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Russell Thorson
Highest Rated: 83% 36 Hours (1964)
Lowest Rated: 40% The Stalking Moon (1968)
Birthday: Oct 14, 1906
Birthplace: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Actor Russell Thorson appeared in a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Thorson's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the Frank Sinatra comedy "Double Dynamite" (1951), the crime feature "Dangerous Mission" (1954) with Victor Mature and the Lori Nelson action movie "Hot-Rod Girl" (1956). He also appeared in the horror movie "Half Human" (1957) with Akira Takarada, "Zero Hour!" (1957) with Dana Andrews and "Good Day For a Hanging" (1958) with Fred MacMurray. He kept working in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, starring in "Tarawa Beachead" (1958) with Kerwin Mathews, "I Want to Live!" (1958) and the spy thriller "36 Hours" (1964) with James Garner. He also appeared in "Two on a Guillotine" (1965). He also was featured in the TV movies "Hawaii Five-O" (1968-69), "Night Slaves" (ABC, 1970-71) and "Incident in San Francisco" (ABC, 1970-71). Thorson more recently appeared in "Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case" (NBC, 1975-76). Thorson passed away in July 1982 at the age of 76.
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Russell Thorson
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Manhunter | Salesman (Character) | - | 1974 |
76% |
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The Learning Tree | Judge Cavanaugh (Character) | - | 1969 |
40% |
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The Stalking Moon | Ned (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet |
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A Covenant With Death | Dr. Shilling (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
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My Blood Runs Cold | Sheriff R. Seaton (Character) | - | 1965 |
83% |
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36 Hours | General Allison (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunfighters of Abilene | Wilkinson (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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Gun Fever | Thomas Ram (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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Good Day for a Hanging | Harry Landers (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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Half Human | Prof. Philip Osborne (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Please Murder Me | The Judge (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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Double Dynamite | IRS Tailman (Character) | - | 1951 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Freddie Olburn (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Jeep Driver (Guest Star) | 1972 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Odd Couple | Mr. Coswell (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 1968 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Veterinarian Doc Anderson (Guest Star) | 1962-1965 1967 1970-1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dan August | Bishop MacAlister (Guest Star) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Valley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cimarron Strip | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man Called Shenandoah | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rawhide | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Smothers Brothers Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
90% | 71% | Gilligan's Island | Gen. Bryan (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Glenn Falkner (Guest Star) | 1958-1959 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | Brady (Guest Star) | 1956 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Leopold Dent (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lieutenant | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Timmy & Lassie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ben Casey | Chief Donley (Guest Star) | 1962-1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dakotas | Sheriff Macausland (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Detectives | Otto Lindstrom (Character) | 1959-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tall Man | Major Graves (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Wells Fargo | Jug Perry (Guest Star) | 1957-1958 1960 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laramie | Townsman (Character) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trackdown | Jesse Jackson (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1957-1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | 85% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Rhody (Character) | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | G.E. Theater | Col. Gleason (Character) | 1957 |