Jerry Thorpe Explained

Jerry Thorpe
Birth Name:Richard Jerome Thorpe
Birth Date:29 August 1926
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Death Place:Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Burial Place:Desert Memorial Park
Occupation:Film director, television producer, writer
Years Active:1956–1990
Parents:Richard Thorpe

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.[1]

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.[2]

Thorpe died in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 92 from natural causes.[3] [4] He was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.[3]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jerry Thorpe. https://web.archive.org/web/20140423025612/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/114137/Jerry-Thorpe/biography. dead. 2014-04-23. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2014.
  2. Web site: The Brightest Stars from New-York to Los Angeles. May 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418002837/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars+dedicated+by+date.pdf. April 18, 2019.
  3. Web site: Jerry Thorpe 1926 - 2018 - Obituary. obituariesf.desertsun.com.
  4. Web site: Jerry Thorpe, Emmy-Winning Director and Producer of 'Kung Fu,' Dies at 92 | Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. October 11, 2018.