ACTOR
Dean Jagger
Known for The Twilight Zone · Columbo · St. Elsewhere
Dean Jagger was an American film, stage, and television actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Other notable films in which Jagger appeared include The Robe (1953), White Christmas (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), King Creole (1958), The Nun's Story (1959), Elmer Gantry (1960), Vanishing Point (1971), Game of Death (1978), and Alligator (1980).
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- Born
- Nov 7, 1903
- Died
- Feb 5, 1991
- Birthplace
- Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Dean Jagger was an American film, stage, and television actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Other notable films in which Jagger appeared include The Robe (1953), White Christmas (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), King Creole (1958), The Nun's Story (1959), Elmer Gantry (1960), Vanishing Point (1971), Game of Death (1978), and Alligator (1980).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
H
HandcuffedGerald Morely
1929
The Woman from HellJim Coakley
1929
Whoopee!Deputy (uncredited)
1930
Behold My Wife!Pete
1934
College RhythmCoach Robbins
1934
You Belong to MeMilitary School Instructor
1934
Car 99Trooper Jim Burton
1935
Home on the RangeThurman
1935
It's a Great LifeArnold
1935
Men Without NamesAgent Jones
1935
People Will TalkBill Trask
1935
Wanderer of the WastelandAdam Larey
1935
Wings in the DarkTop Harmon
1935
13 Hours by AirHap Waller
1936
PepperBob O'Ryan
1936
Revolt of the ZombiesArmand Louque
1936
Star for a NightFritz Lind
1936
Woman Trap'Honey' Hogan
1936
Dangerous NumberDillman
1937
Escape by NightJames 'Capper' Regan
1937
Exiled to ShanghaiCharlie Sears
1937
Song of the CityPaul Herrick
1937
Under Cover of NightAlan Shaw
1937
Woman in DistressFred Stevens
1937
Having Wonderful TimeCharlie (uncredited)
1938
Brigham YoungBrigham Young
1940
The Men in Her LifeDavid Gibson
1941
Western UnionEdward Creighton
1941
The Omaha Trail'Pipestone' Ross
1942
Valley of the SunJim Sawyer
1942
I Escaped from the GestapoTorgut Lane
1943
The North StarRodion Pavlov
1943
AlaskaJohn Masters
1944
When Strangers MarryPaul Baxter
1944
I Live in Grosvenor SquareSgt. John Patterson
1945
Sister KennyKevin Connors
1946
DriftwoodDr. Steve Webster
1947
PursuedGrant
1947
C-ManCliff Holden, alias William Harrah
1949
Twelve O'Clock HighMajor / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
1949
Dark CityCaptain Garvey
1950
SierraJeff Hassard
1950
RawhideYancy
1951
WarpathSam Quade
1951
Denver and Rio GrandeGeneral William J. Palmer
1952
It Grows on TreesPhil Baxter
1952
My Son JohnDan Jefferson
1952
The RobeJustus
1953
Executive SuiteJesse Q. Grimm
1954
Private Hell 36Police Capt. Michaels
1954
White ChristmasGeneral Waverly
1954
Bad Day at Black RockTim Horn
1955
It's a Dog's LifeMr. Wyndham
1955
The Eternal SeaVice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
1955
On the Threshold of SpaceDr. Hugo Thornton
1956
Red SundownJade Murphy
1956
The Great ManPhilip Carleton
1956
Three Brave MenJohn W. Rogers
1956
X: The UnknownDr. Adam Royston
1956
Armored Attack!as Rodion Pavlov
1957
BernardineJ. Fullerton Weldy
1957
Forty GunsSheriff Ned Logan
1957
The Dark Side of the EarthAnton Rojas
1957
King CreoleMr. Fisher
1958
The Proud RebelHarry Burleigh
1958
The Nun's StoryDr. Hubert Van Der Mal
1959
Cash McCallGrant Austen
1960
Elmer GantryWilliam L. Morgan
1960
ParrishSala Post
1961
The Honeymoon MachineAdmiral Fitch
1961
Billy Rose's JumboJohn Noble
1962
First to FightColonel Baseman
1967
Day of the Evil GunJimmy Noble
1968
FirecreekWhittier
1968
Smith!Judge James C. Brown
1969
The Lonely ProfessionCharles Van Cleve
1969
The Brotherhood of the BellChad Harmon
1970
The Kremlin LetterHighwayman
1970
Tiger by the TailTop Polk
1970
Incident in San FranciscoSam Baldwin
1971
Vanishing PointProspector
1971
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentMatthew Keller
1972
The Glass HouseWarden Auerbach
1972
I Heard the Owl Call My NameJim Wallace
1973
So Sad About GloriaFrederick Wellman
1973
The LieArnold Edgarton
1973
The StrangerCarl Webster
1973
The Great Lester Boggs
1974
The Hanged ManJosiah Lowe
1974
Dr. ShagetzDr. Shagetz
1975
The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseKoehler
1976
End of the WorldRay Collins
1977
Game of DeathDr. Land
1978
AlligatorSlade
1980
Gideon's Trumpet6th Supreme Court Justice
1980
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelf
1982
Evil TownDoctor Schaeffer
1987
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary ClooneyMajor General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000Television
Studio OneBen Willson · 1 eps
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseCharles Burnett · 1 eps
1948
Lux Video TheatreJohn Straley · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of Fame6th Supreme Court Justice · 1 eps
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsEd Gorman · 1 eps
1951
Cavalcade of America1 eps
1952
General Electric TheaterAdam 'Mister Doc' Darrow · 1 eps
1953
Letter to LorettaHarry Holt · 1 eps
1953
The 20th Century Fox Hour1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBert Ensign · 1 eps
1956
The Twilight ZoneEd Lindsay · 1 eps
1959
Dr. KildareLt. Gen. John Sparrow · 1 eps
1961
The Alfred Hitchcock HourGeorge Davies · 1 eps
1962
Mr. NovakPrincipal Albert Vane · 60 eps
1963
The FugitiveTony Donovan · 1 eps
1963
The F.B.I.Bishop John Atwood · 1 eps
1965
Medical Center1 eps
1969
The Partridge FamilyCharlie · 1 eps
1970
Alias Smith and Jones1 eps
1971
ColumboWalter Cannell · 1 eps
1971
Delphi BureauQuick · 1 eps
1972
Kung FuHenry Raphael Caine · 1 eps
1972
The WaltonsProfessor Bowen · 1 eps
1972
Harry O1 eps
1974
Hunter2 eps
1977
St. ElsewhereDavid Domedion · 1 eps
1982
The World of HammerSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1994Photos
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