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

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	Film director, television producer, writer
Years active	1956–1990
Parent	Richard Thorpe

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 1973-75 David Janssen TV series. [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

External links

• Jerry Thorpe at IMDb

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