Jerry Thorpe
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1926 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- September 25, 2018 (age 92)
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.
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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.
Known for
The Bad and the Beautiful
December 25, 1952
The Band Wagon
August 7, 1953
The Long, Long Trailer
February 19, 1954
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
February 22, 1972
Day of the Evil Gun
March 1, 1968
The Possessed
May 1, 1977
Ride, Vaquero!
July 17, 1953
Take the High Ground!
October 30, 1953
The Venetian Affair
November 24, 1966
A Question of Love
November 26, 1978
The Wild North
January 28, 1952
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
February 3, 1974
Behind the camera27
- 1985Dirty Work Director
- 1983Happy Endings Director
- 1980All God's Children Producer, Director
- 1979The Lazarus Syndrome Director, Producer
- 1979Heaven Only Knows Director, Producer
- 1978A Question of Love Director, Producer
- 1978Stickin' Together Producer, Director
- 1977The Possessed Executive Producer, Director
- 1976I Want to Keep My Baby! Director, Executive Producer
- 1976The Dark Side of Innocence