Jerry Thorpe
Directing
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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tvOne West Waikiki
1994
Director
tvP.S. I Luv U
1991
Director
tvOur House
1986
Director
tvBlood & Orchids
1986
Director
movieDirty Work
1985
Director
movieHappy Endings
1983
Director
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Director
movieAll God's Children
1980
Director
movieThe Lazarus Syndrome
1979
Director
movieHeaven Only Knows
1979
Director
movieA Question of Love
1978
Director
movieStickin' Together
1978
Director
movieThe Possessed
1977
Director
movieI Want to Keep My Baby!
1976
Director
tvHarry O
1974
Director
tvKung Fu
1972
Director
movieCrosscurrent
1971
Director
movieLock, Stock and Barrel
1971
Director
tvThe Interns
1970
Director
movieCompany of Killers
1970
Director
movieDial Hot Line
1970
Director
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Director
movieDay of the Evil Gun
1968
Director
movieThe Venetian Affair
1966
Director
tvThe Texan
1958
Director
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Director
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Director
movieThe Long, Long Trailer
1954
Assistant Director
movieTake the High Ground!
1953
Assistant Director
movieNostradamus and the Queen
1953
Assistant Director
movieThe Band Wagon
1953
Assistant Director
movieRide, Vaquero!
1953
Assistant Director
movieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Assistant Director
movieThe Wild North
1952
Assistant Director
Production15
movieAll God's Children
1980
Producer
movieThe Lazarus Syndrome
1979
Producer
movieHeaven Only Knows
1979
Producer
movieA Question of Love
1978
Producer
movieStickin' Together
1978
Producer
movieThe Possessed
1977
Executive Producer
movieI Want to Keep My Baby!
1976
Executive Producer
movieThe Dark Side of Innocence
1976
Executive Producer
movieThe Healers
1974
Executive Producer
tvKung Fu
1972
Producer
movieCompany of Killers
1970
Producer
movieDay of the Evil Gun
1968
Producer
movieThe Venetian Affair
1966
Producer
Creator1
tvKung Fu
1972
Creator