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Tor Johnson

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Born: October 19, 1903
Died: May 12, 1971
From: Brännkyrka, Sweden

Also known as

Thor Johnson · Karl Erik Tore Johansson · Super Swedish Angel

Biography

Tor Johnson (19 October 1903 – 12 May 1971) was a Swedish professional wrestler (billed as The Super Swedish Angel) and actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in a number of B-movies, including police inspector turned zombie in Plan 9 from Outer Space and playing the role of a recurring lab assistant often named "Lobo". Description above from the Wikipedia article Tor Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Beast of Yucca Flats

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Bride of the Monster

Revenge of the Dead

Shadow of the Thin Man

The Unearthly

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

The Black Sleep

Filmography

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2011

Dad Made Dirty Movies

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

Acting (Lobo (archive footage))

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Acting (Inspector Daniel Clay (archive footage))

1990

Bobby's World

Acting (Gringo (voice)) 1 EP

1961

The Beast of Yucca Flats

Acting (Joseph Javorsky)

1959

Revenge of the Dead

Acting (Lobo)

1957

The Unearthly

Acting (Lobo)

Journey to Freedom

Acting (Giant Turk)

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Acting (Inspector Clay)

1956

The Black Sleep

Acting (Mr. Curry)

1955

Bride of the Monster

Acting (Lobo)

1953

So You Want a Television Set

Acting (Supine Wrestler (uncredited))

1952

Lady in the Iron Mask

Acting (Renac (uncredited))

1951

Angels in the Outfield

Acting (Wrestler on TV (uncredited))

Acting (The new gardener (uncredited))

The Lemon Drop Kid

Acting (Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler))

1950

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Acting (Abou Ben)

1949

Alias the Champ

Acting (Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler)

1948

Behind Locked Doors

Acting ('The Champ', a patient (uncredited))

State of the Union

Acting (Wrestler)

1947

Road to Rio

Acting (The Great Samson (uncredited))

1945

Acting (Slaver (uncredited))

1944

Lost in a Harem

Acting (Majordomo (uncredited))

1943

Swing Out the Blues

Acting (Weightlifter)

The Meanest Man in the World

Acting (Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited))

1942

Gentleman Jim

Acting (The Mauler (uncredited))

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

Acting (The Irish Thrush (uncredited))

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Acting (Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited))

1934

Registered Nurse

Acting (Sonnevich the Terrible Bulgarian)