Jerry Thorpe

Born: 1926-01-01, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: 2018-09-25

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• The Texan (1958)
• Harry O (1974)
• The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
• Our House (1986)
• The Interns (1970)
• The Possessed (1977)
• Day of the Evil Gun (1968)
• The Venetian Affair (1966)
• Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971)
• Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon (1972)
• A Question of Love (1978)
• Dial Hot Line (1970)
• Company of Killers (1970)
• Crosscurrent (1971)
• The Dark Side of Innocence (1976)
• Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974)
• The Lazarus Syndrome (1979)
• All God's Children (1980)
• I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976)
• Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On (1973)