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Jerry Thorpe
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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 P…
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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's Filmography
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Dirty Work
Director
Happy Endings
Director
All God's Children
Director
The Lazarus Syndrome
Director
Heaven Only Knows
Director
A Question of Love
Director
Stickin' Together
Director
The Possessed
Director
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Director
The Dark Side of Innocence
Director
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Director
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Director
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Director
Crosscurrent
Director
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Director
Company of Killers
Director
Dial Hot Line
Director
Day of the Evil Gun
Director
The Venetian Affair
Director