Jordan Charney

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Jordan Charney
Born	(1937-04-01) April 1, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964-2007
Spouse(s)	Nancy Cooperstein (1966–present; 2 children)

Jordan Charney (born April 1, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American character actor.

Many of his earliest roles were on daytime television, with appearances in numerous soaps. Jordan created the role of creepy Julian Dark in the early to mid-1960s on the CBS soap, The Secret Storm. He played Sam Lucas, a former convict who became a lawyer, in both Another World and its spin-off Somerset, playing the role from 1967 to 1974. He also appeared as Lt. Vince Wolek on One Life to Live (1975–1977). Other roles were on Love of Life and All My Children.

Charney had a recurring role as Frank Angelino, Jack Tripper's boss, on Three's Company (1981–1983). He is often cast as a judge, attorney, prison warden, or police officer. He has made appearances on Falcon Crest, Dynasty, Night Court and 100 Centre Street, among many other series. He can also be seen in the recurring role of Judge Donald Karan on Law & Order.

Charney has also appeared in such films as The Hospital, Ghostbusters, and Network.

Charney, who is married to playwright Nancy Cooperstein, has most recently appeared Off-Broadway with Sabine Singh in The Gold Standard by Daniel Roberts.

References

External links

Jordan Charney at the Internet Movie Database
Jordan Charney at the Internet Broadway Database

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Persondata
Name	Charney, Jordan
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	April 1, 1937
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death

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