Jerry Thorpe
Directing
- Born:
- 1926-01-01
- Died:
- 2018-09-25
- 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.
Filmography
One West Waikiki
P.S. I Luv U
Our House
Blood & Orchids
Dirty Work
Happy Endings
Falcon Crest
American Dream
All God's Children
The Lazarus Syndrome
Heaven Only Knows
A Question of Love
Stickin' Together
The Possessed
I Want to Keep My Baby!
The Dark Side of Innocence
Antonio and the Mayor
Harry O
The Healers
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Kung Fu
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Crosscurrent
Lock, Stock and Barrel
The Interns
Company of Killers
Dial Hot Line
Hawaii Five-O
Day of the Evil Gun
The Venetian Affair
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Texan
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Long, Long Trailer
Take the High Ground!
Nostradamus and the Queen
The Band Wagon
Ride, Vaquero!
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Wild North