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Don Torpin(1917-1980)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Don Torpin was born on 25 April 1917 in Nebraska, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Un monde sans fin (1956), Fighting Trouble (1956) and Wiretapper (1955). He died on 4 February 1980 in Winnetka, California, USA.
BornApril 25, 1917
DiedFebruary 4, 1980(62)
BornApril 25, 1917
DiedFebruary 4, 1980(62)
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Known for

Un monde sans fin (1956)
Un monde sans fin
5.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1956
Stanley Clements, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens, Laurie Mitchell, and Queenie Smith in Fighting Trouble (1956)
Fighting Trouble
5.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1956
Wiretapper (1955)
Wiretapper
5.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Donald Torpin)
  • 1955
Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in La grande vallée (1965)
La grande vallée
7.6
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Lassie: Peace Is Our Profession
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 2006
  • James Stewart and Mickey Rooney in La grande randonnée de Lassie (1978)
    La grande randonnée de Lassie
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Rhoda (1974)
    Rhoda
    6.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1978
  • Space Academy (1977)
    Space Academy
    6.7
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • Pilotes (1976)
    Pilotes
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1976
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1975–1976
  • Raul Julia and Art Carney in Death Scream (1975)
    Death Scream
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Donald Torpin)
    • 1975
  • Ned Romero in L'ultime combat (1975)
    L'ultime combat
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)
    The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Patrick Wayne in The Bears and I (1974)
    The Bears and I
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • The Boys
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1973–1974
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, Lassie the Dog, and Lassie in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • first assistant director
    • 1971–1973
  • Lassie - La longue marche
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • The Don Rickles Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1972

Production Manager

  • Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in Mork & Mindy (1978)
    Mork & Mindy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1979–1980
  • Angie (1979)
    Angie
    7.0
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1979–1980
  • James Doohan, Craig Littler, and Susan Pratt in Jason of Star Command (1978)
    Jason of Star Command
    6.4
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1978–1979
  • Corey Feldman, Shane Butterworth, Tricia Cast, Billy Jayne, Sparky Marcus, Meeno Peluce, and Kristoff St. John in The Bad News Bears (1979)
    The Bad News Bears
    6.8
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Brothers and Sisters (1979)
    Brothers and Sisters
    5.3
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Makin' It (1979)
    Makin' It
    6.6
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1979
  • Raul Julia and Art Carney in Death Scream (1975)
    Death Scream
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • unit manager (as Donald Torpin)
    • 1975
  • Patrick Wayne in The Bears and I (1974)
    The Bears and I
    6.1
    • unit manager
    • 1974
  • The Boys
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • unit manager
    • 1974
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in La grande vallée (1965)
    La grande vallée
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1965–1969
  • The Smothers Brothers Show (1965)
    The Smothers Brothers Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1965
  • Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)
    The Rogues
    8.0
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1964–1965
  • The Dick Powell Show (1961)
    The Dick Powell Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1963
  • Nick Adams in Saints and Sinners (1962)
    Saints and Sinners
    6.1
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1962–1963
  • Steve McQueen in Au nom de la loi (1958)
    Au nom de la loi
    8.0
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Donald Torpin
  • Born
    • April 25, 1917
    • Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 1980
    • Winnetka, California, USA

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