Jack Lord

TV Actor

Birthday December 30, 1920

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Brooklyn, NY

DEATH DATE Jan 21, 1998 (77)

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About

Played the role of police detective Steve McGarrett on the original version of TV's Hawaii Five-0. He also worked as a director on many of the TV episodes he appeared in. 

Before Fame

He spent many summers at sea in his youth and painted landscapes of all the exotic locations he traveled to.

Trivia

He played the role of Felix Leiter in Dr. No, a character who has appeared in many Bond films. His acting credits go beyond Hollywood, as he performed in a number of Broadway plays throughout his career. As a painter, he saw two of his works selected by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art by the time he turned twenty years-old.

Family Life

He married second wife, Marie de Narde in 1949.

Associated With

He worked with Barry Nelson on James Bond films.