Directing
Jerry Thorpe
EN cinema · 27 credits
Born
1 January 1926
Died
25 September 2018 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Richard Jerome 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. 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.
Known for
Filmography
Dirty Work
Director
Happy Endings
Director
All God's Children
Producer, Director
The Lazarus Syndrome
Director, Producer
Heaven Only Knows
Director, Producer
A Question of Love
Director, Producer
Stickin' Together
Producer, Director
The Possessed
Executive Producer, Director
The Dark Side of Innocence
Director, Executive Producer
I Want to Keep My Baby!
Director, Executive Producer
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Director, Producer
The Healers
Executive Producer
Such Dust as Dreams Are Made On
Director, Producer
Crosscurrent
Director
Company of Killers
Producer, Director
Dial Hot Line
Director
Day of the Evil Gun
Director, Producer
The Venetian Affair
Director, Producer
The Long, Long Trailer
Assistant Director
Take the High Ground!
Assistant Director
Nostradamus and the Queen
Assistant Director
The Band Wagon
Assistant Director
Ride, Vaquero!
Assistant Director
The Bad and the Beautiful
Assistant Director
The Wild North
Assistant Director