ACTOR · FROM BRÄNNKYRKA, SWEDEN
Tor Johnson
1903–197128 credits since 1934
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ABOUT TOR
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".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born19 October 1903
Died12 May 1971
BirthplaceBrännkyrka, Sweden
Known forActing
On Cineora17 of 28 titles
Known for
The titles people know Tor from.
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 17
- Average IMDb
- 5.9
- Highest rated
- Gentleman JimIMDb 7.5
- Working since
- 1934
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
1 title
as Lobo (archive footage)
The 1990s
2 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
as Inspector Daniel Clay (archive footage)
Seriesas Gringo (voice) · 1 episode
The 1960s
1 title · IMDb 2.0 on averageMovieas Joseph Javorsky
The 1950s
12 titles · IMDb 5.2 on averageMovieas Lobo
Movieas Lobo
as Giant Turk
Movieas Inspector Clay
Movieas Mr. Curry
Movieas Lobo
So You Want a Television Set
Not on Cineoraas Supine Wrestler (uncredited)
as Renac (uncredited)
The 1940s
10 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler
Movieas 'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
Movieas Wrestler
Movieas The Great Samson (uncredited)
as Slaver (uncredited)
Movieas Majordomo (uncredited)
as Weightlifter
as Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)
The 1930s
2 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
Movieas Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)
as Sonnevich the Terrible Bulgarian
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Tor’s titles.
Edward D. Wood Jr.Plan 9 from Outer Space, Bride of the Monster and 2 more
Paul MarcoPlan 9 from Outer Space, Bride of the Monster and 1 more
William C. ThompsonCinematographer · Plan 9 from Outer Space, Bride of the Monster and 1 more
Bob HopeRoad to Rio and The Lemon Drop Kid
Bela LugosiBride of the Monster and The Black Sleep
John CarradineThe Black Sleep and The Unearthly
Lewis StoneState of the Union and Angels in the Outfield
