Glenn Jordan
Biography
Glenn Jordan is an American television director and producer born on April 5, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas. He is known for directing multiple episodes of Family and numerous television movies, including several based on real individuals such as Benjamin Franklin, George Armstrong Custer, Lucille Ball, Christa McAuliffe, and Karen Ann Quinlan. His directing credits encompass small-screen adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Les Miserables, Hogan's Goat, Eccentricities of a Nightingale, A Streetcar Named Desire, O Pioneers!, and A Christmas Memory. Additional television directing credits include Heartsounds, Sarah, Plain and Tall, To Dance with the White Dog, and Barbarians at the Gate. He is also known by the name Glenn A. Jordan and has numerous known credits in the industry.
Career overview
Glenn Jordan is an American television director and producer born in San Antonio, Texas, on April 5, 1936. His career includes directing multiple episodes of the television series Family, alongside numerous television movies. Several of his television films are based on real persons, including Benjamin Franklin, George Armstrong Custer, Lucille Ball, Christa McAuliffe, and Karen Ann Quinlan.
His extensive directing credits feature small-screen adaptations of prominent literary and theatrical works such as The Picture of Dorian Gray, Les Misérables, Hogan's Goat, Eccentricities of a Nightingale, A Streetcar Named Desire, O Pioneers!, and A Christmas Memory. Additional television directing credits in his filmography include Heartsounds, Sarah, Plain and Tall, To Dance with the White Dog, and Barbarians at the Ga.
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88 titles- Lucy (2003) Director
- Midwives (2001) Producer
- Midwives (2001) Director
- Night Ride Home (1999) Director
- Night Ride Home (1999) Producer
- Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) Producer
- Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) Director
- The Long Way Home (1998) Director
- The Long Way Home (1998) Producer
- Legalese (1998) Director
- Legalese (1998) Producer
- A Christmas Memory (1997) Director
- A Christmas Memory (1997) Producer
- After Jimmy (1996) Director
- After Jimmy (1996) Producer
- Jake's Women (1996) Director
- Jake's Women (1996) Producer
- Mary & Tim (1996) Director
- Mary & Tim (1996) Producer
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) Director
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) Producer
- My Brother's Keeper (1995) Director
- My Brother's Keeper (1995) Producer
- Jane's House (1994) Producer
- Jane's House (1994) Director
- Barbarians at the Gate (1993) Director
- To Dance with the White Dog (1993) Director
- To Dance with the White Dog (1993) Producer
- O Pioneers! (1992) Director
- O Pioneers! (1992) Producer
- Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991) Director
- Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991) Producer
- Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991) Director
- Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991) Supervising Producer
- The Boys (1991) Director
- The Boys (1991) Producer
- Challenger (1990) Director
- Home Fires Burning (1989) Director
- Jesse (1988) Director
- Echoes in the Darkness (1987) Director
- Echoes in the Darkness (1987) Producer
- Echoes in the Darkness (1987) Producer
- Echoes in the Darkness (1987) Director
- Dress Gray (1986) Director
- Something in Common (1986) Director
- Promise (1986) Producer
- Promise (1986) Director
- Tough Love (1985) Director
- Mass Appeal (1984) Director
- The Buddy System (1984) Director
- Heartsounds (1984) Director
- Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (1982) Director
- Only When I Laugh (1981) Director
- The Princess and the Cabbie (1981) Director
- The Women's Room (1980) Supervising Producer
- The Women's Room (1980) Director
- Friends (1979) Director
- Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) Director
- The Family Man (1979) Director
- Les Misérables (1978) Director
- The Displaced Person (1977) Director
- Sunshine Christmas (1977) Director
- In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977) Director
- The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977) Director
- Delta County, USA (1977) Director
- Family (1976) Director
- The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976) Director
- One of My Wives Is Missing (1976) Director
- Song of the Succubus (1975) Director
- Shell Game (1975) Director
- Rock-a-Die Baby (1975) Director
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974) Director
- Frankenstein (1973) Director
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973) Director
- Frankenstein (1973) Director
- A Prowler in the Heart (1973) Director
- Particular Men (1972) Director
- The Typists (1971) Director
- Paradise Lost (1971) Producer
- Paradise Lost (1971) Director
- Hogan's Goat (1971) Director
- Hogan's Goat (1971) Producer
- Dragon Country (1970) Producer
- Dragon Country (1970) Director
- Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969) Director
- Let Me Hear You Whisper (1969) Producer
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) Director
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Glenn Jordan best known for?
Glenn Jordan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Long Way Home (1998), The Long Way Home (1998), Meteor Garden (2018), Meteor Garden (2018).
When and where was Glenn Jordan born?
Glenn Jordan was born on April 5, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas.
How many credits does Glenn Jordan have?
Glenn Jordan has accumulated over 88 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2003.
What is Glenn Jordan's background in cinema and television?
Glenn Jordan is an American television director and producer born on April 5, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas. He is known for directing multiple episodes of Family and numerous television movies, including several based on real individuals such as Benjamin Franklin, George Armstrong Custer, Lucille Ball, Christa McAuliffe...
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