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Jack Lord

Age: 77 (passed away Jan. 21st, 1998)
Height: 6'

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Dec. 30th, 1920

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Jack Lord's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Hawaii Five-O	Det. Steve Mc&hellip
Stoney Burke	Stoney Burke
Appointment with Adventure	Bill

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Jack Lord will probably be best remembered as Steve McGarett in the long running television series "Hawaii Five-O" (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.

TRIVIA:

Originally wanted to be billed as "Jack Ryan," but discovered that another actor had already registered that name with Actor's Equity. He wanted a short name, so he chose "Jack Lord" instead.
Suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his final years.
Was considered for the part of Captain Kirk in _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv), but was rejected by 'Gene Roddenberry' (qv) and Desilu Studios because Lord wanted to also be co-producer, and own a percentage of the series.
A dedicated liberal activist, he was a vocal advocate of gun control in the United States.
An FBI file regarding a stalker lists his height as 6' 0", 2 inches shorter than his official biography.
'Traci Lords' (qv) has said she changed her name to "Lords" as an honor to her favorite actor, Jack Lord.
Best remembered by the public for his starring role in Hawaii Five-O (1968).
His estate donated $40 million to the Hawaii Community Foundation.