Dean Jagger

Acting • 1903-11-07 • Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA

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

6.4

Game of Death

1978

7.1

Vanishing Point

1971

7.2

White Christmas

1954

6.0

Alligator

1980

7.3

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955

7.3

Elmer Gantry

1960

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Filmography

2000
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary ClooneyFilm
Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.0
1994
The World of HammerTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1987
Evil TownFilm
Doctor Schaeffer
★ 3.8
1982
St. ElsewhereTV
David Domedion • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1980
AlligatorFilm
Slade
★ 6.0
1980
Gideon's TrumpetFilm
6th Supreme Court Justice
★ 6.5
1978
Game of DeathFilm
Dr. Land
★ 6.4
1977
End of the WorldFilm
Ray Collins
★ 3.9
1977
HunterTV
★ 8.2
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseFilm
Koehler
★ 6.5
1975
Dr. ShagetzFilm
Dr. Shagetz
1974
Harry OTV
★ 5.2
1974
The Hanged ManFilm
Josiah Lowe
★ 4.6
1974
The Great Lester BoggsFilm
★ 8.0
1973
The StrangerFilm
Carl Webster
★ 3.9
1973
So Sad About GloriaFilm
Frederick Wellman
★ 4.3
1973
I Heard the Owl Call My NameFilm
Jim Wallace
★ 6.8
1973
The LieFilm
Arnold Edgarton
★ 6.0
1972
The WaltonsTV
Professor Bowen • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1972
Kung FuTV
Henry Raphael Caine • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1972
The Glass HouseFilm
Warden Auerbach
★ 6.4
1972
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentFilm
Matthew Keller
★ 9.0
1972
Delphi BureauTV
Quick • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1971
ColumboTV
Walter Cannell • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1971
Vanishing PointFilm
Prospector
★ 7.1
1971
Alias Smith and JonesTV
★ 6.9
1971
Incident in San FranciscoFilm
Sam Baldwin
★ 5.7
1970
The Partridge FamilyTV
Charlie • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1970
The Kremlin LetterFilm
Highwayman
★ 5.9
1970
The Brotherhood of the BellFilm
Chad Harmon
★ 6.0
1970
Tiger by the TailFilm
Top Polk
★ 5.3
1969
Medical CenterTV
★ 6.4
1969
Smith!Film
Judge James C. Brown
★ 5.8
1969
The Lonely ProfessionFilm
Charles Van Cleve
★ 7.0
1968
FirecreekFilm
Whittier
★ 6.2
1968
Day of the Evil GunFilm
Jimmy Noble
★ 6.2
1967
First to FightFilm
Colonel Baseman
★ 7.9
1965
The F.B.I.TV
Bishop John Atwood • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1963
The FugitiveTV
Tony Donovan • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1963
Mr. NovakTV
Principal Albert Vane • 60 episodes
★ 7.3
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
George Davies • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1962
Billy Rose's JumboFilm
John Noble
★ 6.0
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Lt. Gen. John Sparrow • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
The Honeymoon MachineFilm
Admiral Fitch
★ 6.5
1961
ParrishFilm
Sala Post
★ 5.0
1960
Elmer GantryFilm
William L. Morgan
★ 7.3
1960
Cash McCallFilm
Grant Austen
★ 6.3
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
Ed Lindsay • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1959
The Nun's StoryFilm
Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
★ 7.2
1958
King CreoleFilm
Mr. Fisher
★ 6.4
1958
The Proud RebelFilm
Harry Burleigh
★ 6.0
1957
Forty GunsFilm
Sheriff Ned Logan
★ 6.6
1957
BernardineFilm
J. Fullerton Weldy
★ 7.6
1957
Armored Attack!Film
as Rodion Pavlov
★ 6.2
1957
The Dark Side of the EarthFilm
Anton Rojas
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Bert Ensign • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
X: The UnknownFilm
Dr. Adam Royston
★ 6.1
1956
Red SundownFilm
Jade Murphy
★ 6.1
1956
The Great ManFilm
Philip Carleton
★ 5.0
1956
Three Brave MenFilm
John W. Rogers
★ 6.3
1956
On the Threshold of SpaceFilm
Dr. Hugo Thornton
★ 6.0
1955
Bad Day at Black RockFilm
Tim Horn
★ 7.3
1955
The 20th Century Fox HourTV
★ 6.0
1955
The Eternal SeaFilm
Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
★ 6.6
1955
It's a Dog's LifeFilm
Mr. Wyndham
★ 4.2
1954
White ChristmasFilm
General Waverly
★ 7.2
1954
Executive SuiteFilm
Jesse Q. Grimm
★ 7.0
1954
Private Hell 36Film
Police Capt. Michaels
★ 6.3
1953
The RobeFilm
Justus
★ 6.8
1953
Letter to LorettaTV
Harry Holt • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Adam 'Mister Doc' Darrow • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
Denver and Rio GrandeFilm
General William J. Palmer
★ 5.6
1952
It Grows on TreesFilm
Phil Baxter
★ 8.4
1952
My Son JohnFilm
Dan Jefferson
★ 5.6
1952
Cavalcade of AmericaTV
★ 4.6
1951
RawhideFilm
Yancy
★ 6.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
6th Supreme Court Justice • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
WarpathFilm
Sam Quade
★ 6.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
Ed Gorman • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1950
Dark CityFilm
Captain Garvey
★ 6.5
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
John Straley • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
SierraFilm
Jeff Hassard
★ 5.4
1949
Twelve O'Clock HighFilm
Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
★ 7.2
1949
C-ManFilm
Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah
★ 5.3
1948
Studio OneTV
Ben Willson • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Charles Burnett • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1947
PursuedFilm
Grant
★ 6.5
1947
DriftwoodFilm
Dr. Steve Webster
★ 6.8
1946
Sister KennyFilm
Kevin Connors
★ 6.9
1945
I Live in Grosvenor SquareFilm
Sgt. John Patterson
★ 6.8
1944
When Strangers MarryFilm
Paul Baxter
★ 6.2
1944
AlaskaFilm
John Masters
★ 7.0
1943
The North StarFilm
Rodion Pavlov
★ 6.0
1943
I Escaped from the GestapoFilm
Torgut Lane
★ 6.0
1942
Valley of the SunFilm
Jim Sawyer
★ 6.3
1942
The Omaha TrailFilm
'Pipestone' Ross
★ 7.0
1941
Western UnionFilm
Edward Creighton
★ 6.0
1941
The Men in Her LifeFilm
David Gibson
★ 6.7
1940
Brigham YoungFilm
Brigham Young
★ 4.6
1938
Having Wonderful TimeFilm
Charlie (uncredited)
★ 4.9
1937
Escape by NightFilm
James 'Capper' Regan
★ 6.0
1937
Dangerous NumberFilm
Dillman
★ 4.9
1937
Exiled to ShanghaiFilm
Charlie Sears
★ 5.5
1937
Under Cover of NightFilm
Alan Shaw
★ 6.0
1937
Song of the CityFilm
Paul Herrick
★ 8.0
1937
Woman in DistressFilm
Fred Stevens
★ 8.0
1936
Revolt of the ZombiesFilm
Armand Louque
★ 3.4
1936
13 Hours by AirFilm
Hap Waller
★ 5.2
1936
Star for a NightFilm
Fritz Lind
★ 7.0
1936
Woman TrapFilm
'Honey' Hogan
★ 8.0
1936
PepperFilm
Bob O'Ryan
★ 5.0
1935
Wings in the DarkFilm
Top Harmon
★ 6.4
1935
Men Without NamesFilm
Agent Jones
★ 6.3
1935
Car 99Film
Trooper Jim Burton
★ 7.5
1935
It's a Great LifeFilm
Arnold
★ 9.0
1935
Home on the RangeFilm
Thurman
★ 9.0
1935
Wanderer of the WastelandFilm
Adam Larey
★ 6.0
1935
People Will TalkFilm
Bill Trask
★ 4.3
1934
Behold My Wife!Film
Pete
★ 8.0
1934
College RhythmFilm
Coach Robbins
★ 5.6
1934
You Belong to MeFilm
Military School Instructor
★ 7.0
1930
Whoopee!Film
Deputy (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1929
HandcuffedFilm
Gerald Morely
★ 10.0
1929
The Woman from HellFilm
Jim Coakley
★ 8.0