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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

  • Kung Fu
  • The Bad and the Beautiful
  • The Band Wagon
  • Day of the Evil Gun
  • The Untouchables
  • Harry O
  • The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
  • Forever, Darling
  • The Venetian Affair
  • Take the High Ground!
  • The Wild North
  • Blood & Orchids
  • Hawaii Five-O
  • A Question of Love
  • Falcon Crest

Filmography

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