Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Actor Nov 7 (died age 87) Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA 1929–2026 (97 year career)
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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).

Known For

Filmography

Acting (125)

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Movies (98)

Elvis: A Life in Music

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026

as Self (archive footage)

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

2000

as Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0
Evil Town

Evil Town

1987

as Doctor Schaeffer

3.8
Alligator

Alligator

1980

as Slade

6.1
Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet

1980

as 6th Supreme Court Justice

6.0
Game of Death

Game of Death

1978

as Dr. Land

6.4
End of the World

End of the World

1977

as Ray Collins

3.6
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

as Koehler

6.4
Dr. Shagetz

Dr. Shagetz

1975

as Dr. Shagetz

The Great Lester Boggs

The Great Lester Boggs

1974
The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

1974

as Josiah Lowe

4.0
So Sad About Gloria

So Sad About Gloria

1973

as Frederick Wellman

4.0
The Stranger

The Stranger

1973

as Carl Webster

3.6
The Lie

The Lie

1973

as Arnold Edgarton

6.0
I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

1973

as Jim Wallace

7.0
The Glass House

The Glass House

1972

as Warden Auerbach

6.2
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

1972

as Matthew Keller

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

1971

as Prospector

7.1
Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco

1971

as Sam Baldwin

3.5
Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

1970

as Top Polk

5.0
The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter

1970

as Highwayman

6.0
The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970

as Chad Harmon

5.5
Smith!

Smith!

1969

as Judge James C. Brown

5.5
The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession

1969

as Charles Van Cleve

Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

1968

as Jimmy Noble

6.1
Firecreek

Firecreek

1968

as Whittier

6.3
First to Fight

First to Fight

1967

as Colonel Baseman

7.9
Billy Rose's Jumbo

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962

as John Noble

5.8
Parrish

Parrish

1961

as Sala Post

5.0
The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine

1961

as Admiral Fitch

6.4
Cash McCall

Cash McCall

1960

as Grant Austen

6.2
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

as William L. Morgan

7.3
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

as Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal

7.2
King Creole

King Creole

1958

as Mr. Fisher

6.4
The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

1958

as Harry Burleigh

6.1
Forty Guns

Forty Guns

1957

as Sheriff Ned Logan

6.6
Bernardine

Bernardine

1957

as J. Fullerton Weldy

7.0
Armored Attack!

Armored Attack!

1957

as as Rodion Pavlov

6.2
The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

as Anton Rojas

The Great Man

The Great Man

1956

as Philip Carleton

4.6
X: The Unknown

X: The Unknown

1956

as Dr. Adam Royston

6.1
Red Sundown

Red Sundown

1956

as Jade Murphy

6.1
On the Threshold of Space

On the Threshold of Space

1956

as Dr. Hugo Thornton

4.0
Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956

as John W. Rogers

5.9
Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955

as Tim Horn

7.3
It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life

1955

as Mr. Wyndham

3.0
The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea

1955

as Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple

6.4
White Christmas

White Christmas

1954

as General Waverly

7.2
Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

1954

as Police Capt. Michaels

6.2
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

as Jesse Q. Grimm

7.0
The Robe

The Robe

1953

as Justus

6.8
My Son John

My Son John

1952

as Dan Jefferson

5.3
Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande

1952

as General William J. Palmer

5.5
It Grows on Trees

It Grows on Trees

1952

as Phil Baxter

7.7
Warpath

Warpath

1951

as Sam Quade

5.8
Rawhide

Rawhide

1951

as Yancy

6.7
Sierra

Sierra

1950

as Jeff Hassard

5.3
Dark City

Dark City

1950

as Captain Garvey

6.5
Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall

7.1
C-Man

C-Man

1949

as Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah

5.2
Pursued

Pursued

1947

as Grant

6.6
Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

as Dr. Steve Webster

6.1
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946

as Kevin Connors

6.8
I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

as Sgt. John Patterson

7.1
Alaska

Alaska

1944

as John Masters

5.0
When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

1944

as Paul Baxter

6.1
The North Star

The North Star

1943

as Rodion Pavlov

6.1
I Escaped from the Gestapo

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943

as Torgut Lane

5.6
The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

1942

as 'Pipestone' Ross

7.0
Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

1942

as Jim Sawyer

5.8
The Men in Her Life

The Men in Her Life

1941

as David Gibson

6.2
Western Union

Western Union

1941

as Edward Creighton

6.0
Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Brigham Young

4.4
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938

as Charlie (uncredited)

4.6
Exiled to Shanghai

Exiled to Shanghai

1937

as Charlie Sears

4.9
Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

1937

as Alan Shaw

5.7
Escape by Night

Escape by Night

1937

as James 'Capper' Regan

5.7
Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number

1937

as Dillman

4.3
Song of the City

Song of the City

1937

as Paul Herrick

6.0
Woman in Distress

Woman in Distress

1937

as Fred Stevens

6.0
Pepper

Pepper

1936

as Bob O'Ryan

1.0
Woman Trap

Woman Trap

1936

as 'Honey' Hogan

Revolt of the Zombies

Revolt of the Zombies

1936

as Armand Louque

3.2
13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

1936

as Hap Waller

4.6
Star for a Night

Star for a Night

1936

as Fritz Lind

6.0
People Will Talk

People Will Talk

1935

as Bill Trask

3.0
Car 99

Car 99

1935

as Trooper Jim Burton

5.0
Home on the Range

Home on the Range

1935

as Thurman

Men Without Names

Men Without Names

1935

as Agent Jones

6.0
Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark

1935

as Top Harmon

6.4
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

as Adam Larey

5.0
It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

1935

as Arnold

Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

1934

as Pete

7.0
College Rhythm

College Rhythm

1934

as Coach Robbins

4.7
You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1934

as Military School Instructor

7.0
Whoopee!

Whoopee!

1930

as Deputy (uncredited)

6.4
The Woman from Hell

The Woman from Hell

1929

as Jim Coakley

Handcuffed

Handcuffed

1929

as Gerald Morely