Jack Lord
Actor
Name at birth: John Joseph Patrick Ryan
Despite his training at the prestigious Actors Studio and a long film career, Jack Lord is mostly remembered for playing tough, hair-heavy cop Steve McGarrett on the TV drama Hawaii Five-O. The show, with its brassy theme song, ran on CBS from 1968 to 1980 and continues in reruns.
Extra credit: Lord's wife, Marie, died in October of 2005. The Lord's $40 million estate was donated to a group of Hawaii charities.
Other TV cops include Robert Blake, William Shatner and Angie Dickinson.
Four Good Links
Jack and Marie Lord's Parting Gift
2006 news account of the Lords leaving their large estate to charity
Terri's Jack Lord Connection
A big-time fan of Hawaii Five-O has photos, fan fiction and more
Todd Witteles' Hawaii Five-0 Page
Fabulous detail, including a bio of Steve McGarrett
Hawaii Five-O Home Page
Look for the episode by episode run down
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
21 January 1998
(heart failure, age 77)
Best Known As
Steve McGarrett on TV's Hawaii Five-O
