Richard Jordan
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Jordan (July 19, 1937 – August 30, 1993) was an American stage, screen and film actor. A long-time member of the New York Shakespeare Festival, he performed in many Off Broadway and Broadway plays. His films include Logan's Run, Les Misérables, Raise the Titanic!, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Yakuza, The Bunker, Dune, The Secret of My Success, The Hunt for Red October, Posse and Gettysburg. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: July 19, 1937
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Known For
Banacek
Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.
Captains and the Kings
Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.
Tales from the Crypt
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
Based on the true story of Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down.
The Hunt for Red October
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.
Les Misérables
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
The Yakuza
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
The Equalizer
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
Filmography
as Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead
as Sheriff Bates
as Chris Poulas
as Eugene Benedict
as Executive in Conference Room
as Col. Taylor
as Self (archive footage)
as Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor
as Frank Salerno
as Father Rutilio Grande
as Charles McKenzie
as Hugh Dorsey
as Howard Prescott
as Grock
as Kramer
as Harley Gage
as Alan Delour
as Duncan Idaho
as Elmo Bliss
as Michael Reynolds
as Albert Speer
as Dirk Pitt
as Julian Wunderlicht
as Jeff
as Jean Valjean
as Frederick
as Cmdr. Edward Devon
as Paul
as Joseph Armagh
as Francis
as Hawk
as Dusty
as Von Berg, A Prince
as Steve Macey
as Georges Nelson
as Dave Foley
as Chris Bailey
as Earl Hooker
as Man Kissing Bree in Night Club (uncredited)
as R. L. Davis
as Crowe Wheelwright
as Alex Tanner
as Eddie Dickinson
as Peter Crewe
as John Strafaci
as Jonah