Ted Jordan

Ted Jordan
Jordan in The Andy Griffith Show, 1966
Born
Edgar Harrison Friedman Jr.

(1924-05-23)May 23, 1924
DiedMarch 30, 2005(2005-03-30) (aged 80)
OccupationsFilm and television actor
Years active1944–1981
Spouse
(m. 1955; div. 1959)

Edgar Harrison Friedman Jr. (May 23, 1924 – March 30, 2005) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing freight agent Nathan Burke of the American western television series Gunsmoke from 1966 to 1975.

Jordan was born in Lancaster, Ohio, He guest-starred in numerous television programs, including The Virginian, The Andy Griffith Show, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Land of the Giants. He died on March 30, 2005 in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 80. He is buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery in Lockbourne, Ohio.