Jerry Thorpe
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.
Directing (19 movies)
Day of the Evil Gun
1968
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
The Venetian Affair
1967
The Possessed
1977
Company of Killers
1970
The Lazarus Syndrome
1979
Crosscurrent
1971
The Dark Side of Innocence
1976
A Question of Love
1978
Blood & Orchids
1986
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
1973
I Want to Keep My Baby!
1976
All God's Children
1980
Stickin' Together
1978
Lock, Stock and Barrel
1971
Dial Hot Line
1970
Dirty Work
1985
Happy Endings
1983
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Venetian Affair | 1967 | Producer |
| Day of the Evil Gun | 1968 | Producer |
| Company of Killers | 1970 | Producer |
| Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On | 1973 | Producer |
| Smile Jenny, You're Dead | 1974 | Producer |
| The Healers | 1974 | Executive Producer |
| The Dark Side of Innocence | 1976 | Executive Producer |
| I Want to Keep My Baby! | 1976 | Executive Producer |
| The Possessed | 1977 | Executive Producer |
| Stickin' Together | 1978 | Producer |
| A Question of Love | 1978 | Producer |
| The Lazarus Syndrome | 1979 | Producer |
| All God's Children | 1980 | Producer |