Tor Johnson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-10-19 (68 years old)

Deathday

1971-05-12

Place of Birth

Brännkyrka, Sweden

Tor Johnson

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.

Acting

1959

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Inspector Clay

1948

Behind Locked Doors

as 'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)

1957

1949

Alias the Champ

as Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler

1961

The Beast of Yucca Flats

as Joseph Javorsky

1951

The Lemon Drop Kid

as Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler)

1956

The Black Sleep

as Mr. Curry

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

as "The Irish Thrush", a wrestler (uncredited)

1934

Registered Nurse

as Sonnevich the Terrible Bulgarian

1953

So You Want a Television Set

as Supine Wrestler (uncredited)

1945

Sudan

as Slaver (uncredited)

1991

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

as Inspector Daniel Clay (archive footage)

2000

The Many Faces of Dracula

as Lobo (archive footage)

1951

Dear Brat

as The new gardener (uncredited)

2011

Dad Made Dirty Movies

as Self (archive footage)

1957

Journey to Freedom

as Giant Turk

1943

The Meanest Man in the World

as Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)

1943

Swing Out the Blues

as Weightlifter

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

as Lobo (archive footage)

1951

Angels in the Outfield

as Wrestler on TV (uncredited)

1942

Gentleman Jim

as The Mauler (uncredited)

1948

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)

1944

Lost in a Harem

as Majordomo (uncredited)

1952

Lady in the Iron Mask

as Renac (uncredited)

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