Sid Jordan (August 12, 1889 – September 30, 1970) was an American film actor.

Biography

Born in

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in 1889, Jordan was introduced to acting through his close friend

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western (genre), Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were s ...

, when both men were serving as the "Night Marshalls" of

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. Ironically, it was Sid Jordan's father (Col. John Jordan) who helped Sid and

obtain their jobs as Night Marshalls, as John Jordan was Sheriff of

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. Sid and Tom made their first film together in Oklahoma, then starred in many films together in Los Angeles, along with Victoria Forde, Tom Mix's wife at that time. Jordan appeared in 130 films between 1913 and 1944. He died in

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, in 1970.

Selected filmography

* '' The Man from Texas'' (1915) * '' The Golden Thought'' (1917) * '' The Wilderness Trail'' (1919) * '' Rough Riding Romance'' (1919) * ''

The Coming of the Law ''The Coming of the Law'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Tom Mix, Agnes Vernon and George Nichols.Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. p. 86. . . Cast ...

'' (1919) * '' The Feud'' (1919) * '' 3 Gold Coins'' (1920) * '' The Untamed'' (1920) * '' The Texan'' (1920) * ''

Prairie Trails ''Prairie Trails'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Tom Mix. Plot Cast * Tom Mix as Tex Benton * Charles K. French as Stephen McWhorter * Kathleen O'Connor as Janet McWhorter * R ...

'' (1920) * '' The Night Horsemen'' (1921) * '' The Rough Diamond'' (1921) * '' Trailin''' (1921) * '' After Your Own Heart'' (1921) * '' A Ridin' Romeo'' (1921) * '' Hands Off!'' (1921) * '' Sky High'' (1922) * '' Chasing the Moon'' (1922) * '' For Big Stakes'' (1922) * '' The Boss of Camp 4'' (1922) * '' Up and Going'' (1922) * '' Where is This West?'' (1923) * '' Men in the Raw'' (1923) * ''

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River ''The Ridin' Kid from Powder River'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was based on a novel by Henry Herbert Knibbs and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As descr ...

'' (1924) * '' The Deadwood Coach'' (1924) * ''

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ear ...

'' (1925) * '' Rustling for Cupid'' (1926) * '' The Johnstown Flood'' (1926) * '' The Dude Ranger'' (1934) * '' Thunder Mountain'' (1935) * '' Hollywood Cowboy'' (1937) * '' The Fighting Gringo'' (1939)

External links

* 1889 births 1970 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors People from Hemet, California Male actors from Oklahoma {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub