Leslie Jordan
5.1Acting

Leslie Jordan

Apr 29, 1955 - Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Leslie Allen Jordan (ht. 4'11") (April 29, 1955 - October 24, 2022) was an American actor, comedian, playwright, and singer, best known for roles in Hearts Afire and Will & Grace.

His television roles included Lonnie Garr on Hearts Afire (1993–1995) and Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2020), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006. In addition to playing several characters in the American Horror Story franchise (2013–2019), Jordan had leading roles as Sid on The Cool Kids (2018–2019), and Phil on Call Me Kat (2021–2022).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan became an Instagram contributor, amassing 5.8 million followers in 2020, and published his autobiography How Y'all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived in April 2021.

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Media
Movie2022Until We Meet AgainThe Angel
Movie1988Frankenstein General HospitalIggy
Movie1990Ski PatrolMurray
Movie2007Undead or Alive: A ZombedyPadre
Movie2009Eating Out: All You Can EatHarry
Movie2005Chasing ChristmasPast
Movie2023Body ElectricSelf
Movie2000Sordid LivesEarl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Movie2004The GristleJake Bennett
Movie2011Mangus!Bruce
Movie1989The Road RaidersWhip
MovieN/AStrangers in a Strange LandGentleman
Movie2011Hollywood to DollywoodSelf
Movie2003Moving AlanArthur
Movie20222022 American Rescue Dog ShowSelf - Judge
Movie2006Sissy FrenchfryPrincipal Principle
Movie2013Southern Baptist SissiesPeanut
Movie1993Jason Goes to Hell: The Final FridayShelby
Movie2007Courts mais Gay : Tome 13Principal Principle
Movie1992Missing PiecesKrause
Movie2004MadhouseDr. Morton
Movie2010Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink CarpetHimself
Movie2011The HelpMr. Blackly
Movie2000Lost in the Pershing Point HotelStoryteller
Movie1997Eat Your Heart OutDirector
Movie2017A Very Sordid WeddingEarl 'Brother Boy' Ingram
Movie2010Love RanchMartin Hainsworth
Movie2018The Last Sharknado: It's About TimeBenjamin Franklin
Movie2010GazeSelf (archive footage)
Movie1999Goodbye LoverHomer
Movie2014Lucky DogMr. Kaufman
Movie2020Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger KingLil Joe Exotic (voice)
Movie2020Sordid Lives
Movie2009Annul VictorySelf
Movie1992HeroCourt Official
Movie2021The United States vs. Billie HolidayReginald Lord Devine
Movie2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer TalesRog Monroe
Movie2010Demonic Toys: Personal DemonsMr. Butterfield
Movie2004Home on the RangeAdditional Voices (voice)
TV Show1996Pacific BlueBo Nyby1
TV Show1996Nash Bridges1
TV Show2000Boston PublicDr. Benjamin Harris5
TV Show1996Arliss1
TV Show1990American Dreamer2
TV Show2000Son of the Beach2
TV Show1994EllenTop Studio Executive1
TV Show2005American Dad!Mr. Beauregard (voice)2
TV Show2001RebaTerry2
TV Show1999Judging AmyReginald Hoyt1
TV Show1995Caroline in the CityDr. Leslie2
TV Show1995Star Trek: VoyagerKol1
TV Show2002MonkTown Official1
TV Show1996The PretenderPat1
TV Show1989CoachBlatt1
TV Show1988Murphy BrownKyle1
TV Show1990WingsTeddy Kolb1
TV Show2002George Lopez1
TV Show1992Hearts AfireLonnie Garr31
TV Show1997Dharma & GregKenny1
TV Show1982Newhart1
TV Show1994Weird Science1
TV Show1998Maximum BobCletus Huntley1
TV Show2012DTLAHarold4
TV Show1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAlan Morris / The Invisible Man1
TV Show1991Nurses1
TV Show2006Ugly BettyQuincy Combs1
TV Show2008Sordid Lives: The SeriesBrother Boy12
TV Show1998Will & GraceBeverley Leslie13
TV Show1981The Fall GuyMalone1
TV Show2007Hidden PalmsJesse Jo5
TV Show2004Boston LegalBernard Ferrion6
TV Show1966Academy of Country Music AwardsSelf - Presenter1
TV Show2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest1
TV Show1996Mr. & Mrs. SmithEarl Borden1
TV Show2000FreakyLinks1
TV Show2021The Great NorthThomas Wintersbone (voice)1
TV Show1998Buddy Faro1
TV Show2011American Horror StoryQuentin3
TV Show2012Baby DaddyEdwin1
TV Show2021Fantasy IslandJasper1
TV Show1995Charlie GraceDarnell Sims1
TV Show1992Bodies of EvidenceLemar Samuels16
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchChuck1
TV Show1986Pee-wee's PlayhouseBubsy1
TV Show2017Living the DreamAiden12
TV Show2005SupernaturalYorkie (voice)1
TV Show2019Special1
TV Show2022The Jennifer Hudson Show1
TV Show2022Trixie MotelSelf1
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest2
TV Show2018The Cool KidsSid22
TV Show2011American Horror StoryAshley Gilbert / Cricket Marlowe3
TV Show2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf1
TV Show1991Top of the HeapEmmet Lefebvre5
TV Show1986The Wizard1
TV Show1984Night CourtIrwin1
TV Show2019The Masked SingerSelf - Guest Panelist4
TV Show2015Life in PiecesNeils1
TV Show1991Reasonable DoubtsAsst. Public Defender Clifford Sizemore1
TV Show1987CBS Summer PlayhouseWorm1
TV Show2011American Horror StoryCourtney4
TV Show2017Will & GraceBeverley Leslie4
TV Show2020LEGO MastersSelf3
TV Show1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanWilliam Walldecker / Resplendent Man1
TV Show2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest1
TV Show2020Celebrity IOUSelf1
TV Show2007BenidormBuck A. Roo2
TV Show2021Call Me KatPhil / Self (archive footage)1
TV Show2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge1
TV Show2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Judge (archive footage)1
TV Show1991Reasonable DoubtsClifford Sizemore1
TV Show2011The ExesPercy1
TV Show2010Shake It UpTheodore Van Glorious1
TV Show2015Con ManLeslie Jordan5
TV Show2021Call Me KatPhil31
TV Show1997Ally McBealDr. Benjamin Harris2
TV Show2011Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the SideSelf4
TV Show2001Celebrity Big BrotherSelf1
TV Show2010Raising HopeReverend Bob2
TV Show2001RebaJeweller1

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Media
Movie2010Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink CarpetWriterWriting
Movie2000Lost in the Pershing Point HotelScreenplayWriting
Movie2000Lost in the Pershing Point HotelStoryWriting
Movie2009Rockabilly BabyWriterWriting
MovieN/ARon ForeverExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2021Call Me KatIn Memory OfCrew