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'''Richard Jerome "Jerry" Thorpe''' (born 1926) is an [[United States|American]] [[TV]] and [[film director]] and producer. He is the son of actor [[Richard Thorpe]].


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He won an Emmy award for his work on an episode of [[Kung Fu (TV series)|Kung Fu]]. In 2003, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs, California]], [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]] was dedicated to him and his father, Richard.<ref>[http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated]</ref>
{{Infobox person
|name = Jerry Thorpe
|birth_name = Richard Jerome Thorpe
|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|8|29}}
|birth_place = Los Angeles, California
|death_date = {{death date and age|2018|9|25|1926|8|29}}
|death_place = [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], California, U.S.
|burial_place = [[Desert Memorial Park]]<br />{{nowrap|[[Cathedral City, California]], U.S.}}
|occupation = Film director, television producer, writer
|years_active = 1956–1990
|parents = [[Richard Thorpe]]
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'''Richard Jerome Thorpe''' (August 29, 1926 – September 25, 2018) was an American television-and-film director and producer.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/114137/Jerry-Thorpe/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423025612/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/114137/Jerry-Thorpe/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-23|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Hal Erickson|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2014|title=Jerry Thorpe}}</ref> Actor and director [[Richard Thorpe]] was his father.<ref name=NYT/>

Thorpe served as the executive producer of 33 episodes of ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|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. <ref>{{IMDb name|0861679}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2021}}

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Thorpe won an Emmy award for his work on an episode of ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]].'' In 2003, a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs, California]], [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]] was dedicated to him and his father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars+dedicated+by+date.pdf|date=May 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418002837/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars+dedicated+by+date.pdf|archive-date=April 18, 2019|title=The Brightest Stars from New-York to Los Angeles}}</ref>

Thorpe died in [[Santa Barbara, California]], at the age of 92 from [[natural causes]].<ref name="obit">{{Cite web|url=https://obituaries.desertsun.com/amp/obituaries/thedesertsun/190441572|title=Jerry Thorpe 1926 - 2018 - Obituary|website=obituariesf.desertsun.com}}</ref><ref name=hr>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jerry-thorpe-dead-kung-fu-director-producer-desilu-executive-was-92-1151602|title=Jerry Thorpe, Emmy-Winning Director and Producer of 'Kung Fu,' Dies at 92 &#124; Hollywood Reporter|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 11, 2018}}</ref> He was buried at [[Desert Memorial Park]] in [[Cathedral City, California]].<ref name="obit"/>

==Filmography==
* ''[[Colgate Theatre (1958 TV series)|Colgate Theatre]]'' (TV series, episode "Adventures of a Model, 1958")
* ''[[The Venetian Affair (film)|The Venetian Affair]]'' (1966), starring [[Robert Vaughn]]
* ''[[Day of the Evil Gun]]'' (1968), starring Glenn Ford<ref name=hr/>
* ''Lock, Stock, and Barrel'' (1971), a television movie
* ''[[A Question of Love]]'' (1978), a television movie


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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 19 June 2024

Jerry Thorpe
Born
Richard Jerome Thorpe

(1926-08-29)August 29, 1926
Los Angeles, California
DiedSeptember 25, 2018(2018-09-25) (aged 92)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Burial placeDesert Memorial Park
Cathedral City, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, television producer, writer
Years active1956–1990
ParentRichard 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. [2][unreliable source?]

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.[3]

Thorpe died in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 92 from natural causes.[4][5] He was buried at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2014). "Jerry Thorpe". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Jerry Thorpe at IMDb
  3. ^ "The Brightest Stars from New-York to Los Angeles" (PDF). May 8, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Jerry Thorpe 1926 - 2018 - Obituary". obituariesf.desertsun.com.
  5. ^ a b "Jerry Thorpe, Emmy-Winning Director and Producer of 'Kung Fu,' Dies at 92 | Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. October 11, 2018.
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