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Occupation
  
actor

Years active
  
1954-present


Name
  
William Jordan

Role
  
Television actor

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Full Name
  
William C. Jordan

Born
  
October 13, 1937 (age 86) (
1937-10-13
)

Movies and TV shows
  
Kingpin, Project UFO, A Man Called Horse, The Buddy Holly Story, The Parallax View

Similar People
  
Elliot Silverstein, Steve Rash, David Greene, Jack Webb, John Lissauer

William C. Jordan is an American film and television actor. He played Major Jake Gatlin on the television series Project UFO., among other roles in films and television series.

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Personal life

Jordan was born in Milan, Indiana. As a high school student, under the name Bill Jordan, Jordan was a member of the famous 1954 Milan High School basketball team that won the 1954 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Tournament. It was this 1954 Milan "Indians" basketball team on which the movie Hoosiers was loosely based. Jordan is a graduate of Indiana University.

During his career as an actor, Jordan rented an upscale apartment in Hollywood, while owning a large home in Arrowhead, California.

Filmography

Actor
2008
Terra Firma (Short) as
Barman
2005
Brooklyn Lobster as
John Evans
1998
Mowgli: The New Adventures of the Jungle Book (TV Series) as
Packwood
- Mowgli of the Seoni: Part 2 (1998) - Packwood
1997
Contact as
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
1997
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Jackson Blake Dupree
- Mayday (1997) - Jackson Blake Dupree
1996
Kingpin as
Mr. Boorg
1993
Silk Stalkings (TV Series) as
Fletcher Stanton
- Look the Other Way (1993) - Fletcher Stanton
1991
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (TV Movie) as
Hathaway
1990
Knots Landing (TV Series) as
Attorney
- Let's Get Married (1990) - Attorney
- The Fan Club (1990) - Attorney
1990
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Mark Johnson
- The Last Gasp (1990) - Mark Johnson
1989
Paradise (TV Series) as
Curtis Ivey
- Vengeance (1989) - Curtis Ivey
1988
High Mountain Rangers (TV Series) as
Tom Flanders
- Ambassador (1988) - Tom Flanders
1986
T.J. Hooker (TV Series) as
Bill Kennedy
- Into the Night (1986) - Bill Kennedy
1986
Beverly Hills Madam (TV Movie) as
Len Culver
1986
Knight Rider (TV Series) as
Dr. Ian Browning
- Deadly Knightshade (1986) - Dr. Ian Browning
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Masterson
- Charity Begins at Home (1984) - Masterson
1984
Lottery! (TV Series) as
Michael Saywe
- Miami: Sharing (1984) - Michael Saywe
1984
The Yellow Rose (TV Series) as
The Foreman
- Sacred Ground (1984) - The Foreman
1983
Hambone and Hillie as
Bert Rollins
1983
Nightmares as
Deputy (segment "Terror in Topanga") (uncredited)
1983
Simon & Simon (TV Series) as
D.A.'s Chief Prosecutor Dean Larkin
- Red Dog Blues (1983) - D.A.'s Chief Prosecutor Dean Larkin
1980
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Ben Pomeroy / Danzinger
- Obituary (1982) - Ben Pomeroy
- Cover-Up (1980) - Danzinger
1980
Secrets of Midland Heights (TV Series) as
Martin Wheeler
- Reunion of Strangers (1981) - Martin Wheeler
- Heritage of Sorrows (1981) - Martin Wheeler
- Friends and Lovers (1981) - Martin Wheeler
- Facing Facts (1981) - Martin Wheeler
- The Birthday Party (1981) - Martin Wheeler
- The Race (1981) - Martin Wheeler
- Letting Go (1981) - Martin Wheeler
- Hooverville (1980) - Martin Wheeler
- The Searchers (1980) - Martin Wheeler
- Decisions (1980) - Martin Wheeler
- Founder's Day (1980) - Martin Wheeler
1980
Beyond Westworld (TV Series) as
Joseph Oppenheimer
- Take-Over (1980) - Joseph Oppenheimer
- The Lion (1980) - Joseph Oppenheimer
- Sound of Terror (1980) - Joseph Oppenheimer
- My Brother's Keeper (1980) - Joseph Oppenheimer
- Westworld Destroyed (1980) - Joseph Oppenheimer
1979
Friendly Fire (TV Movie) as
Col. Byron Schindler
1978
Project U.F.O. (TV Series) as
Major Jake Gatlin / Major Jake Gatlin USAF
- Sighting 4013: The St. Hilary Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4012: The Rock and Hard Place Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4011: The Dollhouse Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4010: The Waterford Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4009: The French Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4008: The Desert Springs Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4007: The Forest City Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4006: The Nevada Desert Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4005: The Medicine Bow Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4004: The Howard Crossing Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4003: The Fremont Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin USAF
- Sighting 4002: The Joshua Flats Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin
- Sighting 4001: The Washington D.C. Incident (1978) - Major Jake Gatlin USAF
1978
The Buddy Holly Story as
Riley
1978
Gray Lady Down as
Waters
1978
King (TV Mini Series) as
John F. Kennedy
- Episode #1.3 (1978) - John F. Kennedy (credit only)
- Episode #1.2 (1978) - John F. Kennedy
- Episode #1.1 (1978) - John F. Kennedy
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as
Pres. John F. Kennedy
1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (TV Movie) as
James Kleist
1977
Lucan (TV Series) as
Gene Boone
- Pilot (1977) - Gene Boone
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) as
Police Officer Andrew Dolan / Jeffers / Terry Warde
- The Becker Connection (1977) - Police Officer Andrew Dolan
- The Italian Bird Fiasco (1976) - Jeffers
- Exit Prentiss Carr (1974) - Terry Warde
1976
The Disappearance of Aimee (TV Movie) as
Kenneth Ormiston
1975
Barbary Coast (TV Series) as
James Carr
- Arson and Old Lace (1975) - James Carr
1975
Cannon (TV Series) as
Holt
- Man in the Middle (1975) - Holt
1975
The Kansas City Massacre (TV Movie) as
John Dillinger
1973
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Bob Harris / Jerry DeSantis
- Cry Help! (1974) - Bob Harris
- Winterkill (1973) - Jerry DeSantis
1974
The Parallax View as
Tucker's Aide
1974
The New Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Art Kruger
- The Case of the Violent Valley (1974) - Art Kruger
1973
The Magician (TV Series) as
Sheriff R. Sanders
- Lady in a Trap (1973) - Sheriff R. Sanders
1973
Griff (TV Series) as
Johnny Barton
- The Framing of Billy the Kid (1973) - Johnny Barton
1973
The Invasion of the Dead (uncredited)
1973
Call to Danger (TV Movie) as
Tony Boyd
1972
The Sixth Sense (TV Series) as
John
- Five Widows Weeping (1972) - John
1972
Mannix (TV Series) as
Dave Benedict
- Lost Sunday (1972) - Dave Benedict
1972
Rage as
Maj. Cooper
1972
Deathmaster as
Monk Reynolds
1970
To Catch a Pebble
1970
A Man Called Horse as
Bent
1967
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Walt Leek / Rusher
- The Clarion (1969) - Walt Leek
- Night of Reckoning (1967) - Rusher
1968
The Big Valley (TV Series) as
Dave Carr
- A Stranger Everywhere (1968) - Dave Carr
1968
The High Chaparral (TV Series) as
Pearsall
- The Buffalo Soldiers (1968) - Pearsall
1968
Daktari (TV Series) as
Alfred Benton
- The Outsider (1968) - Alfred Benton
1968
Judd for the Defense (TV Series) as
Det. Sgt. Sidney Wagner
- What You Can Do with Money (1968) - Det. Sgt. Sidney Wagner
1967
Among the Paths to Eden (TV Movie)
1967
The Rat Patrol (TV Series) as
Major Bruder
- Mask-A-Raid (1967) - Major Bruder
1966
Hawk (TV Series) as
Agent
- The Living End of Sisterbaby (1966) - Agent
1966
Flipper (TV Series) as
Eric Tilton / Mr. Enfield
- An Errand for Flipper (1966) - Eric Tilton
- Gift Dolphin (1966) - Mr. Enfield
1964
Nothing But a Man as
Teenager

References

William Jordan (actor) Wikipedia