Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

🎂 7th November 1903 (122 yrs) 📍 Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA

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).

Dean Jagger

🎬 Movies Featuring Dean Jagger

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)
Evil Town

Evil Town (1987)

as Doctor Schaeffer
Alligator

Alligator (1980)

as Slade
Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet (1980)

as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Game of Death

Game of Death (1978)

as Dr. Land
End of the World

End of the World (1977)

as Ray Collins
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)

as Koehler
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
I Heard the Owl Call My Name

I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1973)

as Jim Wallace
The Lie

The Lie (1973)

as Arnold Edgarton
The Stranger

The Stranger (1973)

as Carl Webster
So Sad About Gloria

So Sad About Gloria (1973)

as Frederick Wellman
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (1972)

as Matthew Keller
The Glass House

The Glass House (1972)

as Warden Auerbach
Incident in San Francisco

Incident in San Francisco (1971)

as Sam Baldwin
Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point (1971)

as Prospector
The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)

as Chad Harmon
The Kremlin Letter

The Kremlin Letter (1970)

as Highwayman
Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail (1970)

as Top Polk
The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession (1969)

as Charles Van Cleve
Smith!

Smith! (1969)

as Judge James C. Brown
Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun (1968)

as Jimmy Noble
Firecreek

Firecreek (1968)

as Whittier
First to Fight

First to Fight (1967)

as Colonel Baseman
Billy Rose's Jumbo

Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)

as John Noble
The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine (1961)

as Admiral Fitch
Parrish

Parrish (1961)

as Sala Post
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry (1960)

as William L. Morgan
Cash McCall

Cash McCall (1960)

as Grant Austen
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story (1959)

as Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
King Creole

King Creole (1958)

as Mr. Fisher
The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel (1958)

as Harry Burleigh
The Dark Side of the Earth

The Dark Side of the Earth (1957)

as Anton Rojas
Forty Guns

Forty Guns (1957)

as Sheriff Ned Logan
Bernardine

Bernardine (1957)

as J. Fullerton Weldy
Armored Attack!

Armored Attack! (1957)

as as Rodion Pavlov
The Great Man

The Great Man (1956)

as Philip Carleton
Three Brave Men

Three Brave Men (1956)

as John W. Rogers
X: The Unknown

X: The Unknown (1956)

as Dr. Adam Royston
On the Threshold of Space

On the Threshold of Space (1956)

as Dr. Hugo Thornton
Red Sundown

Red Sundown (1956)

as Jade Murphy
It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life (1955)

as Mr. Wyndham
The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea (1955)

as Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

as Tim Horn
White Christmas

White Christmas (1954)

as General Waverly
Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36 (1954)

as Police Capt. Michaels
Executive Suite

Executive Suite (1954)

as Jesse Q. Grimm
The Robe

The Robe (1953)

as Justus
It Grows on Trees

It Grows on Trees (1952)

as Phil Baxter
Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande (1952)

as General William J. Palmer
My Son John

My Son John (1952)

as Dan Jefferson
Warpath

Warpath (1951)

as Sam Quade
Rawhide

Rawhide (1951)

as Yancy
Dark City

Dark City (1950)

as Captain Garvey
Sierra

Sierra (1950)

as Jeff Hassard
Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
C-Man

C-Man (1949)

as Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah
Driftwood

Driftwood (1947)

as Dr. Steve Webster
Pursued

Pursued (1947)

as Grant
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny (1946)

as Kevin Connors
I Live in Grosvenor Square

I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)

as Sgt. John Patterson
Alaska

Alaska (1944)

as John Masters
When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry (1944)

as Paul Baxter
The North Star

The North Star (1943)

as Rodion Pavlov
I Escaped from the Gestapo

I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)

as Torgut Lane
The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail (1942)

as 'Pipestone' Ross
Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun (1942)

as Jim Sawyer
The Men in Her Life

The Men in Her Life (1941)

as David Gibson
Western Union

Western Union (1941)

as Edward Creighton
Brigham Young

Brigham Young (1940)

as Brigham Young
Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time (1938)

as Charlie (uncredited)
Exiled to Shanghai

Exiled to Shanghai (1937)

as Charlie Sears
Escape by Night

Escape by Night (1937)

as James 'Capper' Regan
Song of the City

Song of the City (1937)

as Paul Herrick
Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number (1937)

as Dillman
Woman in Distress

Woman in Distress (1937)

as Fred Stevens
Under Cover of Night

Under Cover of Night (1937)

as Alan Shaw
Star for a Night

Star for a Night (1936)

as Fritz Lind
Pepper

Pepper (1936)

as Bob O'Ryan
Revolt of the Zombies

Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

as Armand Louque
13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air (1936)

as Hap Waller
Woman Trap

Woman Trap (1936)

as 'Honey' Hogan
It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life (1935)

as Arnold
Wanderer of the Wasteland

Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)

as Adam Larey
Men Without Names

Men Without Names (1935)

as Agent Jones
People Will Talk

People Will Talk (1935)

as Bill Trask
Car 99

Car 99 (1935)

as Trooper Jim Burton
Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark (1935)

as Top Harmon
Home on the Range

Home on the Range (1935)

as Thurman
Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife! (1934)

as Pete
College Rhythm

College Rhythm (1934)

as Coach Robbins
You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me (1934)

as Military School Instructor
Whoopee!

Whoopee! (1930)

as Deputy (uncredited)
The Woman from Hell

The Woman from Hell (1929)

as Jim Coakley