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Russell Thorson

Born 1906-10-14
Died 1982-07-06
📍 Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

Delos Russell Thorson (October 14, 1906 – July 6, 1982) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his co-starring role as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom in ABC's 1959-1962 hit crime drama, The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor.

Filmography 83

The Rockford Files
as Arthur Kenner
1974
Doc Elliot
as Dr. Maddox
1973
The Magician
as Alex Nicholson
1973
Walking Tall
as Ferrin Meaks
1973
Barnaby Jones
as Franklin
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
as Freddie Olburn
1972
The Screaming Woman
as Man
1972
Incident in San Francisco
1971
Night Slaves
as Dr. Sanders
1970
The Odd Couple
as Herman
1970
The Odd Couple
as Mr. Coswell
1970
Lassie - The Road Back
as Charlie
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Sloan
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Dr. Gregson
1969
The Learning Tree
as Judge Cavanaugh
1969
The Stalking Moon
as Ned
1968
Adam-12
as John Evans
1968
Cocoon
as Port Captain
1968
Hang 'em High
as Maddow
1968
Cimarron Strip
as Hank Martin
1967
The Invaders
as Sheriff
1967
Mission: Impossible
as Chief Danby
1966
The Plainsman
as Marshal Hart (uncredited)
1966
The F.B.I.
as Mr. Hurley
1965
The F.B.I.
as Joseph Goodman
1965
The F.B.I.
as Grand Jury Foreman
1965
Run for Your Life
as Judge Andy Harris
1965
My Blood Runs Cold
as Sheriff R. Seaton
1965
Two on a Guillotine
as Mr. Carmichael (uncredited)
1965
36 Hours
as Gen. Allison
1964
The Lieutenant
as Mr. Sallaway
1963
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Sheriff Garland (uncredited)
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Sheriff Geary
1962
The Virginian
as Josh Dorcas
1962
The Virginian
as Sheriff Stan Evans
1962
The Virginian
as Sheriff Tybee
1962
The Virginian
as Judge Craig
1962
The Virginian
as Ollie
1962
The Virginian
as Judge
1962
The Virginian
as Toomey
1962
Gunfighters of Abilene
as Wilkinson
1960
The Detectives
as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom
1959
The Untouchables
as Ferguson (uncredited)
1959
Bonanza
as George Owens
1959
Bonanza
as Simon
1959
Rawhide
as Mayor Thurman Osgood
1959
Rawhide
as Mort Billings
1959
Good Day for a Hanging
as Harry Landers
1959
I Want to Live!
as San Quentin Sgt.
1958
Tarawa Beachhead
as Casey Nelson
1958
When Hell Broke Loose
as Col. Crandall
1958
77 Sunset Strip
as Leopold Dent
1958
Lawman
as Wilszon - Townsman
1958
The Texan
as Sheriff
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Col. Sykes
1958
Bitter Heritage
as Sheriff Piets
1958
Run Silent, Run Deep
as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
1958
Gun Fever
as Thomas Rand
1958
Zero Hour!
as Vancouver Flight Dispatcher
1957
Undersea Girl
as Cmdr. Watkins
1957
Trackdown
as Jesse Jackson
1957
Trackdown
as Doc Hosper
1957
Alcoa Theatre
as Harrison
1957
Maverick
as Marshal Walt Hardie
1957
Perry Mason
as Farrell Moorefield
1957
Wagon Train
as Warden
1957
Wagon Train
as Major
1957
Wagon Train
as Simon Landis
1957
Wagon Train
as Sheriff Ed Harris
1957
Sugarfoot
as Sheriff
1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Prof. Philip Osborne
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Mason - Juror
1956
Johnny Concho
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1956
Please Murder Me
as The Judge
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dr. Rhody
1955
Cheyenne
as Sheriff Hardin
1955
Gunsmoke
as Bowers
1955
Gunsmoke
as Pa Willis
1955
Gunsmoke
as Mace
1955
Studio 57
1954
Double Dynamite
as Internal Revenue Service Tailman
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Easy Living
as Hunk Edwards
1949