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Jack Lord
Lord as Felix Leiter in Dr. No
Birth name	John Joseph Patrick Ryan
Born	December 30, 1920(1920-12-30) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	January 21, 1998 (aged 77) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S

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 best known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the American television program Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1980. Lord also appeared in several classic feature films, among them Man of the West (1958) starring Gary Cooper. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Felixleiter. ... Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. ... Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the city and county of Honolulu, see City & County of Honolulu. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A stage name, also called a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musicians, djs, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... A television program (US), television programme (UK) or simply television show is a segment of programming in television broadcasting. ... Hawaii Five-O is an American television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii state police department. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Man of the West is a 1958 western film directed by Anthony Mann in his last film of the genre. ... Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage. ...

Early years

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jack Lord was the son of Irish-American parents. His father, William Lawrence Ryan was a steamship company executive. He developed his equestrian skills on his mother's fruit farm in the Hudson River Valley. At the age of fifteen he started spending summers at sea, and from the deck of cargo ships, painted and sketched the landscapes he encountered — Africa, the Mediterranean and China. He was educated at John Adams High School in Ozone Park, New York, Fort Trumbull Merchant Marine Academy, then located in New London, Connecticut, graduating as an Ensign with a Third Mates License. This article is about the borough of New York City. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... John Adams High School (H.S. 480) (often referred to locally as John Adams) is a public High School in Ozone Park, New York. ... Ozone Park is a New York City neighborhood located in the southwestern part of the borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Howard Beach, and the borough of Brooklyn. ... Nickname: Motto: MARE LIBERUM Coordinates: , NECTA Norwich-New London Region Southeastern Connecticut Settled 1646 (Pequot Plantation) Named 1658 (New London) Incorporated (city) 1784 Government  - Type Council-manager  - City council Margaret Mary Curtin, Mayor Kevin J. Cavanagh, Dep. ... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... The third officer of a merchant vessel. ...

On a football scholarship to New York University he secured a degree in Fine Arts. He spent the first year of World War II with the War Department's Corps of Engineers, building bridges in Persia. He then returned to the Merchant Marine as an Able Seaman before enrolling in the deck officer course at Fort Trumbull. While making maritime training films, he took to the idea of acting. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Persia redirects here. ... This article is about a civilian occupation. ...

This is when he decided to attend the Neighborhood Playhouse, working first as a salesman for Horgan Ford, then later as a Cadillac salesman in New York to fund his studies. Later, at the Actor's Studio, he studied with Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, and Marilyn Monroe. The Neighborhood Playhouse is an actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford Meisner. ... The Actors Studio is a theatrical school and workshop located in the Old Labor Stage on 44th Street in New York City. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... This article is about the American actor and race team owner. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe award winning[1] American actress, model, Hollywood icon[2], and sex symbol. ...

Career

Jack Lord in a scene from Hawaii Five-O.

His first work on Broadway was in, "Traveling Lady" with Kim Stanley. He was then cast as a replacement for Ben Gazarra in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Prior to that he had been in several off and pre-broadway plays including "The Little Hut"(his first play), "The Illegitimist",and "The Savage". His first Hollywood movie role was in "Court Martial of Billy Mitchell" with Gary Cooper. Early in his career, he met his wife, Marie, who gave up her own career to support him. Image File history File links Daniel Wedge File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Daniel Wedge File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Hawaii Five-O is an American television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii state police department. ... Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a Tony-nominated play by Tennessee Williams. ... ... Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage. ... Marie Lord (1905-2005) was born Marie L. de Narde in St. ...

Lord was the first actor to play the character of Felix Leiter in the James Bond film series, introduced in the first Bond film, Dr. No. One story alleges that the film producers did not ask Lord to reprise the role in later films, since they felt that having the same actor playing Leiter would upstage the dominance of Sean Connery as the leading man. There is another story that Lord demanded co-star billing, a bigger role and more money to reprise the Felix Leiter role in Goldfinger (film) with Guy Hamilton casting the role to an older actor to make Leiter more of an American 'M' than a friend to Bond. Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. ... 007 redirects here. ... Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... Goldfinger is the third film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Sean Connery as the MI6 agent. ... Guy Hamilton (born September 11, 1922 [1]) is a noted English film director. ...

In 1962, Lord starred as Stoney Burke, a rodeo cowboy from Mission Ridge, South Dakota, in the television series of that name.

In 1965, Jack Lord was considered for the role of Captain Kirk on Star Trek; the role ultimately went to William Shatner. Because Lord wanted to co-produce and have a percentage in ownership of the series, he was ultimately rejected by both Gene Roddenberry and Desilu Studios. Captain James T. Kirk James Tiberius Kirk, a fictional character in the Star Trek television series, was the captain of the starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A). ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... William Alan Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor who gained fame for playing James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ... Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ... Desilu Productions was a company jointly owned by American actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. ...

Artist

After Hawaii Five-O, Lord concentrated on his painting and his work was well-renowned — one of his paintings was formerly housed by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art — and his art has been housed in some 40 museums worldwide.^[1] Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Elevation The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as the Met, is one of the worlds largest and most important art museums. ...

Death

Jack Lord died of congestive heart failure at his home on January 21, 1998 in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 77. Friends reported that in his final years, Lord suffered from Alzheimer's or a similar degenerative disease.^[2] He left an estate of $40 million, and being a philanthropist in his lifetime, the entire estate went to various Hawaiian charities upon his wife Marie's death in 2005.^[3] Portions of their estate were auctioned on eBay in March 2007]. Congestive heart failure (CHF), also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with or pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the city and county of Honolulu, see City & County of Honolulu. ... Alzheimers disease (AD), also known simply as Alzheimers, is a neurodegenerative disease that, in its most common form, is found in people over age 65. ...

Trivia

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• Jack Lord's television debut was on the April 11, 1954 telecast of "Follow That Man" in an episode entitled "The Chinese Dolls." The series has never been aired on network television since it went off the air in 1956, but is available commercially on DVD. This very episode is also scheduled for a public film showing at the Mid atlantic nostalgia convention in Aberdeen, Maryland in September 2007.
• The above is true,"Jack Lord" did debut in China Dolls however; prior to that time he played parts in "The Red Menace" and "Project X" which were credited under his given name.
• The producers of the 2000 Norm MacDonald comedy Screwed paid homage to Lord by making Danny DeVito's character Grover the zealous vice-president of the "Jack Lord Fan Club". The film's focus on this topic included scenes from Hawaii Five-O being watched (and spoken word for word) by Grover.
• Traci Lords derived her stage name from the last name of her favorite actor.
• Jack Lord also appears in the lead role of John Fry in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's movie Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot
• Game show host Richard Dawson made fun of Jack Lord on the first episode of Family Feud when it debuted in 1976. His first line was "I haven't been this excited since I got the oil drilling rights to Jack Lord's hair!"
• Originally, he wanted to be billed "Jack Ryan," but another actor had already registered that name with Actors' Equity Association. He wanted a short name that would fit on a movie marquee, so he became "Jack Lord" instead.
• A dedicated liberal activist, he was a vocal advocate of gun control in the United States, though he used guns in nearly every performance.
• He was dubbed "the Lord" (behind his back) by the cast and crew of Hawaii Five-O because of his imperious manner^{[citation needed]}.
• He was known for being a very cultured man who loved reading poetry out loud on the set of his TV show and as being somewhat reclusive at his Honolulu home.
• Lord met his son (from his first marriage), only once when the boy was an infant; his son was later killed in an accident at the age of thirteen.
• In an interview for the May 1970 issue of Photoplay, he talks about his Irish-American background, referring to his father Lawrence Ryan as "big and tough and Irish" and his mother, Josephine O'Brien as an "Irish matriarch".

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References

External links

• The Jack Lord Photo Gallery
• http://www.jacklordpersonalmemorabilia.com/
• Jack Lord at the Internet Movie Database
• Photographs of several Jack Lord paintings at the M&E Five-O Page (German)