Dean Jagger was an Academy Award-winning and a Daytime Emmy Award winning American film actor.
Born Ira Dean Jagger in Columbus Grove, Ohio, Jagger made his film debut in The Woman from Hell (1929) with Mary Astor. He became a successful character actor, without becoming a major star, and appeared in almost 100 films in a career that lasted until shortly before his death.
He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Jagger made his breakthrough to major roles in film with his portrayal of Brigham Young in Brigham Young (1940).
Jagger then played prominent roles in Western Union (1941), Sister Kenny (1946), White Christmas (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Vanishing Point (1971), and the 1956 British science-fiction film X the Unknown, although there was controversy when he refused to work with director Joseph Losey on this film because Losey was on the Hollywood blacklist. Losey was removed from the project after a few days shooting and replaced with Les Norman.
Jagger also achieved success in the television series Mr. Novak, winning Emmy Award nominations for his role, in 1964 and 1965. He won a Daytime Emmy award for a guest appearance in the religious series This Is the Life.
He died on February 5, 1991 at the age of 87, from heart disease in Santa Monica, California.
Born Ira Dean Jagger in Columbus Grove, Ohio, Jagger made his film debut in The Woman from Hell (1929) with Mary Astor. He became a successful character actor, without becoming a major star, and appeared in almost 100 films in a career that lasted until shortly before his death.
He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Twelve O'Clock High (1949). Jagger made his breakthrough to major roles in film with his portrayal of Brigham Young in Brigham Young (1940).
Jagger then played prominent roles in Western Union (1941), Sister Kenny (1946), White Christmas (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Vanishing Point (1971), and the 1956 British science-fiction film X the Unknown, although there was controversy when he refused to work with director Joseph Losey on this film because Losey was on the Hollywood blacklist. Losey was removed from the project after a few days shooting and replaced with Les Norman.
Jagger also achieved success in the television series Mr. Novak, winning Emmy Award nominations for his role, in 1964 and 1965. He won a Daytime Emmy award for a guest appearance in the religious series This Is the Life.
He died on February 5, 1991 at the age of 87, from heart disease in Santa Monica, California.
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