Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

American actor (1903-1991)

Dean Jagger was an American actor of film, stage, and television. He was known as one of the most "dependable character actors" of the Golden Age of Hollywood, though he also played leading roles. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the television series Mr. Novak (1963–65).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 55 films (1930–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1930 WHOOPEE. Samuel Goldwyn 12 reels Color & B&W
1934 YOU BELONG TO ME. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1935 MEN WITHOUT NAMES. Paramount Productions Inc. 7 reels B&W
1935 WINGS IN THE DARK. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1936 REVOLT OF THE ZOMBIES. Halperin Pictures. 8 reels 16mm Sound
1936 STAR FOR A NIGHT. Fox Film Corp 76 min B&W
1937 DANGEROUS NUMBER. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1937 ESCAPE BY NIGHT. Republic Pictures Corp 7 reels B&W
1937 UNDER COVER OF NIGHT. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1940 Brigham Young. Henry Hathaway 10275 ft. B&W
1941 The Men In Her Life. Gregory Ratoff 9 reels B&W
1942 The Omaha Trail. Edward Buzzell 3 reels B&W sound
1942 VALLEY OF THE SUN 129 N Vermont 50 16mm B&W sound
1942 Valley Of The Sun George Marshall 78 B&W
1942 Valley Of The Sun. George Marshall 79 min. B&W
1943 The North Star. Lewis Milestone 106 min B&W
1944 A Night Of Adventure. Gordon Douglas 65 min. B&W
1944 When Strangers Marry. William Castle 7 reels B&W
1946 A Yank in London. Herbert Wilcox 16mm sound
1947 Driftwood. Allan Dwan 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Pursued. Raoul Walsh 101 min 35mm B&W sound
1949 C-Man. Laurel Films 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Twelve O’clock High. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 132 min 35mm B&W sound
1951 Warpath Byron Haskin
1952 Denver and Rio Grande Byron Haskin 89 min Color
1952 It Grows on Trees Arthur Lubin 84 min 16mm B&W Sound
1952 My Son John. Paramount Pictures Corp. 122 min 35mm B&W sound
1954 Bad Day At Black Rock. Loew’s Incorporated 81 min. 35mm Color sound
1954 White Christmas. Paramount Pictures Corp. 13 reels 35mm Color sound
1955 Bad day at Black Rock Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation: Publisher 1:21:00 16mm Color sound
1955 It's a dog's life. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 86 min. 16mm Color sound
1955 Red Sundown. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 35mm Color sound
1956 On The Threshold Of Space. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 95 min. 35mm Color sound
1956 The Great Man McGraw-Hill Films 98 min 16mm B&W sound
1956 The great man. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 92 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Forty Guns. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 80 min. 35mm B&W sound
1957 Three Brave Men. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 9 reels 35mm B&W sound
1957 X The Unknown. Sol Lesser Productions Inc. 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 King Creole. Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen 115 min 35mm B&W sound
1958 The Proud Rebel. Formosa Productions Inc. 103 min 35mm Color sound
1960 Elmer Gantry. Elmer Gantry Productions 140 min 35mm Color sound
1960 Parrish. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 119 min 35mm Color sound
1967 First To Fight. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 92 min 35mm Color sound
1968 Day of the evil gun Jerry Thorpe 95 min Color
1968 Day Of The Evil Gun. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 95 min 35mm Color sound
1969 THE KREMLIN LETTER. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 121 min 35 mm Color sound
1970 The Brotherhood Of The Bell Cinema Center Films 120 min Color sound
1971 Vanishing Point Cupid Productions 11 reels Color sound
1972 The Glass House Tom Gries 120 min 16mm B&W sound
1973 I heard the owl call my name. Daryl Duke 78 min. 16mm Color sound