Menu
Help

Known For

Tor Johnson is known for:

  • Bride of the Monster
    Dr. Varnoff captures twelve men for his experiment: to turn them into supermen using atomic energy. Newspaperwoman Lawton gets too snoopy for her own good.
  • Plan 9 from Outer Space
    In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife and on the next day he also dies. However, the space soldier Eros and her mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both and the strong Inspector Clay that was murdered by the couple. Their intention is not to conquest Earth but to stop mankind from developing the powerful bomb “Solobonite” that would threaten the universe. When the population of Hollywood and Washington DC sees flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.
  • Shadow of the Thin Man
    High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

Related Actors

These actors are frequently suggested for roles along with Tor Johnson.

Top Casting Suggestions

Tor Johnson has been suggested to play 8 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 Daniel Clay 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.