Portrait of Bobby Jordan

Acting

Bobby Jordan

Career

Active from 1938 to 1955, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bobby Jordan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.3, average 4.7
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Comedy 4
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • East Side Kids 2
  • B-Movie Charm 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Redemption Story 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Boxing Drama 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

as Danny (archive footage)

1980s

1 title
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)

as The East Side Kids (archive footage)

1970s

1 title ยท average score 52
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Doris Atkins

1960s

1 title ยท average score 48
Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Garage Attendant (uncredited)

1950s

17 titles ยท average score 67
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Thug #2

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Auto Mechanic (uncredited)

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Bank Teller (uncredited) / Willy

M Squad
M Squad (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Car Lot Employee

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Connie Thorpe

Casey Jones
Casey Jones (1957)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Billy Mapes

Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Ed

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Press Agent

The Matchmaking Marshal
The Matchmaking Marshal (1955)

as Steven 'Steve' Manson

Dragnet
Dragnet (1951)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Conductor

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Boy at Piano

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 56
News Hounds
News Hounds (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bobby

Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
GoodWatch score 40

as Danny

Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Danny Lions

Clancy Street Boys
Clancy Street Boys (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Danny

Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Danny Collins

Let's Get Tough
Let's Get Tough (1942)
GoodWatch score 48

as Danny Connors

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Danny Lyons

Spooks Run Wild
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
GoodWatch score 45

as Danny

Bowery Blitzkrieg
Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

as Danny Breslin

That Gang of Mine
That Gang of Mine (1940)
GoodWatch score 39

as Danny Dolan

Pride of the Bowery
Pride of the Bowery (1940)
GoodWatch score 40

as Danny

Boys of the City
Boys of the City (1940)
GoodWatch score 54

as Danny Dolan

1930s

14 titles ยท average score 66
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Cadet Ronny Morgan

Off the Record
Off the Record (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mickey Fallon

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Angel

Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joel "Joey" Richards

Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jimmy Glenn

Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bernie Smith

Reformatory
Reformatory (1938)

as Pinkey Leonard

Angels with Dirty Faces
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
GoodWatch score 90

as Swing

Crime School
Crime School (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lester 'Squirt' Smith

My Bill
My Bill (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Reginald Colbrook

A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom

Dead End
Dead End (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Angel