Directed credits
36
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jerry Thorpe
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Directed movies: 23Directed series: 13All crew credits: 40
TMDB ID: 96983
IMDb ID: nm0861679
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1926
Died: September 25, 2018
Age: 92
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1952 - 1994
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.64
Wikidata: Q3177509
Also known as
Richard Jerome Thorpe
Frequent jobs
Director (29)Assistant Director (7)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jerry Thorpe.
Dirty Work
Director
1985 Movie
Happy Endings
Director
1983 Movie
4.0
The Lazarus Syndrome
Director
1979 Movie
Heaven Only Knows
Director
1979 Movie
4.8
A Question of Love
Director
1978 Movie
6.0
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Director
1976 Movie
The Dark Side of Innocence
Director
1976 Movie
6.4
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Director
1974 Movie
6.0
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Director
1973 Movie
7.1
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Director
1972 Movie
Crosscurrent
Director
1971 Movie
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Director
1971 Movie
4.0
Company of Killers
Director
1970 Movie
Dial Hot Line
Director
1970 Movie
6.1
Day of the Evil Gun
Director
1968 Movie
4.4
The Venetian Affair
Director
1967 Movie
6.9
The Long, Long Trailer
Assistant Director
1954 Movie
5.9
Take the High Ground!
Assistant Director
1953 Movie
5.5
Nostradamus and the Queen
Assistant Director
1953 Movie
7.2
The Band Wagon
Assistant Director
1953 Movie
5.9
Ride, Vaquero!
Assistant Director
1953 Movie
7.3
The Bad and the Beautiful
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
6.9
The Wild North
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Jerry Thorpe.
7.4
One West Waikiki
Director • 4 eps
1994 Series
5.8
P.S. I Luv U
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.0
Our House
Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
6.5
Blood & Orchids
Director • 2 eps
1986 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
Director • 1 eps
1981 Series
4.6
Harry O
Director • 6 eps
1974 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
Director • 7 eps
1972 Series
5.0
The Interns
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Director • 8 eps
1958 Series
5.5
The Texan
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
8.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Director • 10 eps
1957 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Director • 1 eps
1955 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jerry Thorpe.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jerry Thorpe.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jerry Thorpe.
Dial Hot Line
Director
1970 Movie
6.4
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Director
1974 Movie
7.2
The Band Wagon
Assistant Director
1953 Movie
7.3
The Bad and the Beautiful
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
6.9
The Long, Long Trailer
Assistant Director
1954 Movie
5.9
Ride, Vaquero!
Assistant Director
1953 Movie
6.1
Day of the Evil Gun
Director
1968 Movie
6.9
The Wild North
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
4.8
The Possessed
Executive Producer
1977 Movie
7.1
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
Director
1972 Movie
5.9
Take the High Ground!
Assistant Director
1953 Movie
6.0
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Director
1973 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jerry Thorpe.
5.5
Falcon Crest
Director • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.5
The Texan
Director • 1 eps
1958 Series
4.6
Harry O
Director • 6 eps
1974 Series
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Director • 8 eps
1958 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Director • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.4
One West Waikiki
Director • 4 eps
1994 Series
6.0
Our House
Director • 1 eps
1986 Series
8.6
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Director • 10 eps
1957 Series
5.8
P.S. I Luv U
Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
5.0
The Interns
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.7
Kung Fu
Director • 7 eps
1972 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jerry Thorpe.
