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Jack Lord Biography

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  • Birth Name: John Joseph Patrick Ryan
  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/30/1920, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 01/21/1998
  • Profession: Actor
Jack Lord Fast Facts:
  • Earned a football scholarship to New York University.
  • Served as a Merchant Marine officer.
  • As a painter, his work has been exhibited in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art.
  • Sold Cadillacs to support himself while studying acting at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
  • Supposedly turned down the role of Captain Kirk on Star Trek.
  • Insisted, much to CBS's chagrin, that Hawaii Five-O be filmed entirely on location.
    Jack Lord Relationships:
  • Ellen Josephine Ryan - Mother
  • Marie Lord - Wife
  • William Lawrence Ryan - Father

  • College:
  • New York University, New York, NY (BS, 1954)
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