Dean Jagger

Acting

Dean Jagger

Born November 7, 1903Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA126 credits

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

Elvis: A Life in Music

Elvis: A Life in Music

Movie

2026

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
5.0

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

Movie

2000

The World of Hammer
6.5

The World of Hammer

TV

1994

Evil Town
3.6

Evil Town

Movie

1987

St. Elsewhere
5.6

St. Elsewhere

TV

1982

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Movie

1982

Filmography

Elvis: A Life in Music
2026Elvis: A Life in Musicas Self (archive footage)Movie
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooneyas Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The World of Hammer
1994The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage)TV
Evil Town
1987Evil Townas Doctor SchaefferMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas David DomedionTV
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyMovie
Alligator
1980Alligatoras SladeMovie
Gideon's Trumpet
1980Gideon's Trumpetas 6th Supreme Court JusticeMovie
Game of Death
1978Game of Deathas Dr. LandMovie
End of the World
1977End of the Worldas Ray CollinsMovie
Hunter
1977HunterTV
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas KoehlerMovie
Dr. Shagetz
1975Dr. Shagetzas Dr. ShagetzMovie
Harry O
1974Harry OTV
The Great Lester Boggs
1974The Great Lester BoggsMovie
The Hanged Man
1974The Hanged Manas Josiah LoweMovie
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
1973I Heard the Owl Call My Nameas Jim WallaceMovie
The Lie
1973The Lieas Arnold EdgartonMovie
The Stranger
1973The Strangeras Carl WebsterMovie
So Sad About Gloria
1973So Sad About Gloriaas Frederick WellmanMovie
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fuas Henry Raphael CaineTV
Delphi Bureau
1972Delphi Bureauas QuickTV
The Waltons
1972The Waltonsas Professor BowenTV
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignmentas Matthew KellerMovie
The Glass House
1972The Glass Houseas Warden AuerbachMovie
Columbo
1971Columboas Walter CannellTV
Incident in San Francisco
1971Incident in San Franciscoas Sam BaldwinMovie
Vanishing Point
1971Vanishing Pointas ProspectorMovie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Familyas CharlieTV
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970The Brotherhood of the Bellas Chad HarmonMovie
The Kremlin Letter
1970The Kremlin Letteras HighwaymanMovie
Tiger by the Tail
1970Tiger by the Tailas Top PolkMovie
The Lonely Profession
1969The Lonely Professionas Charles Van CleveMovie
Medical Center
1969Medical CenterTV
Smith!
1969Smith!as Judge James C. BrownMovie
Day of the Evil Gun
1968Day of the Evil Gunas Jimmy NobleMovie
Firecreek
1968Firecreekas WhittierMovie
First to Fight
1967First to Fightas Colonel BasemanMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Bishop John AtwoodTV
Mr. Novak
1963Mr. Novakas Principal Albert VaneTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Tony DonovanTV
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962Billy Rose's Jumboas John NobleMovie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras George DaviesTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Lt. Gen. John SparrowTV
The Honeymoon Machine
1961The Honeymoon Machineas Admiral FitchMovie
Parrish
1961Parrishas Sala PostMovie
Elmer Gantry
1960Elmer Gantryas William L. MorganMovie
Cash McCall
1960Cash McCallas Grant AustenMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Ed LindsayTV
The Nun's Story
1959The Nun's Storyas Dr. Hubert Van Der MalMovie
King Creole
1958King Creoleas Mr. FisherMovie
The Proud Rebel
1958The Proud Rebelas Harry BurleighMovie
The Dark Side of the Earth
1957The Dark Side of the Earthas Anton RojasMovie
Forty Guns
1957Forty Gunsas Sheriff Ned LoganMovie
Bernardine
1957Bernardineas J. Fullerton WeldyMovie
Armored Attack!
1957Armored Attack!as as Rodion PavlovMovie
The Great Man
1956The Great Manas Philip CarletonMovie
Three Brave Men
1956Three Brave Menas John W. RogersMovie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Bert EnsignTV
X: The Unknown
1956X: The Unknownas Dr. Adam RoystonMovie
On the Threshold of Space
1956On the Threshold of Spaceas Dr. Hugo ThorntonMovie
Red Sundown
1956Red Sundownas Jade MurphyMovie
It's a Dog's Life
1955It's a Dog's Lifeas Mr. WyndhamMovie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox HourTV
The Eternal Sea
1955The Eternal Seaas Vice-Adm. Thomas L. SempleMovie
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955Bad Day at Black Rockas Tim HornMovie
White Christmas
1954White Christmasas General WaverlyMovie
Private Hell 36
1954Private Hell 36as Police Capt. MichaelsMovie
Executive Suite
1954Executive Suiteas Jesse Q. GrimmMovie
Letter to Loretta
1953Letter to Lorettaas Harry HoltTV
The Robe
1953The Robeas JustusMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras Adam 'Mister Doc' DarrowTV
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of AmericaTV
It Grows on Trees
1952It Grows on Treesas Phil BaxterMovie
Denver and Rio Grande
1952Denver and Rio Grandeas General William J. PalmerMovie
My Son John
1952My Son Johnas Dan JeffersonMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas 6th Supreme Court JusticeTV
Warpath
1951Warpathas Sam QuadeMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Ed GormanTV
Rawhide
1951Rawhideas YancyMovie
Dark City
1950Dark Cityas Captain GarveyMovie
L
1950Lux Video Theatreas John StraleyTV
Sierra
1950Sierraas Jeff HassardMovie
Twelve O'Clock High
1949Twelve O'Clock Highas Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey StovallMovie
C-Man
1949C-Manas Cliff Holden, alias William HarrahMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Ben WillsonTV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television Playhouseas Charles BurnettTV
Driftwood
1947Driftwoodas Dr. Steve WebsterMovie
Pursued
1947Pursuedas GrantMovie
Sister Kenny
1946Sister Kennyas Kevin ConnorsMovie
I Live in Grosvenor Square
1945I Live in Grosvenor Squareas Sgt. John PattersonMovie
Alaska
1944Alaskaas John MastersMovie
When Strangers Marry
1944When Strangers Marryas Paul BaxterMovie
The North Star
1943The North Staras Rodion PavlovMovie
I Escaped from the Gestapo
1943I Escaped from the Gestapoas Torgut LaneMovie
The Omaha Trail
1942The Omaha Trailas 'Pipestone' RossMovie
Valley of the Sun
1942Valley of the Sunas Jim SawyerMovie
The Men in Her Life
1941The Men in Her Lifeas David GibsonMovie
Western Union
1941Western Unionas Edward CreightonMovie
Brigham Young
1940Brigham Youngas Brigham YoungMovie
Having Wonderful Time
1938Having Wonderful Timeas Charlie (uncredited)Movie
Exiled to Shanghai
1937Exiled to Shanghaias Charlie SearsMovie
Escape by Night
1937Escape by Nightas James 'Capper' ReganMovie
Song of the City
1937Song of the Cityas Paul HerrickMovie
Dangerous Number
1937Dangerous Numberas DillmanMovie
Woman in Distress
1937Woman in Distressas Fred StevensMovie
Under Cover of Night
1937Under Cover of Nightas Alan ShawMovie
Star for a Night
1936Star for a Nightas Fritz LindMovie
Pepper
1936Pepperas Bob O'RyanMovie
Revolt of the Zombies
1936Revolt of the Zombiesas Armand LouqueMovie
13 Hours by Air
193613 Hours by Airas Hap WallerMovie
Woman Trap
1936Woman Trapas 'Honey' HoganMovie
It's a Great Life
1935It's a Great Lifeas ArnoldMovie
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935Wanderer of the Wastelandas Adam LareyMovie
Men Without Names
1935Men Without Namesas Agent JonesMovie
People Will Talk
1935People Will Talkas Bill TraskMovie
Car 99
1935Car 99as Trooper Jim BurtonMovie
Wings in the Dark
1935Wings in the Darkas Top HarmonMovie
Home on the Range
1935Home on the Rangeas ThurmanMovie
Behold My Wife!
1934Behold My Wife!as PeteMovie
College Rhythm
1934College Rhythmas Coach RobbinsMovie
You Belong to Me
1934You Belong to Meas Military School InstructorMovie
Whoopee!
1930Whoopee!as Deputy (uncredited)Movie
Handcuffed
1929Handcuffedas Gerald MorelyMovie
The Woman from Hell
1929The Woman from Hellas Jim CoakleyMovie