Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Actor, Producer |
Birth Day | July 19, 1937 |
Birth Place | New York City, New York, United States |
Age | 83 YEARS OLD |
Died On | August 30, 1993(1993-08-30) (aged 56)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S. |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Cause of death | Brain tumor |
Occupation | Stage, film, and television actor |
Years active | 1961–93 |
Spouse(s) | Kathleen Widdoes (1964–72) one daughter, Nina Jordan |
Partner(s) | Blair Brown (1976–85) 1 son, Robert Christian Anson Jordan III Marcia Cross (1985–93; his death) |
Net worth: $11 Million (2024)
Richard Jordan is a multi-talented figure in the American entertainment industry, encompassing both acting and producing. With an impressive net worth of $11 million, projected to grow even more by 2024, he has carved a niche for himself. Known for his remarkable performances on screen, Jordan has captivated audiences worldwide with his versatility and charisma. As a producer, he has also played a pivotal role in delivering exceptional content to the masses. With his immense talent and business acumen, Richard Jordan continues to leave a lasting impact on the entertainment world.
Biography/Timeline
Jordan was born in New York City, to Robert Anson Jordan, Sr., from Boston, Massachusetts, and Constance (née Hand), from New York. His maternal grandfather was Learned Hand, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and one of the most respected jurists in the United States. In 1942, when Jordan was five years old, his parents divorced. His mother married Newbold Morris, President of the New York City Council. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia officiated at the ceremony held in Gracie Mansion, the first marriage performed there.
Jordan attended the Hotchkiss School. Following his graduation from Harvard University in 1958, Jordan began his acting career in earnest. In 1961, he appeared on Broadway with Art Carney and Elizabeth Ashley in Take Her, She's Mine. He also began working in television productions, appearing in episodes of The Defenders, Naked City, Ben Casey, 1963 TV series; Empire and The Wide Country. He performed with Joseph Papp's Public Theater in productions of Shakespeare's plays, such as The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice and As You Like It. In 1966, Jordan returned to Broadway, appearing in Generation with Henry Fonda.
Jordan's daughter, Nina Jordan, was born in 1964, during his 1964–72 marriage to Actress Kathleen Widdoes. His son, Robert Christian Anson Jordan III, was born in 1982, during his nine-year relationship with Actress Blair Brown. At the time of his death, Jordan was in a relationship with Actress Marcia Cross.
Beginning in 1970, Jordan turned from television to feature film work. He co-starred in Lawman (1971) and Valdez Is Coming (1971) with Burt Lancaster, and appeared opposite Robert Mitchum twice, in The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), as the informant-Coyle's handler, a pragmatic U.S. Treasury agent; and in The Yakuza (1975) as the bodyguard of Mitchum's friend, George Tanner. He played a host of villains and mixed good guy-villains in films such as the western Rooster Cogburn (1975), sci-fi adventure Logan's Run (1976) and the Woody Allen-directed drama Interiors (1978). There was also the occasional "good guy," as in Old Boyfriends (1979), in which he played the father of his own daughter, Nina.
Jordan also continued on the stage, joining Ralph Waite in the L.A. Actors' Theatre. He wrote, directed and performed in plays such as Venus of Menschen Falls (1978). In 1976, he starred as Joseph Armagh, an Irish immigrant who fights his way to power and wealth but loses his soul along the way, in the television miniseries Captains and the Kings. Jordan earned a Golden Globe award, and an Emmy nomination for the production. In the 1980s, Jordan performed in films including Raise the Titanic (1980), Flash of Green (1984), Dune (1984), The Mean Season (1985) and The Secret of My Success (1987). He co-starred in an acclaimed television production of The Bunker (1981), playing Albert Speer to Anthony Hopkins's Hitler. In ten episodes of the popular television series The Equalizer (1987–1988), he helped fill in while the star, Edward Woodward, recovered from a heart attack. On stage, he won an Obie award for his appearance in New York in the Czech Playwright Václav Havel's A Private View (1983) and an L.A. Drama Critics' Award for directing another Havel play, Largo Desolato (1987). In Romero (1989), Jordan played Romero's friend, Father Rutilio Grande.
In 1990, Jordan directed a production of Macbeth in New York City. He played U.S. National Security Advisor Jeffrey Pelt in The Hunt for Red October. He starred in a television production of Three Hotels (1991) and the 1991 "Deadline" episode of Tales from the Crypt. In Posse (1993), Jordan portrays Bates, a racist sheriff with his own plans for land on which the Negro town of Freemanville stands.
A memorial in Jordan's honor was held at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles on October 8, 1993, the day Gettysburg was released.