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Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) -- Aliens resurrect dead humans as zombies and vampires to stop human kind from creating the Solaranite (a sort of sun-driven bomb).

Overview

Date of Birth:
19 October 1903, Sweden more
Date of Death:
12 May 1971, San Fernando, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Rotund, bald-headed actor who played menacing roles in Grade-Z horror... more
Trivia:
Is portrayed by George 'The Animal' Steele in Ed Wood (1994) more
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
[DVD Review] 12 Rounds
 (From JustPressPlay. 9 July 2009, 3:06 PM, PDT)

Back Catalogue #1 - Synapse Films
 (From Fangoria. 29 April 2009, 1:43 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Super Swedish Angel | Thor Johnson

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961) .... Joseph Javorsky/The Beast
    ... aka Girl Madness (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Atomic Monster: The Beast of Yucca Flats
  2. "Shirley Temple's Storybook" .... Strong Man (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Shirley Temple Theatre" (USA: third season title)
        - Pippi Longstocking (1961) TV episode .... Strong Man
  3. "Bonanza" .... Busthead Brannigan (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
        - San Francisco Holiday (1960) TV episode .... Busthead Brannigan
  4. "Peter Gunn" .... Bruno (1 episode, 1960)
        - See No Evil (1960) TV episode .... Bruno

  5. "Adventures in Paradise" (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Lady from South Chicago (1959) TV episode
  6. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) .... Inspector Daniel Clay
  7. Night of the Ghouls (1959) .... Lobo
    ... aka Revenge of the Dead
  8. The Unearthly (1957) .... Lobo
  9. Journey to Freedom (1957) .... Giant Turk
  10. "The Adventures of Hiram Holliday" .... Bandini the Strongman (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka "Hiram Holliday"
        - Dancing Mouse (1956) TV episode (as Thor Johnson) .... Bandini the Strongman
  11. The Black Sleep (1956) .... Mr. Curry
    ... aka Dr. Cadman's Secret (USA: reissue title)
  12. Carousel (1956) (uncredited) .... Strong Man
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel (USA: complete title)
  13. You're Never Too Young (1955) (unconfirmed)
  14. Bride of the Monster (1955) .... Lobo
    ... aka Bride of the Atom
  15. "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" .... Naboro (1 episode, 1954)
        - Inferno in Space (1954) TV episode .... Naboro
  16. "General Electric Theater" .... Bald-headed Man (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka "G.E. True Theater" (USA: new title)
        - To Lift a Feather (1954) TV episode .... Bald-headed Man
  17. "You Are There" (2 episodes, 1953-1954)
        - The Surrender of Corregidor (May 6, 1942) (1954) TV episode
        - The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown (1953) TV episode
  18. Houdini (1953) (uncredited) .... Strong man
  19. So You Want a Television Set (1953) (unconfirmed) .... Supine Wrestler
  20. Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) (uncredited) .... Renac
  21. The San Francisco Story (1952) .... Buck
  22. Angels in the Outfield (1951) (uncredited) .... Wrestler on TV
    ... aka Angels and the Pirates (UK)
  23. Dear Brat (1951) (uncredited)
  24. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) .... Super Swedish Angel (wrestler)
  25. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) (uncredited) .... Guest at Finnish-American Rally
  26. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) .... Abou Ben
    ... aka Foreign Legion (USA: short title)

  27. Behind Locked Doors (1948) (uncredited) .... 'The Champ', a patient
    ... aka Hinter verschlossenen Türen
    ... aka The Human Gorilla (USA: reissue title)
  28. State of the Union (1948) (uncredited) .... Wrestler
    ... aka The World and His Wife (UK)
  29. Road to Rio (1947) (uncredited) .... Sandor
  30. Sudan (1945) (uncredited) .... Slaver
  31. Lost in a Harem (1944) (uncredited) .... Majordomo
  32. The Canterville Ghost (1944) (uncredited) .... Bold Sir Guy
  33. Ghost Catchers (1944) (uncredited) .... Mug
  34. Swing Out the Blues (1943) (uncredited) .... Weightlifter
  35. The Meanest Man in the World (1943) (uncredited) .... Vladimir Pulasky
  36. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) (uncredited) .... Jack the Ripper

  37. Under Two Flags (1936) (uncredited) .... Bidou
  38. Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) (uncredited) .... Tosoff (the wrestler)
    ... aka The Memory Expert (UK)
  39. Some Class (1935) .... Strong Man
  40. Kid Millions (1934) (uncredited) .... Torturer
  41. Registered Nurse (1934) (uncredited) .... Sonnevich
Self:
  1. Alias the Champ (1949) (as Super Swedish Angel) .... Himself - wrestler

Additional Details

Other Works:
Often featured in the comic strips of Drew Friedman. Also the subject of an early 1990s comic book, "Tor Loves Betty" (the Betty being Betty Page). more
Publicity Listings:
3 Portrayals more
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Horror more

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