Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Known for
Acting
Born
October 19, 1903
Died
May 12, 1971 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Brännkyrka, Sweden

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

Photos

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Filmography

2011
Dad Made Dirty Movies poster

Dad Made Dirty Movies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula poster

The Many Faces of Dracula

Movie · as Lobo (archive footage)

1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook poster

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Movie · as Inspector Daniel Clay (archive footage)

1990
Bobby's World poster

Bobby's World

TV · as Gringo (voice) · 1 ep

1961
The Beast of Yucca Flats poster

The Beast of Yucca Flats

Movie · as Joseph Javorsky

1959
Revenge of the Dead poster

Revenge of the Dead

Movie · as Lobo

1957
Plan 9 from Outer Space poster

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Movie · as Inspector Clay

1957
The Unearthly poster

The Unearthly

Movie · as Lobo

1957
Journey to Freedom poster

Journey to Freedom

Movie · as Giant Turk

1956
The Black Sleep poster

The Black Sleep

Movie · as Mr. Curry

1955
Bride of the Monster poster

Bride of the Monster

Movie · as Lobo

1953
So You Want a Television Set

So You Want a Television Set

Movie · as Supine Wrestler (uncredited)

1952
Lady in the Iron Mask poster

Lady in the Iron Mask

Movie · as Renac (uncredited)

1951
The Lemon Drop Kid poster

The Lemon Drop Kid

Movie · as Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler)

1951
Dear Brat poster

Dear Brat

Movie · as The new gardener (uncredited)

1951
Angels in the Outfield poster

Angels in the Outfield

Movie · as Wrestler on TV (uncredited)

1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

Movie · as Abou Ben

1949
Alias the Champ poster

Alias the Champ

Movie · as Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler

1948
Behind Locked Doors poster

Behind Locked Doors

Movie · as 'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)

1948
State of the Union poster

State of the Union

Movie · as Wrestler

1947
Road to Rio poster

Road to Rio

Movie · as The Great Samson (uncredited)

1945
Sudan poster

Sudan

Movie · as Slaver (uncredited)

1944
Lost in a Harem poster

Lost in a Harem

Movie · as Majordomo (uncredited)

1943
The Meanest Man in the World poster

The Meanest Man in the World

Movie · as Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)

1943
Swing Out the Blues poster

Swing Out the Blues

Movie · as Weightlifter

1942
Gentleman Jim poster

Gentleman Jim

Movie · as The Mauler (uncredited)

1941
Shadow of the Thin Man poster

Shadow of the Thin Man

Movie · as The Irish Thrush (uncredited)

1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze poster

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Movie · as Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)

1934
Registered Nurse poster

Registered Nurse

Movie · as Sonnevich the Terrible Bulgarian