About Kelly Thordsen
Lived 1917 – 1978 (aged 61). Kelly Thordsen was an American actor and television actor.
Life and career Thordsen was born in Deadwood, South Dakota. and worked as a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department for twelve years. He then played an uncredited role in the 1957 film The True Story of Jesse James. He played the recurring role of "Colorado Charlie" for five episodes of the action and adventure television series Yancy Derringer.
Thordsen played Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson in the 1959 film City of Fear, Thordsen also had an uncredited role as a burly man in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Death Thordsen died in January 1978 of cancer at his home in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, at the age of 61. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Who was Kelly Thordsen?
American actor (1917-1978)
When was Kelly Thordsen born?
Kelly Thordsen was born on 19 January 1917 in Deadwood.
When did Kelly Thordsen die?
Kelly Thordsen died on 23 January 1978 in Sun Valley.
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Kelly Thordsen was an actor and television actor.
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Kelly Thordsen was American.
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