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Jerome Thor

1915 – 1993

American actor

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Lived 1915 – 1993 (aged 78). Jerome Thor was a stage actor, film actor and television actor.

Jerome Thor (January 5, 1915 — August 12, 1993) was an American actor of the stage and screen. He is best known for his work in Broadway plays from 1935 through 1946, and on American television during the 1950s. He starred as Robert Cannon in Foreign Intrigue; a role which popularized the trench coat-wearing detective in public consciousness. His costume is part of the collection at the Smithsonian Institution.

Thor transitioned into working as a television actor in the late 1940s and early 1950s with guest roles on several American television anthology series, including Suspense and Studio One.

He portrayed the recurring character of Art Delgado in Hill Street Blues in the early 1980s. Shore also periodically worked as a film actor, appearing in Riot in Juvenile Prison, 55 Days at Peking, Love and Bullets, St. Ives, House of the Black Death, and 10 to Midnight. He died of a heart attack in Westwood, Los Angeles, on August 12, 1993, at the age of 78.

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Who was Jerome Thor?

American actor

When was Jerome Thor born?

Jerome Thor was born on 5 January 1915 in Brooklyn, New York.

When did Jerome Thor die?

Jerome Thor died on 12 August 1993 in California, Westwood, Los Angeles.

What was Jerome Thor's occupation?

Jerome Thor was a stage actor, film actor and television actor.

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· Wikipedia: Jerome Thor

· Wikidata: Q107413975

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