Roderick Thorp
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Roderick Thorp is a actor from United States (age 90).
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- Full Name
- Roderick Thorp
- Born
- September 1, 1936
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- Age
- 90 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Virgo
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- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Profession
- Actor, Author
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Biography
Roderick Thorp is 90 years old, an actor, from United States.
Roderick Mayne Thorp Jr. (September 1, 1936 – April 28, 1999) was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedurals and crime novels. His novel The Detective was adapted into a film of the same name in 1968. Thorp is also known for its sequel, the bestselling novel Nothing Lasts Forever, which later served as the basis for the film Die Hard. Thus Thorp became a creator of the entire media franchise of the same name.
Two other Thorp novels, Rainbow Drive and Devlin, were also adapted into TV movies.
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