Jack Lord

Born: 1920-12-30, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1998-01-21

Biography

John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name Jack Lord, was an American television, film, and Broadway actor. He was known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the American television program Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1980. Lord appeared in feature films earlier in his career, among them Man of the West (1958). He was the first actor to play recurring character Felix Leiter in the first James Bond film Dr. No.

Filmography

• Ironside (1967)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Dr. Kildare (1961)
• Rawhide (1959)
• The Virginian (1962)
• Studio One (1948)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
• Route 66 (1960)
• Combat! (1962)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
• Climax! (1954)
• Suspense (1949)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• The Invaders (1967)
• 12 O'Clock High (1964)
• Dr. No (1962)
• Checkmate (1960)
• Laredo (1965)
• Man of the West (1958)
• God's Little Acre (1958)
• The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
• The Vagabond King (1956)
• The Tattooed Stranger (1950)
• The Counterfeit Killer (1968)
• M Station: Hawaii (1980)
• M Station: Hawaii (1980)
• The Doomsday Flight (1966)