Tor Johnson

Personal Info

Birthday

October 19, 1903

Day of Death

1971-05-12

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Brännkyrka, Sweden

Also Known As

Thor Johnson

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.

Known For

Bobby's World

Behind Locked Doors

Plan 9 from Outer Space

The Beast of Yucca Flats

State of the Union

Gentleman Jim

Lost in a Harem

Angels in the Outfield

Filmography

2011
Dad Made Dirty Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Lobo (archive footage)
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Lobo (archive footage)
1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
as Inspector Daniel Clay (archive footage)
1961
The Beast of Yucca Flats
as Joseph Javorsky
1959
Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Inspector Clay
Revenge of the Dead
as Lobo
1957
The Unearthly
as Lobo
Journey to Freedom
as Giant Turk
1956
The Black Sleep
as Mr. Curry
1955
Bride of the Monster
as Lobo
1953
So You Want a Television Set
as Supine Wrestler (uncredited)
1952
Lady in the Iron Mask
as Renac (uncredited)
1951
Angels in the Outfield
as Wrestler on TV (uncredited)
Dear Brat
as The new gardener (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler)
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Abou Ben
1949
Alias the Champ
as Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler
1948
Behind Locked Doors
as 'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
State of the Union
as Wrestler
1945
Sudan
as Slaver (uncredited)
1944
Lost in a Harem
as Majordomo (uncredited)
1943
Swing Out the Blues
as Weightlifter
The Meanest Man in the World
as Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)
1942
Gentleman Jim
as The Mauler (uncredited)
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
as "The Irish Thrush", a wrestler (uncredited)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)
1934
Registered Nurse
as Sonnevich the Terrible Bulgarian