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Jerry Thorpe

Director, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born January 1, 1926Died September 25, 2018 (92 years)
Richard Jerome Thorpe (August 29, 1926 – September 25, 2018) was an American television-and-film director and producer.[1] Actor and director Richard Thorpe was his father.

Thorpe served as the executive producer of 33 episodes of The Untouchables (starring Robert Stack) during the series's second season (1960–61). Thorpe also served as executive producer of Harry O, the 1973-75 David Janssen TV series.

Thorpe won an Emmy award for his work on an episode of Kung Fu. In 2003, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him and his father.

Thorpe died in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 92 from natural causes. He was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Falcon Crest

Known For

  • The Bad and the Beautiful
  • Kung Fu
  • The Band Wagon
  • The Long, Long Trailer
  • Day of the Evil Gun
  • The Untouchables
  • Harry O
  • The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
  • Forever, Darling
  • The Venetian Affair
  • Ride, Vaquero!
  • Take the High Ground!
  • The Wild North
  • Blood & Orchids
  • Our House
  • A Question of Love

Jerry Thorpe Filmography

1988
Aaron's Way (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1986
Our House (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1983
Happy Endings · as Executive Producer
1982
The Devlin Connection (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1981
Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1980
1979
1978
1977
Rafferty (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1977
The Possessed · as Executive Producer
1976
I Want to Keep My Baby! · as Executive Producer
1974
1973
Harry O (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1972
The Brian Keith Show/The Little People (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1972
Kung Fu (TV Series)
1971
1970
1968
1966
1965
1963
Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1961
1960
Guestward Ho! (TV Series)
1959
The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1958
1956
Forever, Darling · as Associate Producer

1945
It's a Pleasure · as Skater

1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) · as Written By
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) · as Executive In Charge Of Production
1954
The Long, Long Trailer · as Assistant Director
1953
Take the High Ground! · as Assistant Director
1953
The Band Wagon · as Assistant Director
1953
Ride, Vaquero! · as Assistant Director
1952
The Bad and the Beautiful · as Assistant Director
1952
The Wild North · as Assistant Director

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