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Glenn Jordan

Directing Born Apr 5, 1936 San Antonio, Texas 88 credits
88
Total Credits
1951–2003
53 Years Career Span
11
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

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.

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Career

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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Career timeline

Lucy · Director
Midwives · ProducerMidwives · Director
Night Ride Home · DirectorNight Ride Home · ProducerSarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End · ProducerSarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End · Director
The Long Way Home · DirectorThe Long Way Home · ProducerLegalese · DirectorLegalese · Producer
A Christmas Memory · DirectorA Christmas Memory · Producer
After Jimmy · DirectorAfter Jimmy · ProducerJake's Women · DirectorJake's Women · ProducerMary & Tim · Director
A Streetcar Named Desire · DirectorA Streetcar Named Desire · ProducerMy Brother's Keeper · DirectorMy Brother's Keeper · Producer
Jane's House · ProducerJane's House · Director
Barbarians at the Gate · DirectorTo Dance with the White Dog · DirectorTo Dance with the White Dog · Producer
O Pioneers! · DirectorO Pioneers! · Producer
Sarah, Plain and Tall · DirectorSarah, Plain and Tall · ProducerAftermath: A Test of Love · DirectorAftermath: A Test of Love · Supervising ProducerThe Boys · Director
Challenger · Director
Home Fires Burning · Director
Jesse · Director
Echoes in the Darkness · DirectorEchoes in the Darkness · ProducerEchoes in the Darkness · ProducerEchoes in the Darkness · Director
Dress Gray · DirectorSomething in Common · DirectorPromise · ProducerPromise · Director
Tough Love · Director
Mass Appeal · DirectorThe Buddy System · DirectorHeartsounds · Director
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal · Director
Only When I Laugh · DirectorThe Princess and the Cabbie · Director
The Women's Room · Supervising ProducerThe Women's Room · Director
Friends · DirectorSon-Rise: A Miracle of Love · DirectorThe Family Man · Director
Les Misérables · Director
The Displaced Person · DirectorSunshine Christmas · DirectorIn the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan · DirectorThe Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer · DirectorDelta County, USA · Director
Family · DirectorThe Eccentricities of a Nightingale · DirectorOne of My Wives Is Missing · Director
Song of the Succubus · DirectorShell Game · DirectorRock-a-Die Baby · Director
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin · Director
Frankenstein · DirectorThe Picture of Dorian Gray · DirectorFrankenstein · DirectorA Prowler in the Heart · Director
Particular Men · Director
The Typists · DirectorParadise Lost · ProducerParadise Lost · DirectorHogan's Goat · DirectorHogan's Goat · Producer

Full Filmography

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
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  • 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...

Glenn Jordan by the numbers

88credits
79films
9TV series
1951–2003active years

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