Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
January 1, 1926
Died
September 25, 2018 (92 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Richard Jerome Thorpe
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.
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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
Directing
Falcon Crest
Director
1981
The Possessed
Executive Producer, Director
1977
Harry O
Director
1974
Kung Fu
Director, Producer, Creator
1972
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Director
1972
Hawaii Five-O
Director
1968
Day of the Evil Gun
Director, Producer
1968
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Director
1957
The Long, Long Trailer
Assistant Director
1954
Take the High Ground!
Assistant Director
1953
The Band Wagon
Assistant Director
1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Assistant Director
1953