<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Ann Cicily Ward (m . 1944; div. 1947) Marie De Narde (m . 1949) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920--January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name, Jack Lord, was an American television, film and Broadway actor and director and producer . He was known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the CBS television program Hawaii Five - O, which ran from 1968 to 1980 . </P> <P> Born in Brooklyn, New York, Lord was the son of Irish - American parents . His father, William Lawrence Ryan, was a steamship company executive . He grew up in Morris Park (now known as Richmond Hill), Queens, New York . </P>

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