Dean Jagger
Known for
Acting
Life
1903 – 1991 (aged 87)
Born in
Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA
Credits
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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
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
Columbo
15 Sep 1971
Game of Death
23 Mar 1978
White Christmas
14 Oct 1954
Vanishing Point
15 Jan 1971
Bad Day at Black Rock
13 Jan 1955
Alligator
14 Nov 1980
The Robe
16 Sep 1953
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Filmography
2000
- 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooneyas Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
- Evil Townas Doctor Schaeffer
1982
- St. Elsewhereas David Domedion1 episode
- Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1980
- Alligatoras Slade
- Gideon's Trumpetas 6th Supreme Court Justice
1978
- Game of Deathas Dr. Land
1977
- End of the Worldas Ray Collins
- Hunter2 episodes
1976
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas Koehler
1975
- Dr. Shagetzas Dr. Shagetz
1974
- Harry O1 episode
- The Great Lester Boggs
- The Hanged Manas Josiah Lowe
1973
- I Heard the Owl Call My Nameas Jim Wallace
- The Lieas Arnold Edgarton
- The Strangeras Carl Webster
- So Sad About Gloriaas Frederick Wellman
1972
- Kung Fuas Henry Raphael Caine1 episode
- Delphi Bureauas Quick1 episode
- The Waltonsas Professor Bowen1 episode
- The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignmentas Matthew Keller
- The Glass Houseas Warden Auerbach
1971
- Columboas Walter Cannell1 episode
- Incident in San Franciscoas Sam Baldwin
- Vanishing Pointas Prospector
- Alias Smith and Jones1 episode
1970
- The Partridge Familyas Charlie1 episode
- The Brotherhood of the Bellas Chad Harmon
- The Kremlin Letteras Highwayman
- Tiger by the Tailas Top Polk
1969
- The Lonely Professionas Charles Van Cleve
- Medical Center1 episode
- Smith!as Judge James C. Brown
1968
- Day of the Evil Gunas Jimmy Noble
- Firecreekas Whittier
1967
- First to Fightas Colonel Baseman
1965
- The F.B.I.as Bishop John Atwood1 episode
1963
- Mr. Novakas Principal Albert Vane60 episodes
- The Fugitiveas Tony Donovan1 episode
1962
- Billy Rose's Jumboas John Noble
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras George Davies1 episode
1961
- Dr. Kildareas Lt. Gen. John Sparrow1 episode
- The Honeymoon Machineas Admiral Fitch
- Parrishas Sala Post
1960
- Elmer Gantryas William L. Morgan
- Cash McCallas Grant Austen
1959
- The Twilight Zoneas Ed Lindsay1 episode
- The Nun's Storyas Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
1958
- King Creoleas Mr. Fisher
- The Proud Rebelas Harry Burleigh
1957
- The Dark Side of the Earthas Anton Rojas
- Forty Gunsas Sheriff Ned Logan
- Bernardineas J. Fullerton Weldy
- Armored Attack!as as Rodion Pavlov
1956
- The Great Manas Philip Carleton
- Three Brave Menas John W. Rogers
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Bert Ensign1 episode
- X: The Unknownas Dr. Adam Royston
- On the Threshold of Spaceas Dr. Hugo Thornton
- Red Sundownas Jade Murphy
1955
- It's a Dog's Lifeas Mr. Wyndham
- The 20th Century Fox Hour1 episode
- The Eternal Seaas Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
- Bad Day at Black Rockas Tim Horn
1954
- White Christmasas General Waverly
- Private Hell 36as Police Capt. Michaels
- Executive Suiteas Jesse Q. Grimm
1953
- Letter to Lorettaas Harry Holt1 episode
- The Robeas Justus
- General Electric Theateras Adam 'Mister Doc' Darrow1 episode
1952
- Cavalcade of America1 episode
- It Grows on Treesas Phil Baxter
- Denver and Rio Grandeas General William J. Palmer
- My Son Johnas Dan Jefferson
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas 6th Supreme Court Justice1 episode
- Warpathas Sam Quade
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Ed Gorman1 episode
- Rawhideas Yancy
1950
- Dark Cityas Captain Garvey
- Lux Video Theatreas John Straley1 episode
- Sierraas Jeff Hassard
1949
- Twelve O'Clock Highas Major
- C-Manas Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah
1948
- Studio Oneas Ben Willson1 episode
- The Philco Television Playhouseas Charles Burnett1 episode
1946
- Sister Kennyas Kevin Connors
1945
- I Live in Grosvenor Squareas Sgt. John Patterson
1944
- Alaskaas John Masters
- When Strangers Marryas Paul Baxter
1943
- The North Staras Rodion Pavlov
- I Escaped from the Gestapoas Torgut Lane
1942
- The Omaha Trailas 'Pipestone' Ross
- Valley of the Sunas Jim Sawyer
1941
- The Men in Her Lifeas David Gibson
- Western Unionas Edward Creighton
1940
- Brigham Youngas Brigham Young
1938
- Having Wonderful Timeas Charlie (uncredited)
1937
- Exiled to Shanghaias Charlie Sears
- Escape by Nightas James 'Capper' Regan
- Song of the Cityas Paul Herrick
- Dangerous Numberas Dillman
- Woman in Distressas Fred Stevens
- Under Cover of Nightas Alan Shaw
1936
- Star for a Nightas Fritz Lind
- Pepperas Bob O'Ryan
- Revolt of the Zombiesas Armand Louque
- 13 Hours by Airas Hap Waller
- Woman Trapas 'Honey' Hogan
1935
- It's a Great Lifeas Arnold
- Wanderer of the Wastelandas Adam Larey
- Men Without Namesas Agent Jones
- People Will Talkas Bill Trask
- Car 99as Trooper Jim Burton
- Wings in the Darkas Top Harmon
- Home on the Rangeas Thurman
1934
- Behold My Wife!as Pete
- College Rhythmas Coach Robbins
- You Belong to Meas Military School Instructor
1930
- Whoopee!as Deputy (uncredited)
1929
- Handcuffedas Gerald Morely
- The Woman from Hellas Jim Coakley