Richard Jordan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Jordan (July 19, 1937 – August 30, 1993) was an American stage, screen and film 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, Raise the Titanic!, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Yakuza, The Bunker, Dune, The Secret of My Success, The Hunt for Red October, Posse and Gettysburg. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Dune (1984)

In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Arrakis—the only place where the space-travel substance Melange 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Francesca Annis  •  Leonardo Cimino  •  Brad Dourif  •  José Ferrer

In the year 10,191, the world is at war for control of the desert planet Arrakis—the only place where the space-travel substance Melange 'Spice' can be found. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with some unsavory characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  Francesca Annis  •  Leonardo Cimino  •  Brad Dourif  •  José Ferrer

Gettysburg (1993)

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald F. Maxwell
CAST:  Jeff Daniels  •  Tom Berenger  •  Martin Sheen  •  Sam Elliott

In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the goal of marching through to Washington, D.C. The Union Army of the Potomac, under the command of General George G. Meade, forms a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald F. Maxwell
CAST:  Jeff Daniels  •  Tom Berenger  •  Martin Sheen  •  Sam Elliott

Interiors (1978)

When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Diane Keaton  •  Kristin Griffith  •  Mary Beth Hurt  •  Richard Jordan

When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Diane Keaton  •  Kristin Griffith  •  Mary Beth Hurt  •  Richard Jordan

Klute (1971)

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Charles Cioffi  •  Roy Scheider

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Charles Cioffi  •  Roy Scheider

Logan's Run (1976)

In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Michael York  •  Richard Jordan  •  Jenny Agutter  •  Roscoe Lee Browne

In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Michael York  •  Richard Jordan  •  Jenny Agutter  •  Roscoe Lee Browne

Solarbabies (1986)

In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Johnson
CAST:  Richard Jordan  •  Jami Gertz  •  Jason Patric  •  Lukas Haas

In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Johnson
CAST:  Richard Jordan  •  Jami Gertz  •  Jason Patric  •  Lukas Haas

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

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A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McTiernan
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Scott Glenn  •  Sam Neill

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McTiernan
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Scott Glenn  •  Sam Neill

The Mean Season (1985)

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Borsos
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Mariel Hemingway  •  Richard Jordan  •  Andy García

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a deadly trap.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Borsos
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Mariel Hemingway  •  Richard Jordan  •  Andy García

The Secret of My Success (1987)

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Helen Slater  •  Richard Jordan  •  Margaret Whitton

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York, but once in New York, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When Brantley visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Helen Slater  •  Richard Jordan  •  Margaret Whitton

The Yakuza (1974)

Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter - and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Ken Takakura  •  Brian Keith  •  Herb Edelman

Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George's kidnapped daughter - and ends up on the wrong side of the Yakuza, the notorious Japanese mafia...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Ken Takakura  •  Brian Keith  •  Herb Edelman

Romero (1989)

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Duigan
CAST:  Raúl Juliá  •  Richard Jordan  •  Ana Alicia  •  Eddie Velez

Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Duigan
CAST:  Raúl Juliá  •  Richard Jordan  •  Ana Alicia  •  Eddie Velez

Posse (1993)

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Van Peebles
CAST:  Mario Van Peebles  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.  •  Big Daddy Kane

A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mario Van Peebles
CAST:  Mario Van Peebles  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.  •  Big Daddy Kane

Rooster Cogburn (1975)

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Minister Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Millar
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Anthony Zerbe  •  Richard Jordan

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Minister Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of Marshal Cogburn to hunt them down and bring her father's killers to justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Millar
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Katharine Hepburn  •  Anthony Zerbe  •  Richard Jordan

Primary Motive (1992)

In this political thriller, a gubernatorial candidate's idealistic press secretary discovers that the opposing political candidate has feathered the nest of his campaigns with terrible lies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Adams
CAST:  Judd Nelson  •  Richard Jordan  •  Sally Kirkland  •  Justine Bateman

In this political thriller, a gubernatorial candidate's idealistic press secretary discovers that the opposing political candidate has feathered the nest of his campaigns with terrible lies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Adams
CAST:  Judd Nelson  •  Richard Jordan  •  Sally Kirkland  •  Justine Bateman

Timebomb (1991)

When someone tries to murder watchmaker Eddy Kay, the incident triggers a barrage of nightmares and flashbacks into a past that isn't his own. Fearing for his sanity, Eddy contacts psychiatrist Dr. Anna Nolmar for help. Anna thinks he's hallucinating until another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avi Nesher
CAST:  Michael Biehn  •  Patsy Kensit  •  Tracy Scoggins  •  Robert Culp

When someone tries to murder watchmaker Eddy Kay, the incident triggers a barrage of nightmares and flashbacks into a past that isn't his own. Fearing for his sanity, Eddy contacts psychiatrist Dr. Anna Nolmar for help. Anna thinks he's hallucinating until another ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avi Nesher
CAST:  Michael Biehn  •  Patsy Kensit  •  Tracy Scoggins  •  Robert Culp

Shout (1991)

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Walters  •  Heather Graham  •  Richard Jordan

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Walters  •  Heather Graham  •  Richard Jordan

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Peter Boyle  •  Richard Jordan  •  Steven Keats

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Peter Boyle  •  Richard Jordan  •  Steven Keats

Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989)

Based on the true story of Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Seth Green
CAST:  A Martinez  •  Richard Jordan  •  Lisa Eilbacher  •  BJ Davis

Based on the true story of Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Seth Green
CAST:  A Martinez  •  Richard Jordan  •  Lisa Eilbacher  •  BJ Davis

Old Boyfriends (1979)

When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Tewkesbury
CAST:  Talia Shire  •  Richard Jordan  •  Keith Carradine  •  John Belushi

When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Tewkesbury
CAST:  Talia Shire  •  Richard Jordan  •  Keith Carradine  •  John Belushi

Delusion (1991)

In this fast-paced, noirish road movie, a computer expert embezzles half a million dollars and races off to Reno to start anew. Unfortunately, en route, he picks up a pair of hitchers and ends up entangled with a crazed couple who commandeer his car and leave him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Colpaert
CAST:  Jim Metzler  •  Jennifer Rubin  •  Kyle Secor  •  Jerry Orbach

In this fast-paced, noirish road movie, a computer expert embezzles half a million dollars and races off to Reno to start anew. Unfortunately, en route, he picks up a pair of hitchers and ends up entangled with a crazed couple who commandeer his car and leave him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Colpaert
CAST:  Jim Metzler  •  Jennifer Rubin  •  Kyle Secor  •  Jerry Orbach
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