Jerry Thorpe
- Born
- January 1, 1926
- Died
- September 25, 2018 (92 years old)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 1994One West WaikikiSeries · Director
- 1991P.S. I Luv USeries · Director
- 1986Our HouseSeries · Director
- 1986Blood & OrchidsSeries · Director
- 1985Dirty WorkFilm · Director
- 1983Happy EndingsFilm · Director
- 1981Falcon CrestSeries · Director★ 5.5
- 1981American DreamAmerican DreamSeries · Director
- 1980All God's ChildrenFilm · Producer, Director
- 1979The Lazarus SyndromeFilm · Director, Producer
- 1979Heaven Only KnowsFilm · Director, Producer
- 1978A Question of LoveFilm · Director, Producer
- 1978Stickin' TogetherFilm · Producer, Director
- 1977The PossessedFilm · Executive Producer, Director★ 5.0
- 1976I Want to Keep My Baby!Film · Director, Executive Producer
- 1976The Dark Side of InnocenceFilm · Executive Producer, Director
- 1974Harry OSeries · Director
- 1974The HealersFilm · Executive Producer
- 1974Smile Jenny, You're DeadFilm · Director, Producer
- 1973Such Dust as Dreams Are Made OnFilm · Producer, Director
- 1972Kung FuSeries · Producer, Director, Creator★ 7.7
- 1972Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the DragonFilm · Director★ 7.2
- 1971CrosscurrentFilm · Director
- 1971Lock, Stock and BarrelFilm · Director
- 1970The InternsSeries · Director
- 1970Company of KillersFilm · Producer, Director
- 1970Dial Hot LineFilm · Director
- 1969Hawaii Five-OSeries · Director★ 7.2
- 1968Day of the Evil GunFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.2
- 1966The Venetian AffairFilm · Director, Producer
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries · Director
- 1958The TexanSeries · Director
- 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries · Director
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries · Director
- 1954The Long, Long TrailerFilm · Assistant Director★ 7.0
- 1953Take the High Ground!Film · Assistant Director
- 1953Nostradamus and the QueenFilm · Assistant Director
- 1953The Band WagonFilm · Assistant Director★ 7.2
- 1953Ride, Vaquero!Film · Assistant Director★ 6.1
- 1952The Bad and the BeautifulFilm · Assistant Director★ 7.3
- 1952The Wild NorthFilm · Assistant Director
