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(****-****).  Actor.  Performed in ''[[Misalliance]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Ross]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' (with [[PACT]]), ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (with [[A.T. Productions]]), ''[[Kismet]]'' (with [[PACT]]).  ([[SACD]] 1980/81)
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'''Kerry Jordan''' (19**-1994) was a New Zealand-born stage and screen actor who moved to South Africa in 1964.  
  
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JORDAN, Kerry (19**-) Actor from New Zealand. Quoted from the programme of ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'' in 1961 wherein he played the role of Ricard: 'Studied law for 4 years, then became a fruit farmer and broadcaster for New Zealand Broadcasting Service before going to England on a double scholarship to RADA. Spent 1 year under contract for English Stage Co. at the Royal Court. Played Toby Belch and Bottom in Regents Park. Just played in ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' for two years. Featured in many television series and films.' **EDIT Acted in the [[Cockpit Players]]’ productions of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' (1961), ''[[The Birthday Party]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' (1962). Also acted under [[Leonard Schach]] in the [[PACT]] production of ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' (1967) and the [[CAPAB]] production of ''[[The Alchemist]]'' (1975). He starred in an imported British production of ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'', presented by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Pauline Stroud]], [[Edward Woodward]] and stage director [[Valda Blumberg]] in 1961. He joined the touring cast of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] had presented at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and then the [[Playhouse]] starring [[David Beattie]] in 1962.  
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== Biography ==
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Studied law for 4 years, then became a fruit farmer and broadcaster for New Zealand Broadcasting Service before going to England on a double scholarship to RADA.
  
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He starred in Harold Pinter’s ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', followed by Tennessee Williams’s ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' which was staged at the [[Playhouse]] by the [[Cockpit Players]] in 1962. [[Leonard Schach]] directed, and in his company of actors for these plays were [[Michael McGovern]], [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Marjorie Gordon]], [[Diane Wilson]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. He was kept in steady employment by [[PACT]] in 1966.  He starred in [[Leonard Schach]]’s production of Shaw’s ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1967. It also starred [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Elizabeth Meyer]], [[Joan Blake]], [[Francois Swart|François Swart]], [[Frank Lazarus]] and [[Maggie Soboil]]. He starred in ''[[A Month in the Country]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] directed for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1969. It also starred [[Erica Rogers]], [[Vivienne Drummond]] and [[Siegfried Mynhardt]]. He directed ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was staged at the [[Intimate Theatre]] by [[Shirley Firth]], [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] in 1969. It starred [[Jeremy Hawk]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Ivan Berold]] and [[Shirley Firth|Firth]].
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Spent 1 year under contract for English Stage Co. at the Royal Court. Played Toby Belch and Bottom in Regents Park. Just played in ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' for two years. Featured in many television series and films.'
  
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Starred in ''[[Kismet]]'', the first [[PACT]] musical to be staged together with [[Gé Korsten]], [[Barbara Veenemans]], [[Lawrence Folley]] and [[Iris Chapple]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in late 1973. It was directed by [[Anthony Farmer]] who also designed the sets and [[Neels Hansen]] did costumes. Starred in [[The Company]]’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'', designed by [[Anthony Farmer]] and co-directed by [[John Hussey]] and [[Mannie Manim]]. It also starred [[Graham Armitage]], [[Naomi Buch]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Diane Appleby]] and [[Gay Lambert]] and was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1977. He starred in [[John Pank]]’s ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' with [[Michael McCabe]], [[John Hussey]] and [[Bobby Heaney]] with direction by [[Francois Swart|François Swart]] for [[PACT]] in 1979. ***(Tucker, 1997)
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== Training ==
  
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==Sources==
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== Career ==
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He was kept in steady employment by [[PACT]] in 1966. Worked for [[Springbok Radio]] between 1979 and 1985.
  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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''[[Ross]]'' (with [[PACT]]),
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''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' (with [[A.T. Productions]]),
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Acted in the [[Cockpit Players]]’ productions of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'' (1961),
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He starred in an imported British production of ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'' as Ricard, presented by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Pauline Stroud]], [[Edward Woodward]] and stage director [[Valda Blumberg]] in 1961.
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He joined the touring cast of ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] had presented at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] and then the [[Playhouse]] starring [[David Beattie]] in 1962.
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He starred in Harold Pinter’s ''[[The Birthday Party]]'', followed by Tennessee Williams’s ''[[The Night of the Iguana]]'' which was staged at the [[Playhouse]] by the [[Cockpit Players]] in 1962.
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In 1962 he played Sevigne in [[Leonard Schach]]'s production of ''[[A Shot in the Dark]]'' first at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town and then the [[Playhouse Theatre]] in Johannesburg.
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He starred in [[Leonard Schach]]’s production of Shaw’s ''[[Heartbreak House]]'' for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1967.
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He starred in ''[[A Month in the Country]]'', which [[Leonard Schach]] directed for [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre|Alexander]] in 1969.
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Starred in ''[[Kismet]]'' ([[PACT]], 1973)
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[[CAPAB]] production of ''[[The Alchemist]]'' (1975).
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Starred in ''[[Absurd Person Singular]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1977.
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He starred  in ''[[Windmills of the Mind]]'' for [[PACT]] in 1979, performed in ''[[Misalliance]]'' (with [[PACT]], 1979).
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He '''directed''' ''[[The Secretary Bird]]'' which was staged at the [[Intimate Theatre]] by [[Shirley Firth]], [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] in 1969.
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He appeared in the film ''[[Zulu]]'' in 1963.
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==Awards==
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== Sources ==
 
Programme notes of ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'' in 1961.
 
Programme notes of ''[[Rattle of a Simple Man]]'' in 1961.
  
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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Latest revision as of 06:54, 26 January 2016

Kerry Jordan (19**-1994) was a New Zealand-born stage and screen actor who moved to South Africa in 1964.

Biography

Studied law for 4 years, then became a fruit farmer and broadcaster for New Zealand Broadcasting Service before going to England on a double scholarship to RADA.

Spent 1 year under contract for English Stage Co. at the Royal Court. Played Toby Belch and Bottom in Regents Park. Just played in The Mousetrap for two years. Featured in many television series and films.'

Training

Career

He was kept in steady employment by PACT in 1966. Worked for Springbok Radio between 1979 and 1985.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Ross (with PACT),

Doctor on the Boil (with A.T. Productions),

Acted in the Cockpit Players’ productions of Beyond the Fringe (1961),

He starred in an imported British production of Rattle of a Simple Man as Ricard, presented by Taubie Kushlick, with Pauline Stroud, Edward Woodward and stage director Valda Blumberg in 1961.

He joined the touring cast of Beyond the Fringe, which Leonard Schach had presented at the Hofmeyr Theatre and then the Playhouse starring David Beattie in 1962.

He starred in Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, followed by Tennessee Williams’s The Night of the Iguana which was staged at the Playhouse by the Cockpit Players in 1962.

In 1962 he played Sevigne in Leonard Schach's production of A Shot in the Dark first at the Hofmeyr Theatre in Cape Town and then the Playhouse Theatre in Johannesburg.

He starred in Leonard Schach’s production of Shaw’s Heartbreak House for PACT at the Alexander in 1967.

He starred in A Month in the Country, which Leonard Schach directed for PACT at the Alexander in 1969.

Starred in Kismet (PACT, 1973)

CAPAB production of The Alchemist (1975).

Starred in Absurd Person Singular at the Market Theatre in November 1977.

He starred in Windmills of the Mind for PACT in 1979, performed in Misalliance (with PACT, 1979).

He directed The Secretary Bird which was staged at the Intimate Theatre by Shirley Firth, Pieter Toerien and Basil Rubin in 1969.

He appeared in the film Zulu in 1963.

Awards

Sources

Programme notes of Rattle of a Simple Man in 1961.

SACD 1980/81)

Tucker, 1997.


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