Richard Jordan in Logan's Run
Richard Jordan (1937 - 1993)
Film Deaths[]
- Chato's Land (1972) [Earl Hooker]: Staked out and partially burned by Charles Bronson.
- The Yakuza (1974) [Dusty]: Stabbed with a sword by member of the Yakuza during a home invasion at Herb Edelman's house.
- Rooster Cogburn (1975) [Hawk]: Killed along with the rest of his gang, when John Wayne shoots the floating dynamite boxes near their location in the river.
- Logan's Run (1976) [Francis 7]: Fatally struck with a flagpole, during a brawl against Michael York. Last words: "Logan...You're renewed."
- Dune (1984) [Duncan Idaho]: Fatally wounded in the head by a pneumatic harpoon which penetrates his defensive body-shield.
- The Mean Season (1985) [Alan Delour]: Shot in the head with his own gun by Kurt Russell.
- Solarbabies (1986) [Grock]: Grabbed by a malfunctioning surgeon-droid...which then explodes in his face after being shot by Gavial (Peter Kowanko), Grock's own aide-de-camp.
- Gettysburg (1993) [Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead]: Shot in the chest during the battle of Gettysburg; he dies off-screen some time afterwards. (Historically inaccurate, Armistead's wounds were not believed to be mortal; he had been shot in the fleshy part of the arm and below the knee, and according to the surgeon who tended him, none of the wounds caused bone, artery, or nerve damage. It is believed that he died from complications from secondary bacterium, fever and prostration; it also noted that this was Richard Jordan's final acting role before he died from brain cancer).
- Posse (1993) [Sheriff Bates]: Shot in the chest with a golden bullet by Mario Van Peebles.
Television Deaths[]
- Kojak: Dark Sunday (1973) [Steve Macey]: Shot dead by Michael Delano in a shootout with the cops.
Gallery[]
Richard Jordan in Dune
Notable Connections[]
- Grandson of Learned Hand (Noted Judge)
- Mr. Kathleen Widdoes