Biography

Richard Jerome Thorpe (August 29, 1926 – September 25, 2018) was an American television-and-film director and producer. [1] Actor and director Richard Thorpe was his father. Thorpe served as the executive producer of 33 episodes of The Untouchables (starring Robert Stack) during the series's second season (1960–61). Thorpe also served as executive producer of Harry O, the 1973-75 David Janssen TV series. Thorpe won an Emmy award for his work on an episode of Kung Fu.