Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Known for

Acting

Born

November 7, 1903

Birthplace

Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA

Died

February 5, 1991 (aged 87)

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).

Best known work

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959
Columbo
Columbo
1971
Game of Death
Game of Death
1978
White Christmas
White Christmas
1954
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
1971
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
Alligator
Alligator
1980
The Robe
The Robe
1953
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
1972
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
1960

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Elvis: A Life in Music

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2000

    'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

    as Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)

  3. 1994

    The World of HammerTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  4. 1987

    Evil Town

    as Doctor Schaeffer

  5. 1982

    St. ElsewhereTV

    as David Domedion (1 episode)

  6. 1982

    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    as Self

  7. 1980

    Alligator

    as Slade

  8. 1980

    Gideon's Trumpet

    as 6th Supreme Court Justice

  9. 1978

    Game of Death

    as Dr. Land

  10. 1977

    End of the World

    as Ray Collins

  11. 1977

    HunterTV

  12. 1976

    The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

    as Koehler

  13. 1975

    Dr. Shagetz

    as Dr. Shagetz

  14. 1974

    Harry OTV

  15. 1974

    The Great Lester Boggs

  16. 1974

    The Hanged Man

    as Josiah Lowe

  17. 1973

    I Heard the Owl Call My Name

    as Jim Wallace

  18. 1973

    The Lie

    as Arnold Edgarton

  19. 1973

    The Stranger

    as Carl Webster

  20. 1973

    So Sad About Gloria

    as Frederick Wellman

  21. 1972

    Kung FuTV

    as Henry Raphael Caine (1 episode)

  22. 1972

    Delphi BureauTV

    as Quick (1 episode)

  23. 1972

    The WaltonsTV

    as Professor Bowen (1 episode)

  24. 1972

    The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

    as Matthew Keller

  25. 1972

    The Glass House

    as Warden Auerbach

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