Richard Anson Jordan (July 19, 1937 – August 30, 1993) was a Harvard-educated American stage, screen and film actor. He was a long-time member of the New York Shakespeare Festival, and appeared 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 Succe$s, The Hunt for Red October and Gettysburg.
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Richard Anson Jordan (July 19, 1937 – August 30, 1993) was a Harvard-educated American stage, screen and film actor. He was a long-time member of the New York Shakespeare Festival, and appeared in many Off Broadway and Broadway plays. His films include Logan's Run, Les Misérables, Raise the Titanic!, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Yakuza, The Bunker, Dune, The Secret of My Succe$s, The Hunt for Red October and Gettysburg.
Jordan was born Robert Anson Jordan, Jr., in New York City, the son of Robert Anson Jordan of Boston and Constance Hand Jordan of New York. His maternal grandfather was the legendary Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Learned Hand, one of the most respected jurists in the history of the United States. In 1942, Jordan's parents divorced and his mother married Newbold Morris, president of the New York City Council. The marriage was performed by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia at Gracie Mansion,the first marriage performed there.
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