Director of underwater photography in Hollywood from 1957 with over 50 feature film credits, including THE JOKER IS WILD (1957), THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (1973), BENJI (1974), NIGHT MOVES (1975), JAWS 3-D and NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (both 1983), SPLASH (1984), COCOON (1985), FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR (1986), JAWS: THE REVENGE (1987), COCOON: THE RETURN (1988), THE AWAKENING (1990), DOC HOLLYWOOD and BILLY BATHGATE (both 1991), STRAIGHT TALK (1992), CHINA MOON (1994), DIABOLIQUE (1996), THE NEW SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON (1998), DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO (1999), and THE CELESTINE PROPHECY (2006). His company has manufactured underwater camera housings for the Arriflex for the past 25 years and now for the Sony Betacam. They also design and construct custom housings for theatrical and industrial applications throughout the world, including the 3-D housings for Disney World, Imax housing and Arri 3-D for JAWS 3. They manufacture a standard production housing for the Arriflex IIC and Arriflex III. Klein's son, Jordan ("Jordy") Klein Jr. is a Steadicam operator and cinematographer for television.  Technical Achievement Awards (Academy Certificate) 2001: For his pioneering efforts in the development and application of underwater camera housings for motion pictures. 1 Scientific/Technical Award