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Delos Russell Thorson was an American actor, perhaps best known for his co-starring role as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom in ABC's 1959-62 hit crime drama, The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor.
Birth Name
Delos Russell Thorson
Born
Sunday, 14 October 1906
Died
Tuesday, 06 July 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tales of the Unexpected | Scottie | 1977 |
| Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case | Judge Edwards | 1975 |
| The Rockford Files | Arthur Kenner | 1974 |
| Manhunter | Salesman | 1974 |
| The Manhunter | Reverend Harrison | 1974 |
| The Blue Knight | Dr. Haskins | 1973 |
| Police Story | Dana | 1973 |
| The Magician | Alex Nicholson | 1973 |
| Doc Elliot | Dr. Maddox | 1973 |
| Walking Tall | Ferrin Meaks | 1973 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Tales of the Unexpected | Scottie | 1977 |
| Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case | Judge Edwards | 1975 |
| The Rockford Files | Arthur Kenner | 1974 |
| Manhunter | Salesman | 1974 |
| The Manhunter | Reverend Harrison | 1974 |
| The Blue Knight | Dr. Haskins | 1973 |
| Police Story | Dana | 1973 |
| The Magician | Alex Nicholson | 1973 |
| Doc Elliot | Dr. Maddox | 1973 |
| Walking Tall | Ferrin Meaks | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Dr. Sloan / Franklin | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Freddie Olburn | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Old Man | 1972 |
| The Screaming Woman | Man | 1972 |
| Emergency! | George Burke | 1972 |
| Cannon | Andy Summers / Harry Smith / Jeep Driver | 1971 |
| Night Slaves | Dr. Sanders | 1970 |
| The Odd Couple | Herman / Mr. Coswell | 1970 |
| Dan August | Bishop MacAlister | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Dr. Coolidge | 1969 |
| The Learning Tree | Judge Cavanaugh | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Gregson / Dr. Sloan / Dr. Smedley | 1969 |
| The Stalking Moon | Ned | 1968 |
| Lancer | Doc Jenkins / Dr. Sam Poovy | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | John Evans | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Ed Shroder | 1968 |
| The Outsider | George Lund | 1968 |
| Hang 'Em High | Maddow | 1968 |
| Ironside | Elderly Man / Mr. Farr | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | Waldo Reese / Judge | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Hank Martin | 1967 |
| A Covenant with Death | Dr. Shilling | 1967 |
| The Invaders | Sheriff | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Chief Danby / Warden | 1966 |
| The Plainsman | Marshal Hart | 1966 |
| My Brother the Angel | Pop Hardy | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Wentworth, the wino / Mr. Hurley / Jospeh Goodman / Grand Jury Foreman / Busboy / Andrew Paisley / Al Arthur | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Otis Clark | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Judge Andy Harris | 1965 |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Judge Zachary Harvey | 1965 |
| My Blood Runs Cold | Sheriff / Sheriff R. Seaton | 1965 |
| Two on a Guillotine | Mr. Carmichael | 1965 |
| 36 Hours | General Allison / Gen. Allison | 1964 |
| Where Love Has Gone | Mayor Barrett | 1964 |
| Peyton Place | William Kennerly | 1964 |
| Gilligan's Island | Gen. Bryan | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Ganoulian | 1963 |
| Temple Houston | Red Gilman | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Hickey | 1963 |
| The Lieutenant | Mr. Sallaway | 1963 |
| It Happened at the World's Fair | Sheriff Garland | 1963 |
| Empire | Austin | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Deputy Sheriff Geary | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Sheriff Stan Evans / Judge / Toomey / Sheriff Tybee / Ollie / Judge Craig / Josh Dorcas / Daniel Marsh | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Thomas Morgan | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Sheriff Macausland | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | The 1st Committeeman | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Harrison / Chief Donley | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Garst | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Father Ryan | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Albert King | 1961 |
| Outlaws | Holbrook | 1960 |
| The Tall Man | Major Graves | 1960 |
| The Music Box Kid | Margaret's Father | 1960 |
| Battle of the Coral Sea | Adm. Gibney | 1959 |
| Shotgun Slade | Sheriff Prescott | 1959 |
| The Last Angry Man | Bennett - City Editor of New York Mirror | 1959 |
| The Detectives | Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom / Lt. Otto Lindstrom | 1959 |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Perry | 1959 |
| Gunfighters of Abilene | Marshal Wilkinson / Wilkinson | 1959 |
| Laramie | Townsman | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Simon / Judge Phelps / George Owens | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Ferguson | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Sheriff / Mayor Thurman Osgood / Mort Billings | 1959 |
| Good Day for a Hanging | Harry Landers | 1959 |
| I Want to Live! | San Quentin Sgt. | 1958 |
| Tarawa Beachhead | Casey Nelson | 1958 |
| When Hell Broke Loose | Col. Crandall | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Leopold Dent | 1958 |
| Man with a Camera | Lt. Hollis | 1958 |
| Lawman | Wilszon - Townsman / Sheriff Lang | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Marshal Gene Burks | 1958 |
| The Texan | Sheriff | 1958 |
| Bronco | Jack Armitage / Frank Sutton / Currier | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Sheriff / Col. Sykes | 1958 |
| Gunman's Walk | Cattleman | 1958 |
| Jefferson Drum | Bert Temple | 1958 |
| Run Silent Run Deep | Submarine Crewman | 1958 |
| The True Story of Lynn Stuart | Man at Coroner's Inquest | 1958 |
| Cowboy | Cattle Buyer | 1958 |
| Gun Fever | Thomas Rand | 1958 |
| Zero Hour! | Vancouver Flight Dispatcher | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Harrison | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Jesse Jackson / Doc Hosper | 1957 |
| The Gray Ghost | Greene | 1957 |
| Undersea Girl | Cmdr. Watkins | 1957 |
| Maverick | Marshal Walt Hardie | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Mel Topham / Lt. Col. Brice / Glenn Falkner / Farrell Moorefield | 1957 |
| M Squad | Reverend Cabot / Dr. A.K. Loring | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Simon Landis / Sheriff Ed Harris / Major / Warden | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Sheriff / Jim Travis | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Col. Harrison | 1957 |
| Destination 60, 000 | Dan Maddox | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Man with Milk Bottles | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Admiral Richardson | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Wells Fargo Manager / Carter, Wells Fargo Manager / Joe Wade / John Carter / Jug Perry / Wells Fargo Manager Jefferson | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | Colonel Derbin / Col. Derbin / The Publisher | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Andy Anderson / Dr. Graybar / Dr. Graybell | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Judge / Mason - Juror / Walter Harrison | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Sheriff Piets | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Admiral | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Willis | 1956 |
| Hot Rod Girl | Detective Captain | 1956 |
| Johnny Concho | Sheriff | 1956 |
| Please Murder Me! | The Judge / Trial judge | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Nelson Miller | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Rhody | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Sheriff Hardin | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Bowers / Brady / Mace / Pa Willis | 1955 |
| Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Prof. Philip Osborne | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Dave Barry | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | John Burton | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Man With Milk Bottles | 1954 |
| Lassie | Les Simms / Veterinarian Doc Anderson / Harold / Charlie | 1954 |
| Dangerous Mission | Downriver Radio Operator | 1954 |
| General Electric Theater | Col. Gleason / General | 1953 |
| Cavalcade of America | Immigration Officer | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Rev. Dan Davidson | 1952 |
| Double Dynamite | Internal Revenue Service Tailman | 1951 |
| Easy Living | Hunk Edwards | 1949 |
