Richard Jordan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-07-19 (56 years old)

Deathday

1993-08-30

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, United States

Richard Jordan

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

Acting

1987

The Secret of My Success

as Howard Prescott

1990

The Hunt for Red October

as Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor

1984

Dune

as Duncan Idaho

1993

Gettysburg

as Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead

1976

Logan's Run

as Francis

1978

Les Misérables

as Jean Valjean

1971

Valdez Is Coming

as R. L. Davis

1985

The Mean Season

as Alan Delour

1980

Raise the Titanic

as Dirk Pitt

1991

Shout

as Eugene Benedict

1989

Romero

as Father Rutilio Grande

1972

Chato's Land

as Earl Hooker

1974

The Yakuza

as Dusty

1981

The Bunker

as Albert Speer

1986

Solarbabies

as Grock

1971

Lawman

as Crowe Wheelwright

1978

Interiors

as Frederick

1975

1973

Kamouraska

as Georges Nelson

1982

Washington Mistress

as Michael Reynolds

1986

1984

A Flash of Green

as Elmo Bliss

1979

1978

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

as Cmdr. Edward Devon

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as Self (archive footage)

1992

Primary Motive

as Chris Poulas

1991

Timebomb

as Col. Taylor

1991

Delusion

as Executive in Conference Room

1976

1964

Ready for the People

as Eddie Dickinson

1993

Posse

as Sheriff Bates

1973

Incident at Vichy

as Von Berg, A Prince

1971

Klute

as Man Kissing Bree in Night Club (uncredited)

Production

1984

A Flash of Green

as Producer

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