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
Inspector Clay
Plan 9 from Outer Space
'The Champ', a patient (uncredited)
Behind Locked Doors
Lobo
The Unearthly
Super Swedish Angel - Wrestler
Alias the Champ
Joseph Javorsky
The Beast of Yucca Flats
Super Swedish Angel (Wrestler)
The Lemon Drop Kid
Lobo
Revenge of the Dead
Mr. Curry
The Black Sleep
Lobo
Bride of the Monster
"The Irish Thrush", a wrestler (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Sonnevich the Terrible Bulgarian
Registered Nurse
Supine Wrestler (uncredited)
So You Want a Television Set
Slaver (uncredited)
Sudan
Inspector Daniel Clay (archive footage)
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Lobo (archive footage)
The Many Faces of Dracula
The new gardener (uncredited)
Dear Brat
Self (archive footage)
Dad Made Dirty Movies
Giant Turk
Journey to Freedom
Vladimir Pulasky (uncredited)
The Meanest Man in the World
Weightlifter
Swing Out the Blues
Wrestler on TV (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
The Mauler (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Wrestler
State of the Union
Tosoff - Wrestler (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Abou Ben
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Majordomo (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem
Renac (uncredited)
Lady in the Iron Mask
The Great Samson (uncredited)
Road to Rio
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
28
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-10-19
Place of Birth
Brännkyrka, Sweden
Also Known As
Thor Johnson