Bobby Jordan
Acting
Born April 1, 1923 · Harrison, New York, USA
Biography
Though he was the youngest, Jordan was the first of the boys who made up the Dead End Kids to work in films with a role in a 1933 Universal short. In 1935, he became one of the original Dead End Kids by winning the role of Angel in Sydney Kingsley's Broadway drama Dead End about life in the slums of the east side of New York City. The play was performed at the Belasco Theatre and ran for three years with over 600 performances. He appeared for the first season and the beginning of the second but left in mid-November 1936. He returned in time to join the others in 1937 in Hollywood, California t…
Known For · 40 titles
Bonanza
Dragnet
Maverick
Rawhide
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Highway Patrol
Route 66
The Odd Couple
The Millionaire
77 Sunset Strip
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
M Squad
Lux Video Theatre
Boston Blackie
Casey Jones
Angels with Dirty Faces
Reformatory
A Slight Case of Murder
Dead End
On Dress Parade
Destroyer
Angels Wash Their Faces
Live Wires
Spooks Run Wild
They Made Me a Criminal
Dust Be My Destiny
Hell's Kitchen
Young Tom Edison
In Fast Company
Treasure of Monte Cristo
Junior Army
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
The Beginning or the End
Crime School
Ghosts on the Loose
The Eddie Cantor Story
The Matchmaking Marshal
Mr. Wise Guy
That Gang of Mine
High Tor