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Jack Lord

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.

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Known For

Dr. No
Dr. No
Man of the West
Man of the West
God's Little Acre
God's Little Acre
The Hangman
The Hangman
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
The Tattooed Stranger
The Tattooed Stranger
Project X
Project X
Tip on a Dead Jockey
Tip on a Dead Jockey
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Name of the Game Is Kill
The Name of the Game Is Kill

Filmography

2021 Wolfe
as Eric Haim
1980 M Station: Hawaii
as Adm. Henderson
1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1968 Cocoon
as Det. Steve McGarrett
1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Det. Steve McGarrett
1968 The Name of the Game Is Kill
as Symcha Lipa
1968 The Counterfeit Killer
as Don Owens
1967 The High Chaparral
as Dan Brookes
1967 The Ride to Hangman's Tree
as Guy
1967 Ironside
as John Trask
1967 The Invaders
as George Vikor
1966 The Doomsday Flight
as Special Agent Frank Thompson
1965 The F.B.I.
as Frank Andreas Shroeder
1965 The Loner
as Reverend Booker
1965 Laredo
as
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Pharos Mandor
1964 12 O'Clock High
as Lt. Col. Preston Gallagher
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Paul Campbell
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Harry Marcus
1963 The Fugitive
as Alan Bartlett