--- name: "Richard Jordan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-jordan" fi1m_id: "richard-jordan" imdb_id: "nm0430151" tmdb_id: 12518 wikidata_id: "Q492169" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 July 1937" died: "30 August 1993" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 60 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-04T23:28:41.454632+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Richard Jordan ## Identity Richard Jordan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-jordan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** richard-jordan - **IMDb ID:** nm0430151 - **TMDB ID:** 12518 - **Wikidata ID:** Q492169 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jordan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492169, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430151/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12518 Actor. Born 19 July 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 30 August 1993. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 July 1937, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 30 August 1993 - **Active:** 1980–1993 - **Also known as:** Robert Anson Jordan Jr., ریچارد جوردن, Richard Jordon - **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (1), 1980s 49 (2), 1990s 70 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 54 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, Western 1 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $339m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jordan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q492169, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430151/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12518 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*The Secret of My Success*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md) (62) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Raise the Titanic*](https://film.one/film/raise-the-titanic.md) (36) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Richard Jordan (born Robert Anson Jordan Jr.) was an American actor. He was a long-time member of the New York Shakespeare Festival and appeared in many Off-Broadway and Broadway productions. His screen credits include *Logan's Run* (1976), *Interiors* (1978), *Dune* (1984), *The Secret of My Success* (1987) and *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), in which he played Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, the National Security Advisor. Jordan also appeared in *Gettysburg* (1993) as Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead. He died in Los Angeles on 30 August 1993. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) ### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these - *Posse* (1993), Fi1m 58, as Sheriff Bates — [page](https://film.one/film/posse.md) - *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Dr. Jeffrey Pelt, National Security Advisor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md) - *The Secret of My Success* (1987), Fi1m 62, as Howard Prescott — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md) - *Raise the Titanic* (1980), Fi1m 36, as Dirk Pitt — [page](https://film.one/film/raise-the-titanic.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Klute* (1971), Fi1m 82, as Man Kissing Bree in Night Club (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/klute.md) ## Complete filmography (50) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Apartment of Erotic Horror* (2006), Producer - *Gettysburg* (1993), as Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead - *Posse* (1993), as Sheriff Bates — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/posse.md) - *Primary Motive* (1992), as Chris Poulas - *Shout* (1991), as Eugene Benedict - *Timebomb* (1991), as Col. Taylor - *Delusion* (1991), as Executive in Conference Room - *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), as Dr. Jeffrey Pelt · National Security Advisor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunt-for-red-october.md) - *Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker* (1989), as Frank Salerno - *Romero* (1989), as Father Rutilio Grande - *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Charles McKenzie - *The Murder of Mary Phagan* (1988), series, as Hugh Dorsey - *The Secret of My Success* (1987), as Howard Prescott — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-my-success.md) - *Solarbabies* (1986), as Grock - *The Men's Club* (1986), as Kramer - *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Harley Gage - *The Mean Season* (1985), as Alan Delour - *Dune* (1984), as Duncan Idaho - *A Flash of Green* (1984), as Elmo Bliss · Producer - *Washington Mistress* (1982), as Michael Reynolds - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Elmo Bliss, Kenneth Hoyle - *The Bunker* (1981), as Albert Speer - *Raise the Titanic* (1980), as Dirk Pitt — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/raise-the-titanic.md) - *A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square* (1980), as Pinky - *The French Atlantic Affair* (1979), series, as Julian Wunderlicht - *Arthur Miller on Home Ground* (1979), Actor - *Old Boyfriends* (1979), as Jeff - *Les Misérables* (1978), as Jean Valjean - *Interiors* (1978), as Frederick - *The Defection of Simas Kudirka* (1978), as Cmdr. Edward Devon - *One Night Stand* (1976), as Paul - *Captains and the Kings* (1976), series, as Joseph Armagh - *Logan's Run* (1976), as Francis - *Rooster Cogburn* (1975), as Hawk - *The Yakuza* (1974), as Dusty - *Incident at Vichy* (1973), as Von Berg, A Prince - *Kojak* (1973), series, as Steve Macey — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) - *Kamouraska* (1973), as Georges Nelson - *The Friends of Eddie Coyle* (1973), as Dave Foley - *Banacek* (1972), series, as Chris Bailey - *Chato's Land* (1972), as Earl Hooker - *The Trial of the Catonsville Nine* (1972), as George Mische - *Klute* (1971), as Man Kissing Bree in Night Club (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/klute.md) - *Valdez Is Coming* (1971), as R. L. Davis - *Lawman* (1971), as Crowe Wheelwright - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Alex Tanner - *Ready for the People* (1964), as Eddie Dickinson - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Peter Crewe, John Strafaci - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Jonah ## Gallery - ![Richard Jordan](https://film.one/media/person/77565/gallery-5d60c8525d9c.jpg) Richard Jordan — CBS Network, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Richard_Jordan_1981.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Richard Jordan](https://film.one/media/person/77565/gallery-19d832bbaa40.jpg) Richard Jordan — Image via TMDB - ![Richard Jordan](https://film.one/media/person/77565/gallery-687f0e2ba6d8.jpg) Richard Jordan — Image via TMDB - ![Richard Jordan](https://film.one/media/person/77565/gallery-4ea797eb9766.jpg) Richard Jordan — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1977: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated), for *Captains and the Kings* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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