Patrick Jordan
Biography
Patrick Jordan was a British actor whose career took in the stage, film and television. Raised in Harrow, Middlesex, he started out with the Old Vic in 1946, playing in a New Theatre production of Richard II that Ralph Richardson directed. Further Shakespeare work with the company followed, among it The Taming of the Shrew and Coriolanus. His film work leaned toward war stories, with credits in Too Late the Hero (1970), Play Dirty (1969) and The Heroes of Telemark (1965). He was perhaps best known for an uncredited speaking part in Star Wars (1977), playing Cass, an Imperial officer and aide to Grand Moff Tarkin, which he obtained through Alec Guinness. Television appearances came in The Bill, Crossroads, Poirot, Shine on Harvey Moon, Terry and June, Angels and Minder. He retired in 1995 and died in 2020.
96years old at death
- Born Harrow
- Died Alpheton
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Albert Patrick Jordan
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 11 years1959 to 1970
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First role
Jordan's first stage role came in 1946, when he appeared in an Old Vic production of Richard II at the New Theatre, directed by Ralph Richardson and featuring Harry Andrews and Alec Guinness.
Big break
Jordan's most notable part was an uncredited speaking role in Star Wars (1977), playing Imperial Officer Cass, an aide to Grand Moff Tarkin. Guinness, who was Obi-Wan Kenobi, helped him get the role.
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Aldrich directed two of these films. Stanley Baker appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Stanley Baker's page
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Harry Andrews's page
William Marlowe's page
Max Faulkner's page
All films by Robert Aldrich
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.