About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1926-01-01
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Jerry Thorpe

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing
1986 Blood & Orchids Directing Director 58
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1986 Blood & Orchids Directing Director 69
Fair
1985 Dirty Work Directing Director N/A
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1983 Happy Endings Directing Director N/A
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1980 All God's Children Directing Director N/A
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1978 A Question of Love Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Stickin' Together Directing Director N/A
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1978 The Lazarus Syndrome Directing Director 58
Average
1977 The Possessed Directing Director 58
Average
1976 I Want to Keep My Baby! Directing Director N/A
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1976 The Dark Side of Innocence Directing Director N/A
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1974 Smile Jenny, You're Dead Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On Directing Director N/A
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1972 Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon Directing Director 59
Average
1971 Crosscurrent Directing Director N/A
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1971 Lock, Stock and Barrel Directing Director N/A
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1970 Company of Killers Directing Director 58
Average
1970 Dial Hot Line Directing Director N/A
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1968 Day of the Evil Gun Directing Director 59
Average
1967 The Venetian Affair Directing Director 58
Average
1953 Take the High Ground! Directing Assistant Director 58
Average
1953 Nostradamus and the Queen Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1953 The Band Wagon Directing Assistant Director 62
Fair
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Directing Assistant Director 63
Fair
1952 The Wild North Directing Assistant Director 59
Average

Production
1980 All God's Children Production Producer N/A
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1978 A Question of Love Production Producer 58
Average
1978 Stickin' Together Production Producer N/A
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1978 The Lazarus Syndrome Production Producer 58
Average
1977 The Possessed Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1976 The Dark Side of Innocence Production Executive Producer N/A
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1974 The Healers Production Executive Producer N/A
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1974 Smile Jenny, You're Dead Production Producer 58
Average
1973 Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On Production Producer N/A
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1972 Kung Fu Production Producer 74
Good
1970 Company of Killers Production Producer 58
Average
1968 Day of the Evil Gun Production Producer 59
Average
1967 The Venetian Affair Production Producer 58
Average