Jim Jordan

Acting

Jim Jordan

Born November 16, 1896 · Peoria, Illinois, USA

Died April 1, 1988 · aged 91

James Edward Jordan was the American actor who played Fibber McGee in Fibber McGee and Molly and voiced the albatross, Orville, in Disney's The Rescuers. Jim Jordan went on the vaudeville circuit, both as a solo act and with his wife, Marian, at various times until 1924. They went entirely broke in 1923, having to be wired money by their parents to get back to Peoria from Lincoln, Illinois. Jim a…

Known For

The RescuersThe Rescuers · 1977
The Rescuers
6.81977
MovieFantasyFamily
Two agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.
Paper MoonPaper Moon · 1973
Paper Moon
7.91973
MovieComedyCrime
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
The Movie OrgyThe Movie Orgy · 1968
The Movie Orgy
6.81968
MovieComedyDocumentary
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and government films of the 1950s and 1960s are intercut together to tell a single story of various creatures and societal ills attacking American cities.
Disney's Greatest VillainsDisney's Greatest Villains · 1977
Disney's Greatest Villains
1977
MovieAnimationFamily
The Slave in the Magic Mirror is the host of this show, designed to explain that all heroes need villains to balance things out. Without villains, there would be no heroes. Villains from Disney films abound here.
The All-Star Bond RallyThe All-Star Bond Rally · 1945
The All-Star Bond Rally
6.01945
MovieComedyMusic
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds through songs and skits. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
Heavenly DaysHeavenly Days · 1944
Heavenly Days
8.01944
MovieComedy
Fibber McGee and Molly innocently get mixed up with the federal government.
Here We Go AgainHere We Go Again · 1942
Here We Go Again
7.01942
MovieComedy
It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone declines their invitation, they decide to go on a second honeymoon instead. After one night at the broken down Ramble Inn, where they spent their first honeymoon, they decide to go across the lake to a swanky (and expensive) lodge, where they bump into their old friends Edgar Bergan, Charlie McCarthy, Gildersleeve, and Mrs. Uppington, so the party is on again.
Look Who's LaughingLook Who's Laughing · 1941
Look Who's Laughing
6.71941
MovieComedy
Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of Wistful Vista. Based on the "Fibber McGee and Molly" radio series

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