
Russell Thorson
Biography
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.
Known For
Hang 'em High
Maddow
Run Silent, Run Deep
Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
I Want to Live!
San Quentin Sgt.
Walking Tall
Ferrin Meaks
36 Hours
Gen. Allison
Zero Hour!
Vancouver Flight Dispatcher
The Stalking Moon
Ned
It Happened at the World's Fair
Sheriff Garland (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (66)
Movies (30)
Walking Tall
1973as Ferrin Meaks
The Screaming Woman
1972as Man
Incident in San Francisco
1971
Night Slaves
1970as Dr. Sanders
Lassie - The Road Back
1970as Charlie
The Learning Tree
1969as Judge Cavanaugh
Hang 'em High
1968as Maddow
The Stalking Moon
1968as Ned
Cocoon
1968as Port Captain
The Plainsman
1966as Marshal Hart (uncredited)
My Blood Runs Cold
1965as Sheriff R. Seaton
Two on a Guillotine
1965as Mr. Carmichael (uncredited)
36 Hours
1964as Gen. Allison
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963as Sheriff Garland (uncredited)
Gunfighters of Abilene
1960as Wilkinson
Good Day for a Hanging
1959as Harry Landers
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958as Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Tarawa Beachhead
1958as Casey Nelson
Gun Fever
1958as Thomas Rand
I Want to Live!
1958as San Quentin Sgt.
When Hell Broke Loose
1958as Col. Crandall
Bitter Heritage
1958as Sheriff Piets
Undersea Girl
1957as Cmdr. Watkins
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957as Prof. Philip Osborne
Zero Hour!
1957as Vancouver Flight Dispatcher
Destination 60,000
1957as Dan Maddox
Please Murder Me
1956as The Judge
Johnny Concho
1956as Sheriff (uncredited)
Double Dynamite
1951as Internal Revenue Service Tailman
Easy Living
1949as Hunk Edwards
Television (36)
The Rockford Files
1974as Arthur Kenner
Barnaby Jones
1973as Franklin
The Magician
1973as Alex Nicholson
Doc Elliot
1973as Dr. Maddox
The Streets of San Francisco
1972as Freddie Olburn
The Odd Couple
1970as Herman
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969as Dr. Sloan
Adam-12
1968as John Evans
The Invaders
1967as Sheriff
Cimarron Strip
1967as Hank Martin
Mission: Impossible
1966as Chief Danby
The F.B.I.
1965as Joseph Goodman
Run for Your Life
1965as Judge Andy Harris
The Lieutenant
1963as Mr. Sallaway
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962as Sheriff Geary
The Virginian
1962as Sheriff Tybee
Bonanza
1959as George Owens
Rawhide
1959as Mort Billings
The Untouchables
1959as Ferguson (uncredited)
The Detectives
1959as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom
Lawman
1958as Wilszon - Townsman
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958as Col. Sykes
The Texan
1958as Sheriff
Jefferson Drum
1958as Bert Temple
Perry Mason
1957as Farrell Moorefield
Maverick
1957as Marshal Walt Hardie
Wagon Train
1957as Warden
Trackdown
1957as Doc Hosper
Sugarfoot
1957as Sheriff
Alcoa Theatre
1957as Harrison
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Mason - Juror
Cheyenne
1955as Sheriff Hardin
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Dr. Rhody
Gunsmoke
1955as Bowers
Studio 57
1954
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
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