Richard Jordan


Actor
Richard Jordan

About

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
July 19, 1937
Died
August 30, 1993
Cause of Death
Brain Tumor

Biography

This strong-featured regular of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival appeared in over 100 Broadway and off-Broadway plays. Jordan began making screen appearances in lead roles, such as Woody Allen's "Interiors" (1978) and as one of the "Iron Johns" in "The Men's Club" (1986). He appeared in the weirdly Mid-Pacific "The Yakuza" (1975) and in supporting roles in features that ranged...

Family & Companions

Kathleen Widdoes
Wife
Actor. Married in 1963; divorced in 1972.
Blair Brown
Companion
Actor. Together from c. 1976; separated.

Biography

This strong-featured regular of Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival appeared in over 100 Broadway and off-Broadway plays. Jordan began making screen appearances in lead roles, such as Woody Allen's "Interiors" (1978) and as one of the "Iron Johns" in "The Men's Club" (1986). He appeared in the weirdly Mid-Pacific "The Yakuza" (1975) and in supporting roles in features that ranged from big budget comedies like "The Secret of My Success" (1987) to the rococo "Dune" (1985), where he played an oddly normal character. Jordan was in several TV-movies and miniseries in the 1970s and gave a gripping performance as Albert Speer in the TV-movie movie "The Bunker" (1981). He played his last TV role in the movie "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (1992). Very shortly before he died, Jordan completed work on the earnest feature epic, "Gettysburg" (1993), which showcased his sizable, stalwart talent as Brigadier General Armistead, who died doing battle with Union forces.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Posse (1993)
Sheriff Bates
Gettysburg (1993)
Shout (1991)
Eugene Benedict
Time Bomb (1991)
Delusion (1991)
Primary Motive (1991)
Heaven is a Playground (1991)
Racine
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989)
Frank Salerno
Romero (1989)
The Secret Of My Success (1987)
Solarbabies (1986)
The Men's Club (1986)
Kramer
The Mean Season (1985)
Dune (1984)
A Flash of Green (1984)
Washington Mistress (1982)
The Bunker (1981)
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Old Boyfriends (1979)
Jeff Turrin
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
Les Miserables (1978)
Jean Valjean
The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
Commander Edward Devon
Interiors (1978)
One Night Stand (1976)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Logan's Run (1975)
The Yakuza (1974)
Kamouraska (1973)
Nelson
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)
George Mische
Chato's Land (1972)
Earl Hooker
Valdez Is Coming (1971)
R. L. Davis
Lawman (1971)
Crowe Wheelwright
Ready for the People (1964)
Eddie Dickinson

Producer (Feature Film)

A Flash of Green (1984)
Producer

Editing (Feature Film)

Monster's Ball (2002)
Sr. VP, of physical operations

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

A Flash of Green (1984)
Consultant

Cast (Special)

Three Hotels (1991)
Kenneth Hoyle
Deadline (1991)
Nightside (1973)

Cast (Short)

A LOOK INTO THE 23RD CENTURY (1976)
Himself

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
Captains and the Kings Part 5 & 6 (1976)
Captains and the Kings (1976)

Life Events

1963

Played Romeo in New York Shakespeare Festival's "Romeo and Juliet"

1964

Feature acting debut, "Ready for the People"

1973

TV acting debut, "Nightside"

1990

Directed a production of Shakespeare's "MacBeth" starred Raul Julia in the title role

1993

Final film appearance, "Gettysburg"

1993

Was playing the role of the evil doctor in "The Fugitive" when he died; replaced in the part by Jeroen Krabbe

Videos

Movie Clip

Yakuza, The (1974) -- (Movie Clip) Justice, Peace And Humanity Complex exposition by director Sydney Pollack, from the screenplay by Leonard and Paul Schrader and Robert Towne, as Japanese-resident American WWII vet Wheat (Herb Edelman) explains for youngster Dusty (Richard Jordan), the son of another war-buddy, the background of Harry (Robert Mitchum), with whom he’s traveling, and his old-flame Eiko (Keiko Kishi), in The Yakuza, 1974.
Logan's Run (1976) -- (Movie Clip) Too Much For A Sandman Logan (Michael York) and fellow "Sandman," Francis (Richard Jordan) are messing with their replacements, before a quick tour of fancy sets and exposition, early in Logan's Run, 1976.
Friends of Eddie Coyle, The -- (Movie Clip) Stand-Up Guy Eddie (Robert Mitchum) complains about his sentence to ex-con barkeep Dillon (Peter Doyle), who then meets federal agent Foley (Richard Jordan) outside the Government Center train station in Boston, in The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973, directed by Peter Yates.
Friends of Eddie Coyle, The -- (Movie Clip) Open, Ten Singles Understated and oddly fascinating opening sequence, featuring Alex Rocco casing a bank, from the Boston-based crime drama The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973, from George V. Higgins' novel, starring Robert Mitchum.
Friends of Eddie Coyle, The -- (Movie Clip) Helping My Uncle Informant Eddie (Robert Mitchum) in a secret meeting featuring oblique dialogue with shady federal agent Foley (Richard Jordan), from Peter Yates' The Friends of Eddie Coyle, 1973.

Trailer

Family

Nina Jordan
Daughter
Mother, Kathleen Widdoes.
Robert Jordan
Son
Born in 1983; mother, Blair Brown.

Companions

Kathleen Widdoes
Wife
Actor. Married in 1963; divorced in 1972.
Blair Brown
Companion
Actor. Together from c. 1976; separated.

Bibliography