Dean Jagger
Acting Born Nov 7, 1903 Died Feb 5, 1991 Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA 126 credits
Biography
Dean Jagger was an American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Twelve O'Clock High. Jagger appeared in several notable films, including The Robe, White Christmas, Bad Day at Black Rock, King Creole, The Nun's Story, Elmer Gantry, Vanishing Point, Game of Death, and Alligator.
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Career timeline
Elvis: A Life in Music
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
The World of Hammer
Evil Town
St. ElsewhereNatalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
AlligatorGideon's Trumpet
Game of Death
HunterEnd of the World
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. Shagetz
Harry OThe Hanged ManThe Great Lester Boggs
The StrangerThe LieSo Sad About GloriaI Heard the Owl Call My Name
The WaltonsThe Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentDelphi BureauKung FuThe Glass House
ColumboAlias Smith and JonesVanishing PointIncident in San Francisco
The Partridge FamilyThe Kremlin LetterTiger by the TailThe Brotherhood of the Bell
Medical CenterSmith!The Lonely Profession
Day of the Evil GunFirecreek
First to Fight
The F.B.I.
The FugitiveMr. Novak
The Alfred Hitchcock HourBilly Rose's Jumbo
Dr. KildareParrishThe Honeymoon Machine
Elmer GantryCash McCall
The Twilight ZoneThe Nun's Story
King CreoleThe Proud Rebel
BernardineArmored Attack!Forty GunsThe Dark Side of the Earth
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreRed SundownX: The UnknownThe Great ManOn the Threshold of Space
The 20th Century Fox HourBad Day at Black RockIt's a Dog's LifeThe Eternal Sea
White ChristmasExecutive SuitePrivate Hell 36
Letter to LorettaThe RobeGeneral Electric Theater
Full filmography
- Elvis: A Life in Music (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000) as Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- Evil Town (1987) as Doctor Schaeffer
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as David Domedion
- Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
- Alligator (1980) as Slade
- Gideon's Trumpet (1980) as 6th Supreme Court Justice
- Game of Death (1978) as Dr. Land
- Hunter (1977)
- End of the World (1977) as Ray Collins
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) as Koehler
- Dr. Shagetz (1975) as Dr. Shagetz
- Harry O (1974)
- The Hanged Man (1974) as Josiah Lowe
- The Great Lester Boggs (1974)
- The Stranger (1973) as Carl Webster
- The Lie (1973) as Arnold Edgarton
- So Sad About Gloria (1973) as Frederick Wellman
- I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1973) as Jim Wallace
- The Waltons (1972) as Professor Bowen
- The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (1972) as Matthew Keller
- Delphi Bureau (1972) as Quick
- Kung Fu (1972) as Henry Raphael Caine
- The Glass House (1972) as Warden Auerbach
- Columbo (1971) as Walter Cannell
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
- Vanishing Point (1971) as Prospector
- Incident in San Francisco (1971) as Sam Baldwin
- The Partridge Family (1970) as Charlie
- The Kremlin Letter (1970) as Highwayman
- Tiger by the Tail (1970) as Top Polk
- The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) as Chad Harmon
- Medical Center (1969)
- Smith! (1969) as Judge James C. Brown
- The Lonely Profession (1969) as Charles Van Cleve
- Day of the Evil Gun (1968) as Jimmy Noble
- Firecreek (1968) as Whittier
- First to Fight (1967) as Colonel Baseman
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Bishop John Atwood
- The Fugitive (1963) as Tony Donovan
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Principal Albert Vane
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as George Davies
- Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) as John Noble
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Lt. Gen. John Sparrow
- Parrish (1961) as Sala Post
- The Honeymoon Machine (1961) as Admiral Fitch
- Elmer Gantry (1960) as William L. Morgan
- Cash McCall (1960) as Grant Austen
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Ed Lindsay
- The Nun's Story (1959) as Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
- King Creole (1958) as Mr. Fisher
- The Proud Rebel (1958) as Harry Burleigh
- Bernardine (1957) as J. Fullerton Weldy
- Armored Attack! (1957) as as Rodion Pavlov
- Forty Guns (1957) as Sheriff Ned Logan
- The Dark Side of the Earth (1957) as Anton Rojas
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Bert Ensign
- Red Sundown (1956) as Jade Murphy
- X: The Unknown (1956) as Dr. Adam Royston
- The Great Man (1956) as Philip Carleton
- On the Threshold of Space (1956) as Dr. Hugo Thornton
- Three Brave Men (1956) as John W. Rogers
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
- Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) as Tim Horn
- It's a Dog's Life (1955) as Mr. Wyndham
- The Eternal Sea (1955) as Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
- White Christmas (1954) as General Waverly
- Executive Suite (1954) as Jesse Q. Grimm
- Private Hell 36 (1954) as Police Capt. Michaels
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Harry Holt
- The Robe (1953) as Justus
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Adam 'Mister Doc' Darrow
- Cavalcade of America (1952)
- Denver and Rio Grande (1952) as General William J. Palmer
- My Son John (1952) as Dan Jefferson
- It Grows on Trees (1952) as Phil Baxter
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as 6th Supreme Court Justice
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Ed Gorman
- Rawhide (1951) as Yancy
- Warpath (1951) as Sam Quade
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as John Straley
- Dark City (1950) as Captain Garvey
- Sierra (1950) as Jeff Hassard
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949) as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
- C-Man (1949) as Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah
- Studio One (1948) as Ben Willson
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Charles Burnett
- Driftwood (1947) as Dr. Steve Webster
- Pursued (1947) as Grant
- Sister Kenny (1946) as Kevin Connors
- I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) as Sgt. John Patterson
- Alaska (1944) as John Masters
- When Strangers Marry (1944) as Paul Baxter
- The North Star (1943) as Rodion Pavlov
- I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943) as Torgut Lane
- The Omaha Trail (1942) as 'Pipestone' Ross
- Valley of the Sun (1942) as Jim Sawyer
- Western Union (1941) as Edward Creighton
- The Men in Her Life (1941) as David Gibson
- Brigham Young (1940) as Brigham Young
- Having Wonderful Time (1938) as Charlie (uncredited)
- Escape by Night (1937) as James 'Capper' Regan
- Under Cover of Night (1937) as Alan Shaw
- Exiled to Shanghai (1937) as Charlie Sears
- Dangerous Number (1937) as Dillman
- Woman in Distress (1937) as Fred Stevens
- Song of the City (1937) as Paul Herrick
- Woman Trap (1936) as 'Honey' Hogan
- Revolt of the Zombies (1936) as Armand Louque
- Star for a Night (1936) as Fritz Lind
- 13 Hours by Air (1936) as Hap Waller
- Pepper (1936) as Bob O'Ryan
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935) as Adam Larey
- Wings in the Dark (1935) as Top Harmon
- It's a Great Life (1935) as Arnold
- Home on the Range (1935) as Thurman
- Car 99 (1935) as Trooper Jim Burton
- Men Without Names (1935) as Agent Jones
- People Will Talk (1935) as Bill Trask
- Behold My Wife! (1934) as Pete
- College Rhythm (1934) as Coach Robbins
- You Belong to Me (1934) as Military School Instructor
- Whoopee! (1930) as Deputy (uncredited)
- Handcuffed (1929) as Gerald Morely
- The Woman from Hell (1929) as Jim Coakley