Body Snatching Aliens in Film and Television. McFarland. p. 199. ISBN 9780786462254 – via Google Books.

External links[edit]

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