Jack Lord

John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name, Jack Lord, was an American television, film and Broadway actor, director and producer. He starred as Steve McGarrett in the CBS television program Hawaii Five-O, which ran from 1968 to 1980. New York.

As a child, Lord developed equestrian skills on his mother's fruit farm in the Hudson River Valley. He started spending summers at sea, and from the decks of cargo ships painted and sketched the landscapes he encountered—Africa, the Mediterranean and China. He was educated at St. Benedict Joseph Labre School, then located at Fort Trumbull in New London, Connecticut, graduating as an Ensign with a Third Mate’s License. He attended New York University (NYU) on a football scholarship While making maritime training films, Lord took to the idea of acting.

Career Lord received theatrical training from Sanford Meisner He worked as a car salesman

His Broadway debut was as Slim Murphy in Horton Foote's The Traveling Lady with Kim Stanley in 1954. The show ran for 30 performances, but Lord won the Theatre World Award for his performance. Lord was then cast as Brick as a replacement for Ben Gazzara in the 1955–1956 production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Lord's first commercial movie was the propaganda film Project X. He rose to associate producer on Cry Murder. In 1957, Lord starred in Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot, which has run daily at Colonial Williamsburg since then. In 1958, Lord co-starred in God's Little Acre, the film adaptation of Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel.

Lord was the first actor to play the character Felix Leiter in the James Bond film series, introduced in 1962 in Dr. No. Lord demanded co-star billing, a bigger role, and more money to continue in the part. This led to Guy Hamilton casting Cec Linder; thereafter, until David Hedison returned to the role in Licence to Kill, Leiter was played by a different actor in each film.

In 1962, Lord starred as series namesake Stoney Burke, a rodeo cowboy from Mission Ridge, South Dakota. The basis for the series was real-life champion rodeo rider Casey Tibbs. The series featured Warren Oates and Bruce Dern in recurring supporting roles. Lord credited Gary Cooper as his on-screen role model He did appear in the Season One episode "The Jake Lingle Killing." Among numerous guest roles on TV, he appeared on the first episode of Have Gun, Will Travel and co-starred in The Name of the Game Is Kill! in 1968.

According to William Shatner, in 1966, Gene Roddenberry offered Lord the role of Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek to replace Jeffrey Hunter. Lord asked for 50 percent ownership of the show, so Roddenberry offered the role to Shatner.

Hawaii Five-O

Lord starred in Hawaii Five-O for its 12 seasons (1968 to 1980) as Detective Steve McGarrett, appointed by the governor to head the (fictional) State Police criminal investigation department in Honolulu, Hawaii. The opening sequence includes a shot of Lord standing on a penthouse balcony of the Ilikai hotel. Chin Ho Kelly, the name of the police detective played by Kam Fong, was a tip-of-the-hat to Ilikai developer Chinn Ho. Lord's catchphrase “Book 'em, Danno!" and was known for battles with network executives.

The seventh season premiere of the rebooted Hawaii Five-0 featured an appearance that featured the old and new versions of Steve McGarrett, made possible through CGI. To execute this concept, permission was first secured from Lord's estate, managed by a bank that required a script review. With the estate's approval, work began. Counter Punch Studios created a CG version of Jack Lord's face, working with Picture Shop visual effects to add realistic skin textures based on images from Lord's final season in the original series.

Cinematographers sometimes refer to a 50mm lens ("5-0") as a "Jack Lord" in reference to the name of the show that made him famous.

Artist During his years at NYU, Lord and his brother Bill opened the Village Academy of Arts.

Personal life In 1942, Lord married his first wife, Ann Willard. They divorced in 1947.

Lord met his second wife while house hunting in upstate New York. On January 17, 1949, Lord married fashion designer Marie de Narde (1905–2005), a job she gave up to devote her time to him and his career.

Death After Hawaii Five-O ended its run in 1980, Lord kept a low profile and was rarely seen in public. His final TV appearance was that same year in a failed pilot for a new CBS series called M Station: Hawaii which he also directed (it had been filmed in early 1979, immediately before shooting the final season of Hawaii Five-O). Lord suffered from Alzheimer's disease for at least seven years before his death, although some accounts suggest he may have had Alzheimer's as early as the final season of Hawaii Five-O. He died of congestive heart failure at his home in Honolulu, on January 21, 1998, at the age of 77. He predeceased his Five-O co-star Richard Denning by nine months. Lord's $40 million estate went to Hawaiian charities upon his wife's death in 2005.

Memorial A bronze bust of Lord by Hawaii sculptor Lynn Weiler Liverton was unveiled in a ceremony at the Kahala Mall outside Macy's on June 19, 2004. The Lords lived in a condominium in the Kahala area, and they were known to frequent the neighborhood mall. The nonprofit Jack Lord Memorial Fund, which raised the money for the memorial, was co-chaired by British Hawaii Five-O fan Esperanza Isaac and Lord's co-star Doug Mossman.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1949The Red Menace aka Project X John Bates 1950 Cry Murder Tommy Warren Associate producer 1950 The Tattooed Stranger Det. Deke Del Vecchio Uncredited 1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Lt. Cmdr. Zachary "Zack" Lansdowne 1956 The Vagabond King Ferrebouc 1957 Tip on a Dead Jockey Jimmy Heldon 1957 Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot John Fry 1958 The True Story of Lynn Stuart Willie Down 1958 God's Little Acre Buck Walden 1958 Man of the West Coaley Tobin 1959 The Hangman Johnny Bishop 1960 Walk Like a Dragon Lincoln "Linc" Bartlett 1962 Dr. No Felix Leiter 1967 The Ride to Hangman's Tree Guy Russell 1968The Name of the Game Is Kill! Symcha Lipa 1968 The Counterfeit Killer Don Owens 1996 Jerry Maguire Det. Capt. Steve McGarrett UncreditedArchive footage 2000 Screwed Det. Capt. Steve McGarrett UncreditedArchive footage

+ Television Year Title Role Episode title/Notes 1954 Man Against Crime "The Chinese Dolls" 1954 Suspense "String" 1955 Danger "Season for Murder" 1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre "Buckskin" 1955 Appointment with Adventure Bill "Five in Judgment 1955 The Elgin Hour Lieutenant Davis "Combat Medics" 1956 The Philco Television Playhouse "This Land Is Mine" 1956 Omnibus "One Nation" 1956 Westinghouse Studio One Paul Chester "An Incident of Love" 1956 Westinghouse Studio One Matt "A Day Before Battle" 1957 Conflict "Pattern for Violence" 1957 Climax! Charlie Mullaney "Mr. Runyon of Broadway" 1957 Have Gun – Will Travel Dave Enderby "Three Bells to Perdido" 1957 Gunsmoke Myles BrandellNate Brandell "Doc's Reward" 1957 Playhouse 90 Jim Kester "Lone Woman" 1958 Playhouse 90 Homer Aswell "Reunion" 1958 U.S. Marshal Matt Bonner "Sentenced to Death" 1958 The Millionaire Lee Randolph "The Lee Randolph Story" 1959 Rawhide Blake "Incident of the Calico Gun" 1959 The Loretta Young Show Joe "Marriage Crisis" 1959 The Untouchables Bill Hagen "The Jake Lingle Killing" 1959 The Lineup Army Armitage "The Strange Return of Army Armitage" 1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond Dan Gardner "Father Image" 1960 Bonanza Clay Renton "The Outcast" 1960 Naked City Cary Glennon "The Human Trap" 1961 Route 66 Gabe Johnson "Play It Glissando" 1961 The Americans Charlie Goodwin "Half Moon Road" 1961 Outlaws Jim Houston "The Bell" 1961 Stagecoach West Russ Doty "House of Violence" 1961 Stagecoach West Johnny Kane "The Butcher" 1961 Rawhide Paul Evans S3:E21, "Incident of His Brother's Keeper" 1961 Cain's Hundred Wilt Farrell "Dead Load" 1962 Checkmate Ernie Chapin "The Star System" 1962 Here's Hollywood Himself May 18, 1962 1962–1963 Stoney Burke Stoney Burke 32 episodes 1964 Dr. Kildare Dr. Frank Michaels "A Willing Suspension of Disbelief" 1964 The Greatest Show on Earth Wally Walker "Man in a Hole" 1964 The Reporter Nick Castle "How Much for a Prince?" 1965 Wagon Train Lee Barton "The Echo Pass Story" 1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre Paul Campbell "The Long Ravine" 1965 The Loner Reverend Mr. Booker "The Vespers" 1965 Combat! Barney McKlosky "The Linesman" 1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Abe Perez "The Crime" 1965 Twelve O'Clock High Lt. Col. Preston Gallagher "Big Brother" 1966 Laredo Jab Harlan "Above the Law" 1966 Twelve O'Clock High Col. Yates "Face of a Shadow" 1966 The F.B.I. Frank Andreas Shroeder "Collison Course" 1966 The Virginian Roy Dallman "High Stakes" 1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Don Owens "The Faceless Man" 1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Harry Marcus "Storm Crossing" 1966 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Himself 1966 The Doomsday Flight Special Agent Frank Thompson Television film 1967 The Invaders George Vikor "Vikor" 1967 The Fugitive Alan Bartlett "Goodbye My Love" 1967 Ironside John Trask "Dead Man's Tale" 1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Pharos Mandor "The Master's Touch" 1968 The High Chaparral Dan Brookes "The Kinsman" 1968–1980 Hawaii Five-O Det. Capt. Steve McGarrett 281 episodes 1969 The Mike Douglas Show Himself 1969 The Ed Sullivan Show Himself Audience bow 1978 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Himself 1979 Good Morning America Himself 1980 The Whales That Wouldn't Die Narrator 1980 M Station: Hawaii Admiral Henderson Television filmDirectorExecutive producerFinal on-screen role (final film role) 1999 The James Bond Story Felix Leiter Archive footage 2007 La tele de tu vida Det. Capt. Steve McGarrett Archive footage 2016 Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) Steve McGarrett Season 7 - Episode 01 "Makaukau 'oe e Pa'ani?" / "Ready to Play?", CG effects,Body double Ken Matepi, Voiced by Cam Clarke