Russell Thorson

Born: 1906-10-14

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.


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Hang 'em High

as Maddow
Released: 1968-04-12

Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling....

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Walking Tall

as Ferrin Meaks
Released: 1973-02-22

Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles...

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Run Silent, Run Deep

as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Released: 1958-03-27

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper...

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The Stalking Moon

as Ned
Released: 1968-12-25

While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout...

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I Want to Live!

as San Quentin Sgt.
Released: 1958-11-18

Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated...

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36 Hours

as Gen. Allison
Released: 1964-11-26

Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they...

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Zero Hour!

as Vancouver Flight Dispatcher
Released: 1957-11-13

In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food...

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It Happened at the World's Fair

as Sheriff Garland (uncredited)
Released: 1963-04-03

Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes...

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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

as Prof. Philip Osborne
Released: 1958-12-01

An American scientist tells two colleagues about the finding of an abominable snowman living in...

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Good Day for a Hanging

as Harry Landers
Released: 1959-01-01

As a youth, Eddie came into the town with his gang to rob the bank, but was caught and...

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Two on a Guillotine

as Mr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Released: 1965-01-13

The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a...

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Easy Living

as Hunk Edwards
Released: 1949-10-08

A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.

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Please Murder Me

as The Judge
Released: 1956-03-01

A lawyer tries to exact justice on a woman he defended in court -- a woman whom he found out was...

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Double Dynamite

as Internal Revenue Service Tailman
Released: 1951-12-25

An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.

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Tarawa Beachhead

as Casey Nelson
Released: 1958-11-02

A soldier is expected to never question the actions of his commanding officer, but when a Marine...

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The Learning Tree

as Judge Cavanaugh
Released: 1969-08-06

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black...

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When Hell Broke Loose

as Col. Crandall
Released: 1958-11-01

Near the end of the war in Germany, GI Steve Boland, a self-described "sharp-operator", meets a...

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My Blood Runs Cold

as Sheriff R. Seaton
Released: 1965-03-24

Wealthy, reckless Californian Julie Merriday, accompanied by her boyfriend Harry Lindsay, an...

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Gun Fever

as Thomas Rand
Released: 1958-01-01

Luke Ram seeks revenge against the white renegade who lead a Sioux raiding party against his...

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Cocoon

as Port Captain
Released: 1968-09-20

In this pilot film to the "Hawaii Five-0" television series, special law officer Steve McGarrett...

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Gunfighters of Abilene

as Wilkinson
Released: 1960-01-01

A gunman receives a request for help from his brother, but arrives too late to save him from the...

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The Screaming Woman

as Man
Released: 1972-01-29

A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking...

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Night Slaves

as Dr. Sanders
Released: 1970-09-29

A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge...

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Incident in San Francisco

as uncredited
Released: 1971-02-28

A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the...

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Bitter Heritage

as Sheriff Piets
Released: 1958-08-07

A powerful story of the son of America's most famous outlaw: Jesse James. Jesse, Jr. struggles...

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Undersea Girl

as Cmdr. Watkins
Released: 1957-10-12

A woman reporter, a navy investigator, and a heavyset police detective come across a gang which...

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Perry Mason

as Farrell Moorefield
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Bonanza

as George Owens
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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The Rockford Files

as Arthur Kenner
First aired: 1974-09-13

Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con...

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Mission: Impossible

as Chief Danby
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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The Virginian

as Josh Dorcas
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Virginian

as Sheriff Stan Evans
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Virginian

as Sheriff Tybee
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Virginian

as Judge Craig
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Adam-12

as John Evans
First aired: 1968-09-21

Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police...

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Maverick

as Marshal Walt Hardie
First aired: 1957-09-22

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers...

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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Mason - Juror
First aired: 1956-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American...

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Wagon Train

as Warden
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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Wagon Train

as Major
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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Wagon Train

as Simon Landis
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Col. Sykes
First aired: 1958-09-06

Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the...

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The Invaders

as Sheriff
First aired: 1967-01-10

The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to...

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The Untouchables

as Ferguson (uncredited)
First aired: 1959-10-15

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...

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Cheyenne

as Sheriff Hardin
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Sheriff Geary
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

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Lawman

as Wilszon - Townsman
First aired: 1958-10-05

Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962...

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Rawhide

as Mayor Thurman Osgood
First aired: 1959-01-09

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...

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Rawhide

as Mort Billings
First aired: 1959-01-09

The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across...

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Barnaby Jones

as Franklin
First aired: 1973-01-28

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as...

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The Odd Couple

as Herman
First aired: 1970-09-24

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual....

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The Odd Couple

as Mr. Coswell
First aired: 1970-09-24

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual....

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The Detectives

as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom
First aired: 1959-10-16

The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons,...

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The Streets of San Francisco

as Freddie Olburn
First aired: 1972-09-23

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...

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Run for Your Life

as Judge Andy Harris
First aired: 1965-09-13

Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only...

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Sugarfoot

as Sheriff
First aired: 1957-09-17

Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The...

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The Texan

as Sheriff
First aired: 1958-09-29

The Texan was a Western television series starring popular B movie actor Rory Calhoun, which...

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Sloan
First aired: 1969-09-23

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from...

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dr. Gregson
First aired: 1969-09-23

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from...

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The Magician

as Alex Nicholson
First aired: 1973-10-02

The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred...

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Gunsmoke

as Bowers
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Gunsmoke

as Pa Willis
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dr. Rhody
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Trackdown

as Jesse Jackson
First aired: 1957-10-04

Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS...

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Alcoa Theatre

as Harrison
First aired: 1957-09-30

Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate...

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The Lieutenant

as Mr. Sallaway
First aired: 1963-09-14

The Lieutenant is an American television series, the first created by Gene Roddenberry. It aired...

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Doc Elliot

as Dr. Maddox
First aired: 1973-10-10

Doc Elliot is an American medical drama that aired from March 5, 1973 until May 1, 1974.

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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