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Jerry Thorpe
Born	Richard Jerome Thorpe (1926-08-29)August 29, 1926 Los Angeles, California
Died	September 25, 2018(2018-09-25) (aged 92) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Burial place	Desert Memorial Park Cathedral City, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film director, television producer, writer
Years active	1956–1990
Parent	Richard Thorpe

Richard Jerome "Jerry" Thorpe was an American television-and-film director and producer.^[1] Actor and director Richard Thorpe was his father.^[1]

Jerry served as the executive producer of 33 episodes of The Untouchables (starring Robert Stack) during the series' 2nd season (1960–61). Thorpe also served as executive producer of Harry O, the David Janssen TV series, from 1973 to 1975. ^[2]^{[unreliable source?]}

Jerry 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]

Jerry died at the age of 92 from natural causes.^[4]^[5]

Filmography

The Venetian Affair (1966), starring Robert Vaughn
Day of the Evil Gun (1968), starring Glenn Ford^[5]
Lock, Stock, and Barrel (1971), a television movie
A Question of Love (1978), a television movie

References

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

External links

Jerry Thorpe at IMDb

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
1950s	Jack Smight for "Eddie" (1959)
1960s	Robert Mulligan for The Moon and Sixpence (1960) George Schaefer for Macbeth (1961) Franklin J. Schaffner for The Defenders (1962) Stuart Rosenberg for "The Madman" (1963) Tom Gries for "Who Do You Kill?" (1964) Paul Bogart for "The 700 Year Old Gang" (1965) Sydney Pollack for "The Game" (1966) Alex Segal for Death of a Salesman (1967) Paul Bogart for "Dear Friends" (1968) David Greene for "The People Next Door" (1969)
1970s	Paul Bogart for "Shadow Game" (1970) Daryl Duke for "The Day the Lion Died" (1971) Alexander Singer for "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" (1972) Jerry Thorpe for "An Eye for an Eye" (1973) Robert Butler for "Part III" (1974) Bill Bain for "A Sudden Storm" (1975) David Greene for "Part I: Chapters 1 & 2" (Rich Man, Poor Man) (1976) David Greene for "Part 1" (Roots) (1977) Marvin J. Chomsky for Holocaust (1978) Jackie Cooper for "Pilot" (The White Shadow) (1979)
1980s	Roger Young for "Cop" (1980) Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station"(1981) Harry Harris for "To Soar and Never Falter" (1982) Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983) Corey Allen for "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" (1984) Karen Arthur for "Heat" (1985) Georg Stanford Brown for "Parting Shots" (1986) Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (L.A. Law) (1987) Mark Tinker for "Weigh In, Way Out" (1988) Robert Altman for "The Boiler Room" (1989)
1990s	Thomas Carter for "Promises to Keep" / Scott Winant for "The Go-Between" (1990) Thomas Carter for "In Confidence" (1991) Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1992) Barry Levinson for "Gone for Goode" (1993) Daniel Sackheim for "Tempest in a C-Cup" (1994) Mimi Leder for "Love's Labor Lost" (1995) Jeremy Kagan for "Leave of Absence" (1996) Mark Tinker for "Where's 'Swaldo?" (1997) Mark Tinker for "Pilot" (Brooklyn South) / Paris Barclay for "Lost Israel, Part 2" (1998) Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1999)
2000s	Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (The West Wing) (2000) Thomas Schlamme for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I" & "Part II" (2001) Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2002) Christopher Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003) Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004) J. J. Abrams for "Pilot" (Lost) (2005) Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006) Alan Taylor for "Kennedy and Heidi" (2007) Greg Yaitanes for "House's Head" (2008) Rod Holcomb for "And in the End..." (2009)
2010s	Steve Shill for "The Getaway" (2010) Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2011) Tim Van Patten for "To the Lost" (2012) David Fincher for "Chapter 1" (2013) Cary Joji Fukunaga for "Who Goes There" (2014) David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015) Miguel Sapochnik for "Battle of the Bastards" (2016) Reed Morano for "Offred" (2017) Stephen Daldry for "Paterfamilias" (2018) Jason Bateman for "Reparations" (2019)
2020s	Andrij Parekh for "Hunting" (2020) Jessica Hobbs for "War" (2021) Hwang Dong-hyuk for "Red Light, Green Light" (2022) Mark Mylod for "Connor's Wedding" (2023) Frederick E. O. Toye for "Crimson Sky" (2024)

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-'''Richard Jerome''' "'''Jerry'''" '''Thorpe''' 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> He was the son of actor and director [[Richard Thorpe]].<ref name=NYT/>
+'''Richard Jerome''' "'''Jerry'''" '''Thorpe''' 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/>
-Jerry served as the executive producer of 33 episodes of [[The Untouchables]] (starring Robert Stack) during the series' 2nd season (1960–61), and also served as executive producer of [[Harry O]], the David Janssen TV series, from 1973 to 1975.
+Jerry served as the executive producer of 33 episodes of ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' (starring Robert Stack) during the series' 2nd season (1960–61). Thorpe also served as executive producer of [[Harry O]], the David Janssen TV series, from 1973 to 1975.
 <ref>{{IMDb name|0861679}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2021}}
-Jerry 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>
+Jerry 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>
 Jerry died at the age of 92 from [[natural causes]].<ref>{{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|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=October 11, 2018}}</ref>

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