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name: "Tor Johnson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tor-johnson"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 October 1903"
died: "12 May 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:14:25.361118+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tor Johnson

Actor. Born 19 October 1903 in Brännkyrka, Sweden. Died 12 May 1971.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1903, Brännkyrka, Sweden
- **Died:** 12 May 1971
- **Also known as:** Thor Johnson, Karl Erik Tore Johansson, Super Swedish Angel

## Biography

Tor Johnson was a Swedish professional wrestler and actor. Born Karl Erik Tore Johansson, he competed in the ring as the Super Swedish Angel and Thor Johnson before moving to California in the late 1920s. He began appearing in films in the 1930s, usually in uncredited bit parts as a strongman or weightlifter.

Johnson is best known for his roles in low-budget horror films directed by Edward D. Wood Jr., including *Bride of the Monster* (1955) as Lobo, *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957) as Inspector Clay, and *Night of the Ghouls* (1959) as Lobo. He also appeared in *The Beast of Yucca Flats* (1961) as Joseph Javorsky. He died in San Fernando, California, in 1971.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Plan 9 from Outer Space* (1957), Fi1m 67, as Inspector Clay — [page](https://film.one/film/plan-9-from-outer-space.md)

## Also known for

- *Bobby's World* (1990), Gringo (voice)
- *Bride of the Monster* (1955), Lobo
- *Shadow of the Thin Man* (1941), The Irish Thrush (uncredited)
- *The Beast of Yucca Flats* (1961), Joseph Javorsky
- *State of the Union* (1948), Wrestler
- *Gentleman Jim* (1942), The Mauler (uncredited)
- *Revenge of the Dead* (1959), Lobo
- *Road to Rio* (1947), The Great Samson (uncredited)

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