Jerry Thorpe
Jerry Thorpe

Jerry Thorpe

Known for: Directing
Born: 1926-01-01
Died: 2018-09-25
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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Jerry Thorpe is best known for work in Directing. The Peekr community tracks 31 credits from Jerry Thorpe, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.

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