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Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

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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

End of the World

End of the World

1977

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

1970

Firecreek

Firecreek

1968

Armored Attack!

Armored Attack!

1957

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

Revolt of the Zombies

Revolt of the Zombies

1936

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

1971

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

1968

When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

1944

Pursued

Pursued

1947

Game of Death

Game of Death

1978

White Christmas

White Christmas

1954

X: The Unknown

X: The Unknown

1956

The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine

1961

Parrish

Parrish

1961

Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

1954

Dark City

Dark City

1950

Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955

The Robe

The Robe

1953

Forty Guns

Forty Guns

1957

Billy Rose's Jumbo

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962

The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

1970

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

Rawhide

Rawhide

1951

Western Union

Western Union

1941

Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949

The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter

1970

C-Man

C-Man

1949

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time

1938

King Creole

King Creole

1958

Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946

Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark

1935

My Son John

My Son John

1952

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

1974

I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square

1945

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

1958

The Great Man

The Great Man

1956

Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935

Sierra

Sierra

1950

Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night

1937

Bernardine

Bernardine

1957

Smith!

Smith!

1969

Red Sundown

Red Sundown

1956

Exiled to Shanghai

Exiled to Shanghai

1937

Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande

1952

Evil Town

Evil Town

1987

It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life

1955

Warpath

Warpath

1951

Alaska

Alaska

1944

Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

1942

On the Threshold of Space

On the Threshold of Space

1956

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1934

Escape by Night

Escape by Night

1937

Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men

1956

13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

1936

Car 99

Car 99

1935

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

1973

The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea

1955

It Grows on Trees

It Grows on Trees

1952

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

1972

The North Star

The North Star

1943

Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number

1937

Song of the City

Song of the City

1937

Woman in Distress

Woman in Distress

1937

The Stranger

The Stranger

1973

Men Without Names

Men Without Names

1935

First to Fight

First to Fight

1967

The Great Lester Boggs

The Great Lester Boggs

1974

Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

1934

Cash McCall

Cash McCall

1960

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

1935

The Glass House

The Glass House

1972

Woman Trap

Woman Trap

1936

Pepper

Pepper

1936

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail

1942

I Escaped from the Gestapo

I Escaped from the Gestapo

1943

The Men in Her Life

The Men in Her Life

1941

Whoopee!

Whoopee!

1930

Dr. Shagetz

Dr. Shagetz

1975

Star for a Night

Star for a Night

1936

The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco

1971

College Rhythm

College Rhythm

1934

So Sad About Gloria

So Sad About Gloria

1973

The Lie

The Lie

1973

Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet

1980

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

2000

The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession

1969

Alligator

Alligator

1980

People Will Talk

People Will Talk

1935

Home on the Range

Home on the Range

1935

The Woman from Hell

The Woman from Hell

1929

Elvis: A Life in Music

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982

Handcuffed

Handcuffed

1929

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Studio One

Studio One

1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Waltons

The Waltons

1972

Harry O

Harry O

1974

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

1952

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

Hunter

Hunter

1977

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Delphi Bureau

Delphi Bureau

1972

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

1994

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

1970