Dean Jagger

Person

Dean Jagger

Born 7 November 1903 Died 5 February 1991, aged 87 Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1929)
71years on screen and counting
7credits in 1935, their busiest year
124dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney poster Age: 97

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

2000
as Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Evil Town poster Age: 83

Evil Town

1987
as Doctor Schaeffer
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady poster Age: 78

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982
Alligator poster Age: 77

Alligator

1980
as Slade
Gideon's Trumpet poster Age: 76

Gideon's Trumpet

1980
as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Game of Death poster Age: 74

Game of Death

1978
as Dr. Land
End of the World poster Age: 73

End of the World

1977
as Ray Collins
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case poster Age: 72

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976
as Koehler
Dr. Shagetz poster Age: 71

Dr. Shagetz

1975
as Dr. Shagetz
The Great Lester Boggs poster Age: 70

The Great Lester Boggs

1974
The Hanged Man poster Age: 70

The Hanged Man

1974
as Josiah Lowe
I Heard the Owl Call My Name poster Age: 70

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

1973
as Jim Wallace
The Lie poster Age: 69

The Lie

1973
as Arnold Edgarton
The Stranger poster Age: 69

The Stranger

1973
as Carl Webster
So Sad About Gloria poster Age: 69

So Sad About Gloria

1973
as Frederick Wellman
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment poster Age: 68

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

1972
as Matthew Keller
The Glass House poster Age: 68

The Glass House

1972
as Warden Auerbach
Incident in San Francisco poster Age: 67

Incident in San Francisco

1971
as Sam Baldwin
Vanishing Point poster Age: 67

Vanishing Point

1971
as Prospector
The Brotherhood of the Bell poster Age: 66

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970
as Chad Harmon
The Kremlin Letter poster Age: 66

The Kremlin Letter

1970
as Highwayman
Tiger by the Tail poster Age: 66

Tiger by the Tail

1970
as Top Polk
The Lonely Profession poster Age: 65

The Lonely Profession

1969
as Charles Van Cleve
Smith! poster Age: 65

Smith!

1969
as Judge James C. Brown
Day of the Evil Gun poster Age: 64

Day of the Evil Gun

1968
as Jimmy Noble
Firecreek poster Age: 64

Firecreek

1968
as Whittier
First to Fight poster Age: 63

First to Fight

1967
as Colonel Baseman
Billy Rose's Jumbo poster Age: 59

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962
as John Noble
The Honeymoon Machine poster Age: 57

The Honeymoon Machine

1961
as Admiral Fitch
Parrish poster Age: 57

Parrish

1961
as Sala Post
Elmer Gantry poster Age: 56

Elmer Gantry

1960
as William L. Morgan
Cash McCall poster Age: 56

Cash McCall

1960
as Grant Austen
The Nun's Story poster Age: 55

The Nun's Story

1959
as Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
King Creole poster Age: 54

King Creole

1958
as Mr. Fisher
The Proud Rebel poster Age: 54

The Proud Rebel

1958
as Harry Burleigh
The Dark Side of the Earth poster Age: 53

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957
as Anton Rojas
Forty Guns poster Age: 53

Forty Guns

1957
as Sheriff Ned Logan
Bernardine poster Age: 53

Bernardine

1957
as J. Fullerton Weldy
Armored Attack! poster Age: 53

Armored Attack!

1957
as as Rodion Pavlov
The Great Man poster Age: 53

The Great Man

1956
as Philip Carleton
Three Brave Men poster Age: 53

Three Brave Men

1956
as John W. Rogers
X: The Unknown poster Age: 52

X: The Unknown

1956
as Dr. Adam Royston
On the Threshold of Space poster Age: 52

On the Threshold of Space

1956
as Dr. Hugo Thornton
Red Sundown poster Age: 52

Red Sundown

1956
as Jade Murphy
It's a Dog's Life poster Age: 52

It's a Dog's Life

1955
as Mr. Wyndham
The Eternal Sea poster Age: 51

The Eternal Sea

1955
as Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
Bad Day at Black Rock poster Age: 51

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955
as Tim Horn
White Christmas poster Age: 50

White Christmas

1954
as General Waverly
Private Hell 36 poster Age: 50

Private Hell 36

1954
as Police Capt. Michaels
Executive Suite poster Age: 50

Executive Suite

1954
as Jesse Q. Grimm
The Robe poster Age: 49

The Robe

1953
as Justus
It Grows on Trees poster Age: 48

It Grows on Trees

1952
as Phil Baxter
Denver and Rio Grande poster Age: 48

Denver and Rio Grande

1952
as General William J. Palmer
My Son John poster Age: 48

My Son John

1952
as Dan Jefferson
Warpath poster Age: 48

Warpath

1951
as Sam Quade
Rawhide poster Age: 47

Rawhide

1951
as Yancy
Dark City poster Age: 46

Dark City

1950
as Captain Garvey
Sierra poster Age: 46

Sierra

1950
as Jeff Hassard
Twelve O'Clock High poster Age: 46

Twelve O'Clock High

1949
as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
C-Man poster Age: 45

C-Man

1949
as Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah
Driftwood poster Age: 43

Driftwood

1947
as Dr. Steve Webster
Pursued poster Age: 43

Pursued

1947
as Grant
Sister Kenny poster Age: 42

Sister Kenny

1946
as Kevin Connors
I Live in Grosvenor Square poster Age: 41

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945
as Sgt. John Patterson
Alaska poster Age: 41

Alaska

1944
as John Masters
When Strangers Marry poster Age: 40

When Strangers Marry

1944
as Paul Baxter
The North Star poster Age: 39

The North Star

1943
as Rodion Pavlov
I Escaped from the Gestapo poster Age: 39

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943
as Torgut Lane
The Omaha Trail poster Age: 38

The Omaha Trail

1942
as 'Pipestone' Ross
Valley of the Sun poster Age: 38

Valley of the Sun

1942
as Jim Sawyer
The Men in Her Life poster Age: 37

The Men in Her Life

1941
as David Gibson
Western Union poster Age: 37

Western Union

1941
as Edward Creighton
Brigham Young poster Age: 36

Brigham Young

1940
as Brigham Young
Having Wonderful Time poster Age: 34

Having Wonderful Time

1938
as Charlie (uncredited)
Exiled to Shanghai poster Age: 34

Exiled to Shanghai

1937
as Charlie Sears
Escape by Night poster Age: 33

Escape by Night

1937
as James 'Capper' Regan
Song of the City poster Age: 33

Song of the City

1937
as Paul Herrick
Dangerous Number poster Age: 33

Dangerous Number

1937
as Dillman
Woman in Distress poster Age: 33

Woman in Distress

1937
as Fred Stevens
Under Cover of Night poster Age: 33

Under Cover of Night

1937
as Alan Shaw
Star for a Night poster Age: 32

Star for a Night

1936
as Fritz Lind
Pepper poster Age: 32

Pepper

1936
as Bob O'Ryan
Revolt of the Zombies poster Age: 32

Revolt of the Zombies

1936
as Armand Louque
13 Hours by Air poster Age: 32

13 Hours by Air

1936
as Hap Waller
Woman Trap poster Age: 32

Woman Trap

1936
as 'Honey' Hogan
It's a Great Life poster Age: 31

It's a Great Life

1935
as Arnold
Wanderer of the Wasteland poster Age: 31

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935
as Adam Larey
Men Without Names poster Age: 31

Men Without Names

1935
as Agent Jones
People Will Talk poster Age: 31

People Will Talk

1935
as Bill Trask
Car 99 poster Age: 31

Car 99

1935
as Trooper Jim Burton
Wings in the Dark poster Age: 31

Wings in the Dark

1935
as Top Harmon
Home on the Range poster Age: 31

Home on the Range

1935
as Thurman
Behold My Wife! poster Age: 31

Behold My Wife!

1934
as Pete
College Rhythm poster Age: 31

College Rhythm

1934
as Coach Robbins
You Belong to Me poster Age: 30

You Belong to Me

1934
as Military School Instructor
Whoopee! poster Age: 26

Whoopee!

1930
as Deputy (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 25

Handcuffed

1929
as Gerald Morely
The Woman from Hell poster Age: 25

The Woman from Hell

1929
as Jim Coakley
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TV credits

Newest first
St. Elsewhere poster Age: 78

St. Elsewhere

1982
as David Domedion
Hunter poster Age: 73

Hunter

1977
Harry O poster Age: 70

Harry O

1974
Kung Fu poster Age: 68

Kung Fu

1972
as Henry Raphael Caine
Delphi Bureau poster Age: 68

Delphi Bureau

1972
as Quick
The Waltons poster Age: 68

The Waltons

1972
as Professor Bowen
Columbo poster Age: 67

Columbo

1971
as Walter Cannell
Alias Smith and Jones poster Age: 67

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
The Partridge Family poster Age: 66

The Partridge Family

1970
as Charlie
Medical Center poster Age: 65

Medical Center

1969
The F.B.I. poster Age: 61

The F.B.I.

1965
as Bishop John Atwood
Mr. Novak poster Age: 59

Mr. Novak

1963
as Principal Albert Vane
The Fugitive poster Age: 59

The Fugitive

1963
as Tony Donovan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 58

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as George Davies
Dr. Kildare poster Age: 57

Dr. Kildare

1961
as Lt. Gen. John Sparrow
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 55

The Twilight Zone

1959
as Ed Lindsay
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 52

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Bert Ensign
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster Age: 51

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955
Letter to Loretta poster Age: 49

Letter to Loretta

1953
as Harry Holt
General Electric Theater poster Age: 49

General Electric Theater

1953
as Adam 'Mister Doc' Darrow
Cavalcade of America poster Age: 48

Cavalcade of America

1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 48

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 47

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Ed Gorman
No poster
Age: 46

Lux Video Theatre

1950
as John Straley
Studio One poster Age: 45

Studio One

1948
as Ben Willson
The Philco Television Playhouse poster Age: 44

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948
as Charles Burnett
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