Andrew Cord
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| Race | Human, Immortal |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Age | 161 (at time of death) |
| Born in | 1834, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Affiliations | Joe Dawson, Charlie DeSalvo, Mara Leonin, Duncan MacLeod |
| Mentors | Robert Gould |
| Status | Deceased |
| Killed by | Duncan MacLeod |
| Portrayed by | Wolfgang Bodison |
| First appearance | Brothers In Arms |
| Seasons | 4 |
Andrew Cord is a fictional character from Highlander: The Series, portrayed by actor Wolfgang Bodison. He is an Immortal.
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[edit] History
- 1834--Andrew Cord is born a free man in Boston, MA
- 1861-1865--The American Civil War is fought. Andrew Cord enlists with the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, commanded by Robert Gould Shaw, a white officer. Cord hopes to fight in defense of his "brothers and sisters" still enslaved in the Confederate States of America, and for the preservation of the Union.
- 1863--Andrew Cord falls in battle. He is approached by immortal Robert Gould, who becomes his first teacher.
- 1865-1914--Between wars, Cord drifts as a second class citizen in a society where black men are free... but hardly equal.
- 1914-1919--World War I is fought. Andrew Cord serves with a Negro unit under John Pershing with distinction in this "war to end all wars."
- 1919-1941--Between the wars, Cord continues to drift, observing that as a rule, equality for blacks is still elusive.
- 1941-1945--World War II is fought. Cord enlists and serves in the European Theatre of World War II, determined to fight the good fight and to rid the world of the evil that is Adolf Hitler. He distinguishes himself in battle.
- 1945-1950--Once again Cord sits on the sidelines of life in the United States and feels he and others are not getting the recognition they deserve for their sacrifices during wartime.
- 1950-1952--Cord serves with the U.S. Military in the Korean War but is becoming increasingly jaded about the rightness of any war. He begins to feel that it is only in the closeness and camaraderie of the military unit that true brotherhood and equality exist.
- 1952-1963--Cord witnesses the beginnings of the American Civil Rights Movement, but feels it is too little, too late. It is in war that he will seek true equality.
- 1968--As Sgt. Andy Cord, he leads the men of Bravo Company, forces of the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. A charismatic leader who puts the lives and the safety of his men before all other considerations, he also tends to turn a blind eye to the depravations of some of his men and begins to consider that war exists for men to profit from. Killed in an engagement, he keeps an eye on his men, and when one of them, Joe Dawson steps on a land mine and is gravely injured, he saves his life by carriying him on his back to a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit and then vanishes from sight.
- 1995-- Andy Cord, gun-runner shows up in the Balkans and sells defective weapons to the insurgents led by Mara Leonin and her lover, Charlie DeSalvo. When Mara discovers what has happened, Cord kills her and Charlie vows revenge.
- Aug 1995-- While at the Seacouver airport to pick up another arms shipment, Andy Cord senses another immortal arriving on a connector flight. A few moments later he is shot by a sniper, who turns out to be DeSalvo. Cord awakens in a vehicle and is greeted by old friend… Joe Dawson, who apparently knows all about him… and his immortality. Dawson attempts to keep his other immortal friend, Duncan MacLeod and Andy from fighting one another. Things seem to be working until Charlie shows up. Cord kills DeSalvo.
- 21 Aug 1995--Andy Cord plays his last battlegame at a paint-ball facility against Duncan MacLeod with deadly results. He loses… and MacLeod claims his head.
[edit] Appearances
Episodes - Brothers In Arms
[edit] External links
- Highlander: The Series at the Internet Movie Database
- The Nitpicker's Guide to Highlander
- Highlander Page for Beginners
- The shows & movies summed up
- Highlander Watcher Chronicles - Fan page of the series
