Bobby Jordan

Bobby Jordan

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1923-04-01
Deathday: 1965-09-10 (42 years old)

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 to make the movie version of the play, starring big names such as Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, Sylvia Sidney, and Claire Trevor.


Following the making of Dead End, Jordan found himself "released" from his contract at Goldwyn, and, subsequently, he appeared at Warner Brothers with the rest of the Dead End Kids. After one year, Warners released most of them, but kept Leo Gorcey and Jordan as solo performers. Jordan appeared (as "Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom") in Warner's Damon Runyon comedy A Slight Case of Murder (1938) and at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Young Tom Edison (1940).


In 1940, Jordan appeared in the film Military Academy and accepted an offer from producer Sam Katzman to star in a new tough-kid series called "The East Side Kids." Leo Gorcey soon joined him, then Huntz Hall, and the trio continued to lead the series through 1943, when Jordan entered the United States Army during World War II as a foot soldier in the 97th Infantry Division. He was subsequently involved in an elevator accident, when the elevator fell five floors, that forced him to have surgery to remove his right kneecap.

Filmography

all 67

Movies 54

TV Shows 13

self 3

Garage Attendant (uncredited)
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Auto Mechanic (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Bank Teller (uncredited) / Willy
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV
5.33
Car Lot Employee
M Squad

M Squad (1957)

TV
Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End (1947)

Movie
Sobbing Sailor
Destroyer

Destroyer (1943)

Movie
Cadet Ronny Morgan
On Dress Parade

On Dress Parade (1939)

Movie
Crime School Kid (uncredited)
Swingtime in the Movies

Swingtime in the Movies (1938)

Movie
Reginald Colbrook
My Bill

My Bill (1938)

Movie
Lester 'Squirt' Smith
Crime School

Crime School (1938)

Movie
Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom
A Slight Case of Murder

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

Movie
Tourist (uncredited)
Kid Millions

Kid Millions (1934)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1923-04-01

Deathday
1965-09-10 (42 years old)

Birth Place
Harrison, New York, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Bob Jordan, Robert Jordon, Robert G. Jordan

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Leo Gorcey worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
32 Movies
Huntz Hall
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Huntz Hall worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
31 Movies
Gabriel Dell
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Gabriel Dell worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
21 Movies
David Gorcey
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David Gorcey worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
17 Movies
Sam Katzman
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Sam Katzman worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
14 Movies
Billy Halop
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Billy Halop worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
12 Movies
2 TV Shows
William Benedict
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William Benedict worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
13 Movies
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Sunshine Sammy Morrison worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
12 Movies
Bernard Gorcey
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Bernard Gorcey worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
10 Movies
William West
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William West worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
9 Movies
Bernard Punsly
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Bernard Punsly worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
9 Movies
John Litel
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John Litel worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
5 Movies
3 TV Shows
William Beaudine
Bobby Jordan,
William Beaudine worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
8 Movies
John Harmon
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John Harmon worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
1 Movie
7 TV Shows
Bobby Stone
Bobby Jordan,
Bobby Stone worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
8 Movies
Jan Grippo
Bobby Jordan,
Jan Grippo worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
8 Movies
Dave Milton
Bobby Jordan,
Dave Milton worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
8 Movies
Jay Novello
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Jay Novello worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
7 TV Shows
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Arthur Hammond worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
7 Movies
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Glen Glenn worked together with Bobby Jordan in:
7 Movies
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