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Acting

Richard Jordan

Career: Active from 1964 to 1992, busiest in 1976 and 1978 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 21
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: The Friends of Eddie Coyle
83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1977 · Nominated
Captains and the Kings
Source: Wikidata

Characters

2

The characters Richard Jordan played, best-known titles first.

Richard Jordan as Dr. Jeffrey Pelt

Richard Jordan as Francis

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Richard Jordan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Situational Comedy
1.5, average 2.7
Absurdist Humor
0.9, average 2.0
Physical Comedy
1.2, average 2.4
Fantasy
0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 4
Social Commentary 4
Moral Ambiguity 3
Political Intrigue 3
Character Study 3
Gritty Realism 2
Psychological Drama 2
Cold War Thriller 2
Feel-Good Movie 2
Classic Western 2
Racial Injustice 2
Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title

Apartment of Erotic Horror

Producer

1990s

7 titles · average score 55

Gettysburg

79

as Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead

Posse

44

as Sheriff Bates

Primary Motive

as Chris Poulas

Timebomb

49

as Col. Taylor

Shout

36

as Eugene Benedict

Delusion

58

as Executive in Conference Room

The Hunt for Red October

66

as Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor

1980s

16 titles · average score 57

Romero

75

as Father Rutilio Grande

Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker

70

as Frank Salerno

The Murder of Mary Phagan

68

TV show · as Hugh Dorsey

The Secret of My Success

52

as Howard Prescott

Solarbabies

25

as Grock

The Men's Club

35

as Kramer

The Mean Season

57

as Alan Delour

A Flash of Green

58

as Elmo Bliss

Washington Mistress

as Michael Reynolds

The Bunker

65

as Albert Speer

Raise the Titanic

42

as Dirk Pitt

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

53

as Pinky

1970s

20 titles · average score 67

Old Boyfriends

55

as Jeff

Les Misérables

72

as Jean Valjean

Interiors

72

as Frederick

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

as Cmdr. Edward Devon

Logan's Run

60

as Francis

Captains and the Kings

83

TV show · as Joseph Armagh

Rooster Cogburn

58

as Hawk

The Yakuza

61

as Dusty

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

83

as Dave Foley

Chato's Land

63

as Earl Hooker

Lawman

66

as Crowe Wheelwright

Valdez Is Coming

64

as R. L. Davis

1960s

4 titles · average score 67

The F.B.I.

65

TV show · as Alex Tanner

Ready for the People

as Eddie Dickinson

Ben Casey

65

TV show

The Defenders

71

TV show · as John Strafaci / Peter Crewe

1950s

1 title · average score 69

Naked City

69

TV show · as Jonah