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Dean Jagger (1903-1991) was an Oscar® winning American actor. Jagger was a elementary teacher before turning towards a career in acting. Jagger made his screen debut in 1929’s The Woman From Hell. Jagger would become a “good to character” actor. He appeared in movies in 8 different decades. His IMDb page shows 132 acting credits from 1929 to 1985. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 54 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, his early Paramount projects and many of his low budget movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
Dean Jagger Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Dean Jagger Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Dean Jagger
1. Dean Ira Jagger was born in Columbus Grove, Ohio in 1903.
2. Dean Jagger was raised on farms. He would practice his oratory skills on cows while working on the farm
3. Dean Jagger was able to join a stock company in Grand Rapids, Michigan when one of the actors moved on. That actor?….Mr. Spencer Tracy.
4. Dean Jagger spoke with a pronounced “lisp” in real life, every -day speech. This speech characteristic only disappeared in front of the camera.
5. Dean Jagger won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for 1949’s Twelve O’Clock High.
6. Dean Jagger and Laraine Day were the first Mormon actors to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their induction was on February 8, 1960.
7. Dean Jagger was married three times….he had one child.
8. Dean Jagger starred in four Oscar® Best Picture nominees: Twelve O’Clock High (1949), The Robe (1953), The Nun’s Story (1959) and Elmer Gantry (1960).
9. Dean Jagger and James Franciscus starred in the popular television show, Mr. Novak from 1963 to 1965.
10. Check out Dean Jagger’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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My Great Grandma was Jennie Jagger who I believe was an aunt of Dean Jagger. She was born in the area of Ada, Ohio. My grandma always said that Dean was her cousin. Just wondered if there are any decendents of Dean still living? Working on geneology. I will check this site in case someone responds.