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Occupation
  
actor, director

Children
  
Jordan Gerler

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Adam Roarke

Years active
  
1962-1994


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Full Name
  
Richard Jordan Gerler

Born
  
August 8, 1937 (
1937-08-08
)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Died
  
April 27, 1996, Euless, Texas, United States

Spouse
  
Carla DeLane (m. 1989–1996)

Movies
  
Dirty Mary - Crazy Larry, Hells Angels on Wheels, Psych‑Out, Frogs, The Savage Seven

Similar People
  
Richard Rush, John Hough, Jack Starrett, James H Nicholson, John Gabriel

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Adam Roarke (August 8, 1937 – April 27, 1996) was an American actor and film director.

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Life and career

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Roarke was born Richard Jordan Gerler in Brooklyn, New York, where he was a street gang member during his youth. His father was a vaudeville comedian and his mother was a chorine, showgirl.

Richie, as he was affectionately called by friends, began his acting career under the name Jordan Grant; however, when he signed on with Universal Studios in 1957, he was told that he needed to change the name, because the studios already had one Mr. Grant (Cary Grant) under contract. Roarke appeared in a number of television series during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the role of Communications Officer Garrison in the original Star Trek pilot. He appeared in a string of AIP biker pictures along with Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and Bruce Dern in the late 1960s, beginning with Hells Angels on Wheels (1967), and culminating with The Losers (subsequently retitled Nam's Angels) in 1970. In 1974, Roarke appeared in the financially successful car chase film Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, with Fonda and Susan George, a role which showcased his range of acting skill.

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His "breakout role" came in 1980 when he portrayed Raymond Bailey, a self-important leading man whose stunt double was played by Steve Railsback in The Stunt Man. Peter O'Toole befriended Roarke during filming, and the two became drinking pals. Unfortunately, Roarke was unable to keep up with O’Toole, and was hospitalized with delirium tremens before shooting was concluded. Word spread around Hollywood quickly, and Roarke had difficulty finding work as a result. However, an offer to work on a low-budget independent film brought him to Austin, Texas in 1982. At the time, Texas had a burgeoning movie industry—billing itself as the "Third Coast"—but lacked any real opportunities for aspiring film actors to learn their craft from industry veterans. Recognizing this need, Roarke opened the "Film Actors Lab" in the Dallas Communications Complex at the Studios in Las Colinas. "Graduates" of his program include Darryl Cox, Benton Jennings, Lar Park Lincoln and Lou Diamond Phillips.

In 1989 Roarke married Carla DeLane and they had one child together. A child from Roarke’s previous marriage, Jordan Gerler, was also an actor, appearing in Rolling Thunder in 1977. Roarke died in Euless, Texas of an apparent heart attack.


Filmography

Actor
1994
Sioux City as
Douglas Goldman
1994
Dangerous Touch as
Robert Turner
1988
Slipping Into Darkness as
Sheriff
1986
Trespasses as
Drifter
1982
And They Are Off as
Dale Campbell
1982
The Beach Girls as
Carl Purdue
1982
Strike Force (TV Series) as
Doukas
- Internal Affairs (1982) - Doukas
1981
CHiPs (TV Series) as
Ray Evans
- Home Fires Burning (1981) - Ray Evans
1980
The Stunt Man as
Raymond Bailey
1979
Salvage 1 (TV Series) as
Spiro
- Up, Up and Away (1979) - Spiro
1979
Turnabout (TV Mini Series)
- Crass Reunion (1979)
1979
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) as
Willie Osborne
- Life on the Line (1979) - Willie Osborne
1978
Return from Witch Mountain as
Museum security guard (uncredited)
1977
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) as
Nash
- Killer Wind (1977) - Nash
1977
Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell as
Howard Hawks
1977
Delvecchio (TV Series) as
Harry
- The Madness Within: Part 2 (1977) - Harry
1976
The Keegans (TV Movie) as
Larry Keegan
1975
The Four Deuces as
Russ Timmons - the Reporter
1974
How Come Nobody's on Our Side? as
Person
1974
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry as
Deke
1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off as
Harry (uncredited)
1973
This Is a Hijack as
Mike Christie
1973
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Michael
- Night Cry (1973) - Michael
1972
Play It As It Lays as
Carter Lang
1972
Frogs as
Clint Crockett
1970
A Bullet for Pretty Boy as
'Preacher'
1970
The Losers as
Duke
1969
Hell's Belles as
Tampa
1968
Mod Squad (TV Series) as
Rick Potter
- The Guru (1968) - Rick Potter
1968
The Savage Seven as
Kisum
1968
Psych-Out as
Ben
1967
Hells Angels on Wheels as
Buddy
1966
El Dorado as
Matt MacDonald
1966
Cyborg 2087 as
Deputy Dan
1966
The Road West (TV Series) as
Hanson
- Ashes and Tallow and One True Love (1966) - Hanson
1966
Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series) as
C.P.O. Garrison
- The Cage (1966) - C.P.O. Garrison (uncredited)
1966
Women of the Prehistoric Planet as
Harris
1965
12 O'Clock High (TV Series) as
Captain Davis
- I Am the Enemy (1965) - Captain Davis
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) as
Cantrell
- The Foxes and Hounds Affair (1965) - Cantrell
1965
Fluffy as
Bob Brighton
1964
Ensign Pulver as
Mechanic (uncredited)
1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) as
Ed Walsh / Al
- The Sign of Satan (1964) - Ed Walsh
- A Matter of Murder (1964) - Al (as Jordan Grant)
1964
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) as
Sgt. Kelliher
- The Best There Is (1964) - Sgt. Kelliher
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Paul Durbin
- Are There Any More Out There Like You? (1963) - Paul Durbin
1963
The Virginian (TV Series) as
Jimmy Raker
- A Portrait of Marie Valonne (1963) - Jimmy Raker
1963
Combat! (TV Series) as
Marks
- The Sniper (1963) - Marks (as Jordan Grant)
1962
13 West Street as
Jack (as Jordan Gerler)
1961
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) as
2nd Corpsman
- People Need People (1961) - 2nd Corpsman (as Jordan Gerler)
Director
1986
Trespasses
Archive Footage
2014
Missing Reel (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Deke
- Car Chase Pictures (2014) - Deke
1966
Star Trek: The Original Series (TV Series) as
C.P.O. Garrison
- The Menagerie: Part II (1966) - C.P.O. Garrison
- The Menagerie: Part I (1966) - C.P.O. Garrison

References

Adam Roarke Wikipedia