Joel Thurm

Career Overview

Joel Thurm has 17 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Elvira Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Airplane!, Grease, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

17

Known For

• 

  Airplane!
• 

  Grease
• 

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• 

  Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
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  Altered States
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  King of the Gypsies

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Elvira Collection (1 titles)
• Airplane Collection (1 titles)
• Grease (1 titles)
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jeff Conaway (2 collaborations)
• Susan Sarandon (2 collaborations)
• William Duell (2 collaborations)
• Robert Hays (1 collaborations)
• Julie Hagerty (1 collaborations)
• Leslie Nielsen (1 collaborations)
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1 collaborations)
• Lloyd Bridges (1 collaborations)
• Peter Graves (1 collaborations)
• Robert Stack (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (3 credits)

  • Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • I'll Do Anything

    Martin

    actor

    actors
    1994

• production (14 credits)

  • In My Sister's Shadow

    casting director

    production
    1997
  • It's My Party

    casting

    production
    1996
  • Marked for Murder

    executive producer

    production
    1993
  • Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

    casting

    production
    1992
  • Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    supervising producer

    production
    1988
  • Altered States

    additional casting

    production
    1980
  • Airplane!

    casting

    production
    1980
  • Moment by Moment

    casting

    production
    1978
  • King of the Gypsies

    casting

    production
    1978
  • Grease

    casting

    production
    1978
  • The President's Mistress

    casting

    production
    1978
  • The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

    producer

    production
    1976
  • Bittersweet Love

    casting

    production
    1976
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    casting

    production
    1975