Bobby Jordan
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1923-04-01
- Died
- 1965-09-10
- Place of birth
- Harrison, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Bob Jordan · Robert Jordon · Robert G. Jordan
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Bonanza
1959
as Thug #2
Dragnet
1951
Maverick
1957
as Willy / Bank Teller (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
Route 66
1960
as Garage Attendant (uncredited)
The Odd Couple
1970
as Doris Atkins
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Auto Mechanic (uncredited)
Highway Patrol
1955
as Ed
The Millionaire
1955
as Press Agent
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Connie Thorpe
M Squad
1957
as Car Lot Employee
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Boy at Piano
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Boston Blackie
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Casey Jones
1957
as Billy Mapes
Movies (54)
Dead End
1937
as Angel
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938
as Swing
Reformatory
1938
as Pinkey Leonard
Destroyer
1943
as Sobbing Sailor
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Jimmy Glenn
Crime School
1938
as Lester 'Squirt' Smith
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Joe 'Joey' Dingle
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Danny Lions
Let's Get Tough
1942
as Danny Connors
On Dress Parade
1939
as Cadet Ronny Morgan
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom
The Beginning or the End
1947
as Radioman on Tinian Receiving A-Bomb Message
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as The East Side Kids (archive footage)
The Matchmaking Marshal
1955
as Steven 'Steve' Manson
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991
as Danny (archive footage)
Live Wires
1946
as Bobby
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Tommy
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Danny Breslin
Pride of the Bowery
1940
as Danny
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
as Danny Collins
The Man Is Armed
1956
as Thorne (as Bob Jordan)
Military Academy
1940
as Dick Hill
Clancy Street Boys
1943
as Danny
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Angel
My Bill
1938
as Reginald Colbrook
Junior Army
1942
as Jockey
Spook Busters
1946
as Bobby
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Danny
Off the Record
1939
as Mickey Fallon
Kid Millions
1934
as Tourist (uncredited)
High Tor
1956
as 3rd Sailor
Flying Wild
1941
as Danny Graham
You're Not So Tough
1940
as Rap
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942
as Danny Lyons
Hard Boiled Mahoney
1947
as Bobby
The Eddie Cantor Story
1953
as Customer
That Gang of Mine
1940
as Danny Dolan
Boys of the City
1940
as Danny Dolan
Swingtime in the Movies
1938
as Crime School Kid (uncredited)
Give Us Wings
1940
as Rap
Hell's Kitchen
1939
as Joel "Joey" Richards
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Bernie Smith
Spooks Run Wild
1941
as Danny
Bowery Bombshell
1946
as Bobby
Mr. Hex
1946
as Bobby
In Fast Company
1946
as Bobby
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
1943
as Jinx Roberts
Smart Alecks
1942
as Danny Stevens
Bowery Champs
1944
as Bobby Jordan
Treasure of Monte Cristo
1949
as Tony Torecelli
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
1942
as Self
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
as Bobby
Secret of Outlaw Flats
1953
as Sandy Smith
News Hounds
1947
as Bobby
About Bobby Jordan
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… With 69 credits spanning from 1934 to 1991, Bobby Jordan has appeared in 54 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bobby Jordan Movies
- Dead End (1937) — as Angel
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) — as Swing
- Reformatory (1938) — as Pinkey Leonard
- Destroyer (1943) — as Sobbing Sailor
- Dust Be My Destiny (1939) — as Jimmy Glenn
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