Dean Jagger
Birthdate: Nov 7, 1903
Birthplace: Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA
Died: Feb 5, 1991
Dean Jagger was born in Lima, Ohio, on November 7, 1903. He dropped out of high school twice before finally graduating from Wabash College. Working first as a school teacher, he soon became interested in acting and enrolled at Chicago's "Lyceum Art Conservatory". Mr. Jagger made his first movie and only silent film, The Woman from Hell (1929) in 1929, starring Mary Astor. During 1929 he also appeared in the film Handcuffed (1929). He quickly found his niche as a character actor and the highlight of his career was winning an Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor," in the 1949 movie Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Dean played Principal Albert Vane on TV for the 1963-1964 season of Mr. Novak (1963). Dean Jagger died in Santa Monica, California, on February 5, 1991.
Known For
Vanishing Point
(1971)
Twelve O'Clock High
(1949)
Bad Day at Black Rock
(1955)
Dean Jagger Movies
actor
Previous (78)
- 1985 | Evil Townas Dr. Schaeffer
- 1980 | Alligatoras Slade
- 1978 | Game of Deathas Dr. Land
- 1977 | End of the Worldas Collins
- 1974 | The Great Lester Boggsas Grandather Vandiver
- 1973 | So Sad About Gloriaas Fredrick Wellman
- 1971 | Vanishing Pointas Prospector
- 1970 | The Kremlin Letteras Highwayman
- 1970 | Tiger by the Tailas Top Polk
- 1969 | Smith!as Judge James C. Brown
- 1968 | Day of the Evil Gunas Jimmy Noble
- 1968 | Firecreekas Whittier
- 1967 | First to Fightas Lt. Col. E.J. Baseman
- 1962 | Billy Rose's Jumboas John Noble
- 1961 | Parrishas Sala Post
- 1961 | The Honeymoon Machineas Admiral Fitch
- 1960 | Cash McCallas Grant Austen
- 1960 | Elmer Gantryas William L. Morgan
- 1959 | The Nun's Storyas Dr. van der Mal
- 1958 | King Creoleas Mr. Fisher
- 1958 | The Proud Rebelas Harry Burleigh
- 1957 | Bernardineas J. Fullerton Weldy
- 1957 | Forty Gunsas Sheriff Ned Logan
- 1956 | On the Threshold of Spaceas Dr. Hugo Thornton
- 1956 | Red Sundownas Sheriff Jade Murphy
- 1956 | The Great Manas Philip Carleton
- 1956 | Three Brave Menas John W. Rogers - Secretary of the Navy
- 1956 | X the Unknownas Dr. Adam Royston
- 1955 | It's a Dog's Lifeas Mr. Wyndham
- 1955 | The Eternal Seaas Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
- 1955 | Bad Day at Black Rockas Tim Horn
- 1954 | Executive Suiteas Jesse Q. Grimm
- 1954 | Private Hell 36as Police Capt. Michaels
- 1954 |
White Christmas
asMajor General Thomas F. Waverly
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
- 1953 | The Robeas Justus
- 1952 | Denver & Rio Grandeas Gen. William J. Palmer
- 1952 | It Grows on Treesas Phil Baxter
- 1952 | My Son Johnas Dan Jefferson
- 1951 | Rawhideas Yancy
- 1951 | Warpathas Sam Quade
- 1950 | Dark Cityas Captain Garvey
- 1950 | Sierraas Jeff Hassard
- 1949 | Twelve O'Clock Highas Maj. Stovall
- 1949 | 'C'-Manas Cliff Holden - alias William Harrah
- 1947 | Driftwoodas Dr. Steve Webster
- 1947 | Pursuedas Grant Callum
- 1947 |
Pursued
asGrant Callum
Pursued
A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a neighboring family in the 1880s. He falls for his lovely adoptive sister but his nasty adoptive brother and mysterious uncle want him dead.
- 1946 | Sister Kennyas Kevin Connors
- 1945 | A Yank in Londonas Sgt. John Patterson
- 1944 | Alaskaas U.S. Marshal John Masters
- 1944 | When Strangers Marryas Paul Baxter
- 1943 | I Escaped from the Gestapoas Torgut Lane
- 1943 | The North Staras Rodion Pavlov
- 1942 | The Omaha Trailas 'Pipestone' Ross
- 1942 | Valley of the Sunas Jim Sawyer
- 1941 | The Men in Her Lifeas David Gibson
- 1941 | Western Unionas Edward Creighton
- 1940 | Brigham Youngas Brigham Young
- 1937 | Dangerous Numberas Vance
- 1937 | Escape by Nightas Capper Regan
- 1937 | Exiled to Shanghaias Charlie Sears
- 1937 | Song of the Cityas Paul Herrick
- 1937 | Under Cover of Nightas Alan Shaw
- 1937 | Woman in Distressas Fred Stevens
- 1936 | Pepperas Bob O'Ryan
- 1936 | Revolt of the Zombiesas Armand Louque
- 1936 | Star for a Nightas Fritz Lind
- 1936 | Woman Trapas 'Honey' Hogan
- 1935 | Car 99as Recruit Burton
- 1935 | Home on the Rangeas Thurman
- 1935 | It's a Great Lifeas Arnold
- 1935 | People Will Talkas Bill Trask
- 1935 | Wanderer of the Wastelandas Adam Larey
- 1935 | Wings in the Darkas Top Harmon
- 1934 | Behold My Wife!as Pete
- 1934 | You Belong to Meas Military School Instructor
- 1929 | Handcuffedas Gerald Morely
- 1929 | The Woman from Hellas Jim Coakley
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