Jordan Charney was born on April 1, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for All My Children (1970), Ghostbusters (1984) and One Life to Live (1968). He has been married to Nancy Cooperstein since November 14, 1966. They have two children.
He was often cast as a judge, attorney, prison warden or police officer.
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He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role for his performance in "Talley's Folly" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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In 1966 he, wife Nancy Cooperstein and David Rothenberg co-produced "Viet Rock" an anti-war play by Megan Terry that opened off-Broadway at the Martinique Theater. Jordan also appeared in the production. In 2008, he appeared in her production of "Something You Did" in New York.
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His daughter, Allison Beth Charney, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and received two graduate degrees in music from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. She is an opera singer who was a national finalist in the Metropolitan Opera competition and later performed starring roles at the New York City Opera, Atlanta Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Opera Memphis.
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Best known in the 1970s for his work on daytime soap operas. Later became a recurring boss/nemesis to John Ritter on Three's Company (1976).
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Graduated from Brooklyn College in 1962.
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One daughter (born on their first wedding anniversary) and one son.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Hospital
1971
Hitchcock
Plaza Suite
1971
Jesse's Aide (uncredited)
Somerset
1970
TV Series
Sam Lucas
All My Children
1970
TV Series
Philip 'Phil' Brent, Sr. (1975) (temporary replacement for Nicholas Benedict) / Mr. Bodine (1991