Tor Johnson
Birthday
1903/10/19
Day of death
1971/05/12 (67 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brännkyrka, Sweden
Also know as
Thor 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) The Unearthly
as Lobo
(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)
(1959) Night of the Ghouls
as Lobo
(1956) The Black Sleep
as Mr. Curry
(1955) Bride of the Monster
as Lobo
(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)
(2012) Dad Made Dirty Movies
as Himself (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) State of the Union
as Wrestler
(1935) Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)
(1950) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Abou Ben
(1944) Lost in a Harem
as Majordomo (uncredited)
(1952) Lady In The Iron Mask
as Renac (uncredited)
(1990) Bobby's World
as Gringo (voice)