Jerry Thorpe
Jerry Thorpe | |
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| Born | Richard Jerome Thorpe (1926年08月29日)August 29, 1926 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | September 25, 2018(2018年09月25日) (aged 92) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Desert Memorial Park Cathedral City, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, television producer, writer |
| Years active | 1956–1990 |
| Parent | Richard Thorpe |
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.[1]
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. [2] [unreliable source? ]
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.[3]
Thorpe died in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 92 from natural causes.[4] [5] He was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.[4]
Filmography
[edit ]- Colgate Theatre (TV series, episode "Adventures of a Model, 1958")
- The Venetian Affair (1966), starring Robert Vaughn
- Day of the Evil Gun (1968), starring Glenn Ford[5]
- Lock, Stock, and Barrel (1971), a television movie
- A Question of Love (1978), a television movie
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Hal Erickson (2014). "Jerry Thorpe". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on April 23, 2014.
- ^ Jerry Thorpe at IMDb
- ^ "The Brightest Stars from New-York to Los Angeles" (PDF). May 8, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jerry Thorpe 1926 - 2018 - Obituary". obituariesf.desertsun.com.
- ^ a b "Jerry Thorpe, Emmy-Winning Director and Producer of 'Kung Fu,' Dies at 92 | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter . October 11, 2018.
External links
[edit ]- Jerry Thorpe at IMDb
