Tor Johnson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-10-19

Deathday

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".

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Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space
4.2%

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Jul 22, 1959

Bobby's World
6.9%

Bobby's World

Sep 8, 1990

Bride of the Monster
4.4%

Bride of the Monster

May 11, 1955

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0%

Shadow of the Thin Man

Nov 21, 1941

State of the Union
6.7%

State of the Union

Apr 30, 1948

Gentleman Jim
7.2%

Gentleman Jim

Nov 14, 1942

Night of the Ghouls
4.4%

Night of the Ghouls

May 3, 1959

The Black Sleep
6.1%

The Black Sleep

Jun 15, 1956

The Lemon Drop Kid
6.6%

The Lemon Drop Kid

Apr 2, 1951

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Acting

2012
Dad Made Dirty Movies as Himself (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)
1990
Bobby's World as Gringo (voice)
1961
The Beast of Yucca Flats as Joseph Javorsky
1959
Plan 9 from Outer Space as Inspector Clay
1959
Night of the Ghouls as Lobo
1957
The Unearthly as Lobo
1957
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)
1951
Dear Brat as The new gardener (uncredited)
1951
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)
1948
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
1943
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
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