Jack Lord

Jack Lord

actor, producer, director

Jack Lord was born on Dec 30, 1920 in USA. Jack Lord's big-screen debut came with The Tattooed Stranger directed by Edward Montagne in 1950, strarring Detective Deke Del Vecchio (uncredited). Jack Lord is known for Hawaii Five-O directed by Michael O'Herlihy, Jack Lord stars as Det. Steve McGarrett and James MacArthur as Danny Williams. Jack Lord has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Jack Lord achieved is Western Heritage Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Jack Lord plays is Hawaii Five-O - Season 12 which will be released on Sep 20, 1968.

Jack Lord will probably be best remembered as Steve McGarrett in the long running television series Hawaii police d'état (1968), but he was much more than that however. He starred in several movies, directed several episodes of his show, was in several Broadway productions, and was an accomplished artist. Two of his paintings were acquired by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum of Modern Art by the time he was twenty. Lord was also 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. He met his son from his first marriage, who was killed in an accident when he was thirteen, only once as a baby.

  • Birthday

    Dec 30, 1920
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 1 nominations

Western Heritage Awards
1963
Fictional Television Drama
Winner - Bronze Wrangler

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