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Robert G. Jordan (April 1, 1923 [citation needed] – September 10, 1965) was an American actor, most notable for being a member of the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids, and The Bowery Boys. Early life and career
Bobby Jordan was the youngest member of the group. He appeared in all incarnations of the group. Over time, with the rising popularity of Gorcey and Hall, Jordan's role was reduced to little more than a background character. Gabriel Dell was the final and third of the original 6 Dead End Kids to appear in all incarnations of the gangs. He was ...
During Bobby Jordan's absence, his role in the series was taken by former child actor David Durand. Durand had been the star of Columbia's series of Glove Slingers campus comedies, and lent the same earnest sincerity to his East Side Kids appearances. Jordan returned in 1944, in uniform, for a guest appearance in Bowery Champs.
The Dead End Kids originally appeared in the 1935 play Dead End, dramatized by Sidney Kingsley.When Samuel Goldwyn turned the play into a 1937 film, he recruited the original "kids" from the play—Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Billy Halop, and Bernard Punsly—to appear in the same roles in the film.
Bobby Jordan replaced Harris Berger in the role of "Danny", and would retain the role for a large portion of the series' run. Jack Edwards was originally slated to return as "Algernon Wilkes", but immediately declined after being offered a better paid part elsewhere. Eugene Francis took his place the day before filming began. Francis says he ...
Robert Furneaux Jordan (1905–1978), English architect and novelist; Bob Jordan, a pen name of Fletcher Hanks (1889–1976), American cartoonist; Bob Jordan (businessman), CEO of Southwest Airlines; Bob Jordan (newscaster) (born 1943), American TV news journalist; Bobby Jordan (Robert G. Jordan, 1923–1965), American actor
Leo Gorcey, Jr., Gabe Dell, Jr., Bobby Jordan, Jr. were among those in attendance, as well as Billy Halop's nephew and nieces Zach, Jennifer and Melissa Halop. In 2022, the play was adapted as a musical, produced as a concept album, " Dead End the Musical " The musical was written by Neil Fishman (Music), Harvey Edelman (Lyrics), and Peter C ...
Let's Get Tough! is a 1942 film and the ninth film in the East Side Kids series, starring Leo Gorcey (as Muggs), Huntz Hall (as Glimpy), Bobby Jordan (as Danny), and Robert Armstrong (as "Pops" the Cop).