Bobby Jordan
Biography
Bobby Jordan was an American actor who became known as the youngest of the Dead End Kids and a member of the East Side Kids, the Little Tough Guys, and the Bowery Boys. Born in Harrison, New York, he began working as a child, appearing at four in an early movie of A Christmas Carol and later in short films, radio programs, and advertisements. In 1929 he was cast in the Broadway play Street Scene, and in 1935 he took the role of Angel in Sidney Kingsley's Dead End, which ran for three years, with more than 600 performances. He was part of the 1937 movie adaptation, then played Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom in A Slight Case of Murder (1938). After Warner Bros. kept him and Leo Gorcey as solo performers, he starred in The East Side Kids series, leading it with Gorcey and Huntz Hall until 1943. He died in 1965.
42years old at death
- Born Harrison
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 10 years1937 to 1947
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A first
Jordan was the youngest member of the Dead End Kids. In 1931, he became the first of the group to appear in films, working at the Vitaphone studio in Brooklyn.
Beyond film
In 1935, Jordan was cast as Angel in Sidney Kingsley's Broadway drama Dead End, set in New York City slums. The Belasco Theatre production lasted three years and over 600 performances.
First role
At four years old, Bobby Jordan worked in a movie version of A Christmas Carol that was made early on.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Huntz Hall's page
Leo Gorcey's page
Billy Halop's page
John Litel's page
Gabriel Dell's page
Bernard Punsly's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.