Robert Anson Jordan Jr. (July 19, 1937 â€" August 30, 1993) was an
American stage, screen, and television 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,
Old Boyfriends, Raise the Titanic, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The
Yakuza, Interiors, The Bunker, Dune, The Secret of My Success,
Timebomb, The Hunt for Red October, Posse and Gettysburg.Jordan was
born in New York City to Robert Anson Jordan, Sr. from Boston,
Massachusetts and Constance (née Hand) from New York. His maternal
grandfather was Learned Hand, judge of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit, and one of the more respected jurists
in the United States. In 1942, when Jordan was five years old, his
parents divorced. His mother married Newbold Morris, president of the
New York City Council. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia officiated at the
ceremony held in Gracie Mansion, the first marriage performed
there.Jordan attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Following his graduation from Harvard University in 1958, Jordan began
his acting career in earnest.
American stage, screen, and television 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,
Old Boyfriends, Raise the Titanic, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The
Yakuza, Interiors, The Bunker, Dune, The Secret of My Success,
Timebomb, The Hunt for Red October, Posse and Gettysburg.Jordan was
born in New York City to Robert Anson Jordan, Sr. from Boston,
Massachusetts and Constance (née Hand) from New York. His maternal
grandfather was Learned Hand, judge of the United States Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit, and one of the more respected jurists
in the United States. In 1942, when Jordan was five years old, his
parents divorced. His mother married Newbold Morris, president of the
New York City Council. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia officiated at the
ceremony held in Gracie Mansion, the first marriage performed
there.Jordan attended the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut.
Following his graduation from Harvard University in 1958, Jordan began
his acting career in earnest.
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