Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger (November 7, 1903 – February 5, 1991) 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).

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Known For

Columbo

Columbo

1971 • as Walter Cannell

The Waltons

The Waltons

1972 • as Professor Bowen

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963 • as Tony Donovan

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961 • as Lt. Gen. John Sparrow

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Ed Lindsay

Filmography

2000

Movie
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/21/2000

1987

Evil Town
Evil Town
as Doctor Schaeffer
Movie - Released: 6/2/1987

1982

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
TV - Released: 10/26/1982

1980

Gideon's Trumpet
Gideon's Trumpet
as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Movie - Released: 4/30/1980
Alligator
Alligator
as Slade
Movie - Released: 11/14/1980

1978

Game of Death
Game of Death
as Dr. Land
Movie - Released: 3/23/1978

1977

End of the World
End of the World
as Ray Collins
Movie - Released: 8/1/1977
Hunter
Hunter
TV - Released: 2/18/1977

1976

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
as Koehler
Movie - Released: 2/26/1976

1975

Dr. Shagetz
Dr. Shagetz
as Dr. Shagetz
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975

1974

The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man
as Josiah Lowe
Movie - Released: 3/13/1974
The Great Lester Boggs
The Great Lester Boggs
Movie - Released: 9/1/1974
Harry O
Harry O
TV - Released: 9/12/1974

1973

I Heard the Owl Call My Name
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
as Jim Wallace
Movie - Released: 12/18/1973
The Stranger
The Stranger
as Carl Webster
Movie - Released: 2/26/1973
So Sad About Gloria
So Sad About Gloria
as Frederick Wellman
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973
The Lie
The Lie
as Arnold Edgarton
Movie - Released: 4/24/1973

1972

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
as Matthew Keller
Movie - Released: 3/6/1972
The Glass House
The Glass House
as Warden Auerbach
Movie - Released: 2/4/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Henry Raphael Caine
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
The Waltons
The Waltons
as Professor Bowen
TV - Released: 9/14/1972
Delphi Bureau
Delphi Bureau
as Quick
TV - Released: 10/5/1972

1971

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
as Prospector
Movie - Released: 1/15/1971
Incident in San Francisco
Incident in San Francisco
as Sam Baldwin
Movie - Released: 2/28/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Walter Cannell
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971

1970

Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail
as Top Polk
Movie - Released: 1/1/1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell
The Brotherhood of the Bell
as Chad Harmon
Movie - Released: 9/17/1970
The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter
as Highwayman
Movie - Released: 2/1/1970

1969

Smith!
Smith!
as Judge James C. Brown
Movie - Released: 3/21/1969
The Lonely Profession
The Lonely Profession
as Charles Van Cleve
Movie - Released: 10/21/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

Firecreek
Firecreek
as Whittier
Movie - Released: 1/24/1968
Day of the Evil Gun
Day of the Evil Gun
as Jimmy Noble
Movie - Released: 3/1/1968

1967

First to Fight
First to Fight
as Colonel Baseman
Movie - Released: 1/25/1967

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Bishop John Atwood
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1963

The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Tony Donovan
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
Mr. Novak
Mr. Novak
as Principal Albert Vane
TV - Released: 9/24/1963

1962

Billy Rose's Jumbo
Billy Rose's Jumbo
as John Noble
Movie - Released: 12/6/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as George Davies
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

The Honeymoon Machine
The Honeymoon Machine
as Admiral Fitch
Movie - Released: 8/16/1961
Parrish
Parrish
as Sala Post
Movie - Released: 5/4/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Lt. Gen. John Sparrow
TV - Released: 9/27/1961

1960

Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
as William L. Morgan
Movie - Released: 7/7/1960
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
as Grant Austen
Movie - Released: 1/20/1960

1959

The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story
as Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
Movie - Released: 6/18/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Ed Lindsay
TV - Released: 10/2/1959

1958

King Creole
King Creole
as Mr. Fisher
Movie - Released: 7/2/1958
The Proud Rebel
The Proud Rebel
as Harry Burleigh
Movie - Released: 7/1/1958

1957

Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!
as as Rodion Pavlov
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957
Forty Guns
Forty Guns
as Sheriff Ned Logan
Movie - Released: 9/10/1957
Bernardine
Bernardine
as J. Fullerton Weldy
Movie - Released: 7/24/1957
The Dark Side of the Earth
The Dark Side of the Earth
as Anton Rojas
Movie - Released: 9/19/1957

1956

X: The Unknown
X: The Unknown
as Dr. Adam Royston
Movie - Released: 9/21/1956
The Great Man
The Great Man
as Philip Carleton
Movie - Released: 12/1/1956
Red Sundown
Red Sundown
as Jade Murphy
Movie - Released: 3/1/1956
On the Threshold of Space
On the Threshold of Space
as Dr. Hugo Thornton
Movie - Released: 3/29/1956
Three Brave Men
Three Brave Men
as John W. Rogers
Movie - Released: 12/1/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Bert Ensign
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Tim Horn
Movie - Released: 1/13/1955
It's a Dog's Life
It's a Dog's Life
as Mr. Wyndham
Movie - Released: 12/23/1955
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea
as Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
Movie - Released: 4/19/1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

White Christmas
White Christmas
as General Waverly
Movie - Released: 10/14/1954
Private Hell 36
Private Hell 36
as Police Capt. Michaels
Movie - Released: 9/3/1954
Executive Suite
Executive Suite
as Jesse Q. Grimm
Movie - Released: 4/30/1954

1953

The Robe
The Robe
as Justus
Movie - Released: 9/16/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Adam 'Mister Doc' Darrow
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Harry Holt
TV - Released: 9/20/1953

1952

My Son John
My Son John
as Dan Jefferson
Movie - Released: 4/8/1952
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and Rio Grande
as General William J. Palmer
Movie - Released: 5/16/1952
It Grows on Trees
It Grows on Trees
as Phil Baxter
Movie - Released: 9/2/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

Rawhide
Rawhide
as Yancy
Movie - Released: 3/25/1951
Warpath
Warpath
as Sam Quade
Movie - Released: 11/22/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as 6th Supreme Court Justice
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Ed Gorman
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

Dark City
Dark City
as Captain Garvey
Movie - Released: 10/17/1950
Sierra
Sierra
as Jeff Hassard
Movie - Released: 5/26/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as John Straley
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High
as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
Movie - Released: 12/21/1949
C-Man
C-Man
as Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah
Movie - Released: 5/27/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Ben Willson
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Charles Burnett
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1947

Pursued
Pursued
as Grant
Movie - Released: 3/5/1947
Driftwood
Driftwood
as Dr. Steve Webster
Movie - Released: 9/15/1947

1946

Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
as Kevin Connors
Movie - Released: 10/10/1946

1945

I Live in Grosvenor Square
I Live in Grosvenor Square
as Sgt. John Patterson
Movie - Released: 7/20/1945

1944

When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry
as Paul Baxter
Movie - Released: 8/21/1944
Alaska
Alaska
as John Masters
Movie - Released: 11/18/1944

1943

The North Star
The North Star
as Rodion Pavlov
Movie - Released: 11/4/1943
I Escaped from the Gestapo
I Escaped from the Gestapo
as Torgut Lane
Movie - Released: 5/14/1943

1942

Valley of the Sun
Valley of the Sun
as Jim Sawyer
Movie - Released: 2/6/1942
The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail
as 'Pipestone' Ross
Movie - Released: 9/1/1942

1941

Western Union
Western Union
as Edward Creighton
Movie - Released: 2/21/1941
The Men in Her Life
The Men in Her Life
as David Gibson
Movie - Released: 10/30/1941

1940

Brigham Young
Brigham Young
as Brigham Young
Movie - Released: 9/27/1940

1938

Having Wonderful Time
Having Wonderful Time
as Charlie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1938

1937

Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night
as Alan Shaw
Movie - Released: 1/8/1937
Exiled to Shanghai
Exiled to Shanghai
as Charlie Sears
Movie - Released: 12/20/1937
Escape by Night
Escape by Night
as James 'Capper' Regan
Movie - Released: 9/1/1937
Dangerous Number
Dangerous Number
as Dillman
Movie - Released: 1/22/1937
Song of the City
Song of the City
as Paul Herrick
Movie - Released: 4/2/1937
Woman in Distress
Woman in Distress
as Fred Stevens
Movie - Released: 1/17/1937

1936

Revolt of the Zombies
Revolt of the Zombies
as Armand Louque
Movie - Released: 6/4/1936
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air
as Hap Waller
Movie - Released: 4/30/1936
Woman Trap
Woman Trap
as 'Honey' Hogan
Movie - Released: 3/6/1936
Pepper
Pepper
as Bob O'Ryan
Movie - Released: 8/8/1936
Star for a Night
Star for a Night
as Fritz Lind
Movie - Released: 8/28/1936

1935

Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark
as Top Harmon
Movie - Released: 2/1/1935
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Adam Larey
Movie - Released: 9/9/1935
Car 99
Car 99
as Trooper Jim Burton
Movie - Released: 3/2/1935
Men Without Names
Men Without Names
as Agent Jones
Movie - Released: 6/29/1935
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life
as Arnold
Movie - Released: 10/4/1935
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
as Bill Trask
Movie - Released: 5/24/1935
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
as Thurman
Movie - Released: 2/1/1935

1934

You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me
as Military School Instructor
Movie - Released: 9/8/1934
Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife!
as Pete
Movie - Released: 12/6/1934
College Rhythm
College Rhythm
as Coach Robbins
Movie - Released: 11/23/1934

1930

Whoopee!
Whoopee!
as Deputy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/26/1930

1929

The Woman from Hell
The Woman from Hell
as Jim Coakley
Movie - Released: 4/20/1929