Delos Russell Thorson (October 14, 1906 â€" 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.Thorson was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and
his family moved to Montana when he was 12 years old. In 1930, Thorson
graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Montana
in Missoula, Montana.In the early 1940s, Thorson played Charles
Meredith in Midstream on radio, replacing Hugh Studebaker when
Studebaker had health problems. He starred in a later version
(1949-1952) of the radio series, I Love a Mystery, as Jack Packard,
alongside Jim Boles as Doc and Tony Randall as Reggy. His other radio
parts included the title roles in The Tom Mix Ralston
Straightshooters:336 and Dr. Paul:101 and Bart Friday in Adventures by
Morse. He was also a member of the cast of Family Skeleton.:114 In
1955, he began portraying Paul Barbour on the radio version of One
Man's Family after having had the same role in the TV version of the
program.Thorson had small roles for film and television in Double
Dynamite (1953), with Jane Russell, Groucho Marx and Frank Sinatra,
Dangerous Mission (1954). He has also appeared in several classic
movies, including Johnny Concho (1956), 36 Hours (1965), The Stalking
Moon (1968), and Walking Tall (1973).
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.Thorson was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and
his family moved to Montana when he was 12 years old. In 1930, Thorson
graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Montana
in Missoula, Montana.In the early 1940s, Thorson played Charles
Meredith in Midstream on radio, replacing Hugh Studebaker when
Studebaker had health problems. He starred in a later version
(1949-1952) of the radio series, I Love a Mystery, as Jack Packard,
alongside Jim Boles as Doc and Tony Randall as Reggy. His other radio
parts included the title roles in The Tom Mix Ralston
Straightshooters:336 and Dr. Paul:101 and Bart Friday in Adventures by
Morse. He was also a member of the cast of Family Skeleton.:114 In
1955, he began portraying Paul Barbour on the radio version of One
Man's Family after having had the same role in the TV version of the
program.Thorson had small roles for film and television in Double
Dynamite (1953), with Jane Russell, Groucho Marx and Frank Sinatra,
Dangerous Mission (1954). He has also appeared in several classic
movies, including Johnny Concho (1956), 36 Hours (1965), The Stalking
Moon (1968), and Walking Tall (1973).
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