Actor
Jack Lord
Born December 30, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died January 21, 199819 films
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.
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First watchDr. No19627.0as Felix LeiterAgent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters…View filmEssential films
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19 films as actor- 1980M Station: HawaiiAdm. Henderson
- 1968CocoonDet. Steve McGarrett
- 1968The Name of the Game Is KillSymcha Lipa
- 1968The Counterfeit KillerDon Owens
- 1967The Ride to Hangman's TreeGuy
- 1966The Doomsday FlightSpecial Agent Frank Thompson
- 1962Dr. NoFelix Leiter
- 1960Walk Like a DragonLincoln 'Linc' Bartlett
- 1959The HangmanJohnny Bishop
- 1958Man of the WestCoaley
- 1958God's Little AcreBuck Walden
- 1958The True Story of Lynn StuartWillie Down
- 1957Tip on a Dead JockeyJimmy Heldon
- 1957Williamsburg: The Story of a PatriotJohn Fry
- 1956The Vagabond KingFerrebouc
- 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellLt. Cmdr. Zachary 'Zack' Lansdowne
- 1950The Tattooed StrangerDet. Deke Del Vecchio
- 1950Cry MurderTommy Warren
- 1949Project XJohn Bates