
Kelly Thordsen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Thordsen's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the horror feature "Invasion of the Saucer Men" (1957) with Steve Terrell, the Dana Andrews dramatic adaptation "The Fearmakers" (1958) and the crime picture "City of Fear" (1959) with Vince Edwards.

To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · as Burly Mob Member (uncredited)

Johnny Cool
1963

The Parallax View
1974 · as Sheriff L.D. Wicker

Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · as Motorcycle Officer

Shenandoah
1965 · as Carroll - Federal Purchasing Agent

Sweet Bird of Youth
1962 · as Sheriff Clark

Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · as The Weasel (uncredited)

Texas Across the River
1966 · as Turkey Shoot Boss

The Ugly Dachshund
1966 · as Officer Carmody

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972 · as Sgt. Cassidy

There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · as Edwina's Father

Gunpoint
1966 · as Ab

Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957 · as Sgt. Bruce

Charley and the Angel
1973 · as Policeman

The Boatniks
1970 · as Motorcycle Cop

City of Fear
1959 · as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

Desire in the Dust
1960

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974 · as Chief of Detectives