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Richard Jordan (I) (1937–1993)

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Harvard-educated stage and screen actor Richard Jordan was born into a socially prominent family on July 19, 1937 in New York City, the grandson of Learned Hand, the greatest American jurist never to have served on the U.S. Supreme Court. Newbold Morris, his stepfather, was a member of the New York City Council during Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia's administration... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Anson Jordan Jr.
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 56) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Richard Jordan in Valdez Is Coming Still of Susan Clark and Richard Jordan in Valdez Is Coming
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1993 Gettysburg
Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead
 
1993 Posse
Sheriff Bates
 
1992 Primary Motive
Chris Poulas
 
1991 Heaven Is a Playground
David Racine
 
1991 Shout
Eugene Benedict
 
1991 Timebomb
Col. Taylor
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Charles McKenzie
– Deadline (1991) … Charles McKenzie
 
1991 Delusion
Executive in Conference Room
 
1984-1991 American Playhouse (TV series)
Elmo Bliss / Kenneth Hoyle
– Three Hotels (1991) … Kenneth Hoyle
– A Flash of Green (1984) … Elmo Bliss
 
1990 The Hunt for Red October
Jeffrey Pelt
 
1989 Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (TV movie)
Sergeant Frank Salerno
 
1989 Romero
Father Rutilio Grande
 
1987-1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
Harley Gage
– Something Green (1988) … Harley Gage
– Video Games (1988) … Harley Gage
– The Child Broker (1988) … Harley Gage
– A Dance on the Dark Side (1988) … Harley Gage
– Christmas Presence (1987) … Harley Gage
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1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV mini-series)
Hugh Dorsey
 
1987 The Secret of My Succe$s
Howard Prescott
 
1986 Solarbabies
Grock
 
1986 The Men's Club
Kramer
 
1985 The Mean Season
Alan Delour
 
1984 Dune
Duncan Idaho
 
1982 Insight (TV series)
Jeb
– Leave Me Alone, God (1982) … Jeb
 
1982 Washington Mistress (TV movie)
Michael Reynolds
 
1981 The Bunker (TV movie)
Albert Speer
 
1980 Raise the Titanic
Dirk Pitt
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
Julian Wunderlicht
 
1979 Old Boyfriends
Jeff Turrin
 
1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Pinky
 
1978 Les Miserables (TV movie)
Jean Valjean
 
1978 Interiors
Frederick
 
1978 The Defection of Simas Kudirka (TV movie)
Commander Edward Devon
 
1977 Alibis
Paul
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
Joseph Armagh
– Chapter VIII (1976) … Joseph Armagh
– Chapter VII (1976) … Joseph Armagh
– Chapter VI (1976) … Joseph Armagh
– Chapter V (1976) … Joseph Armagh
– Chapter IV (1976) … Joseph Armagh
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1976 Logan's Run
Francis
 
1975 Rooster Cogburn
Hawk
 
1974 The Yakuza
Dusty
 
1973 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Charles Clavell
– The Detroit Connection (1973) … Charles Clavell
 
1973 Kojak (TV series)
Steve Macey
– Dark Sunday (1973) … Steve Macey
 
1973 Incident at Vichy (TV movie)
Von Berg, A Prince
 
1973 Banacek (TV series)
Chris Bailey
– If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is? (1973) … Chris Bailey
 
1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Dave Foley
 
1973 Nightside (TV movie)
Gable
 
1973 Kamouraska
Georges Nelson
 
1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Alex Tanner
– The Detonator (1973) … Alex Tanner
 
1972 Chato's Land
Earl Hooker
 
1972 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
George Mische
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Deputy D.A. Andrew Craig
– Justice Is a Sometime Thing (1971) … Deputy D.A. Andrew Craig
 
1971 Klute
Man kissing Jane Fonda in night club (uncredited)
 
1971 Valdez Is Coming
R.L. Davis
 
1971 Lawman
Crowe Wheelwright
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
Warren
– Some Devil Whispered in His Ear (1966) … Warren
 
1964 Ready for the People (TV movie)
Eddie Dickinson
 
1962-1963 The Defenders (TV series)
John Strafaci / Peter Crewe
– The Star Spangled Ghetto (1963) … John Strafaci
– The Broken Barrelhead (1962) … Peter Crewe
 
1962-1963 Empire (TV series)
Jay Bee Fowler
– End of an Image (1963) … Jay Bee Fowler
– Long Past, Long Remembered (1962) … Jay Bee Fowler
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Davey Crutchfield
– Between Summer and Winter, the Glorious Season (1962) … Davey Crutchfield
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Ernie Stannard
– Our Ernie Kills People (1962) … Ernie Stannard
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Jonah
– And by the Sweat of Thy Brow... (1962) … Jonah
 
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1984 American Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– A Flash of Green (1984) (producer)
 
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1993 Gettysburg (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1988 The Princess Grace Foundation Special Gala Tribute to Cary Grant (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The Making of 'The Mean Season' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Arthur Miller on Home Ground (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 September 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 A Look Into the 23rd Century (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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Was in the stage production of Shakespeare In The Park in the 1960s See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:

It's an odd feeling, and in an odd way I've never cared if I'm accepted or rejected. I just remind myself that if I'd wanted to make money I didn't have to go into this business. I did it because as preposterous as it sounds, I wanted to be an artist. See more »

Trivia:

He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for directing Czech playwright Václav Havel's "Largo Desolato" at the Taper, Too in 1987. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer