Ted Jordan

Ted Jordan
Jordan in The Andy Griffith Show, 1966
Born
Edgar Harrison Friedman Jr.

(1924-05-23)May 23, 1924
Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 2005(2005-03-30) (aged 80)
Palm Desert, California, U.S.
OccupationsFilm and television actor
Years active1944–1981
Spouse
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(m. 1955; div. 1959)​
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Edgar Harrison Friedman Jr. (May 23, 1924 – March 30, 2005) was an American film and television actor.[2] He was best known for playing freight agent Nathan Burke of the American western television series Gunsmoke from 1966 to 1975.[3]

Jordan guest-starred in numerous television programs, including The Virginian, The Andy Griffith Show, Combat!, The High Chaparral, Mission: Impossible, Sky King, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Land of the Giants. He also appeared in numerous films such as Sierra, Cargo to Capetown, Bonanza Town, The Million Dollar Duck, Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard, When Willie Comes Marching Home, Tokyo Joe and Three Little Girls in Blue.[4]

Jordan died on March 30, 2005 in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 80.[5][6] He was buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery in Lockbourne, Ohio.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ted Jordan Weds Lili St. Cyr". The New York Times. February 23, 1955. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Actor Says He Has Star's 'Red' Diary". Alabama Journal. Montgomery, Alabama. October 15, 1982. p. 36. Retrieved August 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ↑ Greenland, David (August 2013). The Gunsmoke Chronicles: A New History of Television's Greatest Western. BearManor Media. p. 67. ISBN 9781593937331 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Lentz, Harris (May 4, 2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005. McFarland. pp. 192–193. ISBN 9780786424894 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Ted Jordan Obituary (1924 –2005)". The Columbus Dispatch. April 6, 2005. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Ted Jordan". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, Ohio. April 7, 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ↑ "OBITUARIES JORDAN (FRIEDMAN) Ted Jordan". The Columbus Dispatch. April 6, 2005. pp. B05.
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