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Portrait of Kelly Thordsen

Acting

Kelly Thordsen

Career

Active from 1956 to 1974, busiest in 1973 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Parallax View
The Parallax View
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kelly Thordsen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    4.2, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    41
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    15 titles · average score 67
    Isis
    Isis (1975)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show · as Joel Moss

    The Parallax View
    The Parallax View (1974)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Sheriff L.D. Wicker

    Little House on the Prairie
    Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Baker Makay

    Bad Charleston Charlie
    Bad Charleston Charlie (1973)

    as Thad

    Pushing Up Daisies
    Pushing Up Daisies (1973)

    as Kelly

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't
    Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
    GoodWatch score 70

    as Sgt. Cassidy

    Kung Fu
    Kung Fu (1972)
    GoodWatch score 80

    TV show · as Mule Jesse

    The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
    The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)

    as Tiny

    Nichols
    Nichols (1971)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show · as Jacob Klaus

    There Was a Crooked Man...
    There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
    GoodWatch score 66

    as Edwina's Father

    Smoke
    Smoke (1970)

    as Mr. Horn

    The Boatniks
    The Boatniks (1970)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Motorcycle Cop

    1960s

    17 titles · average score 64
    Adam-12
    Adam-12 (1968)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as Mr. Franklin

    Blackbeard's Ghost
    Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
    GoodWatch score 75

    as Motorcycle Officer

    Good Times
    Good Times (1967)
    GoodWatch score 21

    as Tough Hombre

    The Invaders
    The Invaders (1967)
    GoodWatch score 49

    TV show · as Police Chief Sam Thorne

    The Ugly Dachshund
    The Ugly Dachshund (1966)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Officer Carmody

    Mission: Impossible
    Mission: Impossible (1966)
    GoodWatch score 79

    TV show · as Captain Dave Abbot

    The Fugitive
    The Fugitive (1963)
    GoodWatch score 84

    TV show · as Sgt. Kelly / Tarleton policeman

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    GoodWatch score 54

    TV show · as Sheriff Pate O. Turnbull / The Sheriff

    To Kill a Mockingbird
    To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)

    Sweet Bird of Youth
    Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Sheriff Clark

    Pocketful of Miracles
    Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as The Weasel (uncredited)

    The Andy Griffith Show
    The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show · as Harold Grigsby

    1950s

    9 titles · average score 67
    Bonanza
    Bonanza (1959)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Ned Larson / Jed Drugan

    City of Fear
    City of Fear (1959)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

    The Fearmakers
    The Fearmakers (1958)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Harold 'Hal' Loder

    Money, Women and Guns
    Money, Women and Guns (1958)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Joe (uncredited)

    Perry Mason
    Perry Mason (1957)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Sheriff Watson

    Have Gun, Will Travel
    Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show · as Ed

    Maverick
    Maverick (1957)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Hammett

    Invasion of the Saucer Men
    Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Sgt. Bruce

    The Desperados Are in Town
    The Desperados Are in Town (1956)

    as Big Tobe Lapman