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Richard Jaeckel (1926-1997) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Jaeckel began his acting career as a teenager in the 1940s. He earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination for 1971’s Sometimes A Great Notion. His IMDb page shows 193 acting credits from 1943 to 1994. This page will rank Richard Jaeckel movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Richard Jaeckel Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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1/1953 Sea of Lost Ships. Top-starring Wanda Hendrix [once married to Audie Murphy] and John Derek. Matinee idol “pretty boy” Derek was a 1940s/1950s largely B list/B movie performer and if John is thought-of at all today it could well be just as the real-life husband of the sexy 23 -year-old woman whom the much older Dudley Moore lusted- after in 1979’s Smash Hit “10”: Bo Derek. I knew John Derek well on screen.
2/1955 Apache Ambush. It top-starred Bill Williams another lowly ranked B movie/B list actor who probably wouldn’t have been allowed to sit at the same studio canteen dinner table as Spencer Tracy! I was very familiar with a number of Bill’s obscure B flicks ; otherwise maybe today it will be Perry Mason fans who are most conversant with who Bill was as he was married in real-life to Barbara Hale who played the legendary Della Street opposite Canuck Raymond Burr in the 1957-66 Perry Mason TV series and again in the long series of TV movies aired from mid 1980s until early 1990’s
3/1958 When Hell Broke Loose. A 1958 early Bronson B movie from the pre-Death Wish Days. I can’t pick it up either on Charlie’s own Cogerson page.
4/1985 The Fix. A critically-panned minor crime flick top-starring a Byron Cherry. Don’t see him anywhere in The Work Horse’s master index.
NOTE: Although their careers cut no Big-Time ice and they made many now-obscure films Bill Williams and John Derek have filmographies of respectable to considerable numerical buoyancy which might at some stage be potential candidates for Cogerson pages in the Classic Era ‘vintage’ category. John has 40 acting credits on IMDB and Bill has a whopping 114.
Derek in particular did manage to get good parts in a number of important movies: Bogie’s Knock on Any Door (one of the very first movies I ever watched); the Brodie Crawford classic All the King’s Men; and as the Biblical Joshua in DeMille’ epic 1956 Ten Commandments.
Bo Derek already has her Cogerson page; and mentioned on it are two of the movies John directed and wrote and was cinematographer for: Ghosts Can’t Do It and Bolero. Unfortunately that mean ole Work Horse doesn’t treat them very well: 15 and 16% review ratings respectively.
JAECKEL FILMS I HAVE SEEN [IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER]
NOTE: I hit the anon button by mistake – this is part2 of my posts on Richard – BOB ROY
The Dirty Dozen
The Gunfighter
Attack!
3.10 to Yuma
The Violent Men [called Rough Company over here in GB – my own title preference]
Ulzana’s Raid
Drowning Pool
The Lineup [one of my personal fave B movies]
4 for Texas
The Gun Runners [Inferior remake of Bogie’s To Have & Have Not with Audie in the Bogie role and Everett Sloane in the Walter Brennan role. COGERSON REview ratings: Murphy version 55% Bogart version 87% – spot the difference!]
Sands of Iwo Jima
Cowboy
Flaming Star [Elvis in dramatic tole originally offered to Brando. Elvis also took over from Marlon in 1958’s Crime drama King Creole but it was part musical whereas Flaming Star wasn’t.]
The Outfit
Chisum
Come Back Little Myrna
TOWN WITHOUT PITY-
When you’re young and so in love as we
And bewildered by the world we see
Why do people hurt us so
Only those in love would know
What a Town Without Pity can do
If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are…
Ours is not an easy age
We’re like tigers in a cage
What a Town Without Pity can do
Sung by Gene Pitney in voice-over on soundtrack of movie
Hey Bob. I have seen 9 of the ones you have seen. Thanks for listing all the ones you have seen. I surprised that both you and Flora have not seen Sometimes a Great Notion. Good stuff from Town Without Pity. Good stuff as always.
Many of The Work Horse’s recent new pages have been profiles of stars whose film I have never seen. So it’s good to see Bruce once more giving a new page to an actor whose movies I have actually seen –all 17 of them are listed below. My favourite among them is 3.10 to Yuma with Glenn Ford.
This new page is therefore “Voted Up” as Richard was one of the many stalwart and reliable interesting supporting actors of the Classic Era of movies and beyond-
though I had not realised that late into his career he had earned a supporting Oscar nom. Good key-awards information as always Bruce.
Hey Bob. I agree….lately the newest pages have been younger actors and actresses. Not that I am running out of classic actors..,.they just take more time to put together. Even this one, is not as complete as I want….I bet there are 20 to 25 more of his movies that I did not include. Just many of them were low low budgets with limited to no release. Tally count. Flora leads the way with 18….you and I are tied with 17. Yep…he got his first and only Oscar nomination almost 20 years after his film debut. I do not think he even came close before or after Sometimes A Great Notion. I will check out your seen movies after my dinner with WoC, BERN1960 and CoC5 (Children of Cogerson 5) and CoC6 (Children of Cogerson 6).
HI BIG GUY: By my reckoning you have listed all of the reasonably-significant movies that Richard ever made. However he had an extensive TV career which naturally you don’t cover in your lists and which included many TV movies and TV series.
He was for example in a 1959 episode of The Texan starring my Rory (Calhoun); a 1964 episode of The Virginian – naturally everyone who was anyone in those days wanted to guest in that massive hit series!! and I saw Richard recently in a 1963 episode of Raymond Burr’s Perry Mason series in which Richard played a creepy kind of character – one of his stocks in trade in fact – lusting after Julie Adams
He also made a number of obscure and long-forgotten very-B movies and one cannot fault you for ignoring or overlooking those.
I list 4 of them in part 2 for your information; but whether they make me King of the Castle on this page or whether Flora continues to be the reigning monarch, we would have to know whether she, like I did initially, only concentrated on your listed movies or whether she too has seen ones featuring Richard not listed and therefore not mentioned by her.
I mean fairness dictates that without allowing me to compete on a level playing-field you can’t once more make me the also-ran- the wooden spoon guy- the Myrna Loy in the “have seen” movies ranking lists.
And of course being tied with YOU is not something I’m going to rush out and tell all my friends about – heck I have never told any of them that I know a guy called Joel Hirschhorn. I have a reputation to maintain within our amateur films community.
Laurence Olivier’s Duke of Wellington “pillow talking “ to his mistress Caroline Lamb in 1972’s Lady Caroline Lamb played by Sarah Miles: “I cannot agree to your request to sponsor YOUR husband at court Madam. He is regarded as a somewhat of a joke there whereas I am seen as a SERIOUS man in the nation’s affairs !”
Hi, Bob. I only focused on the movies included on this list. For the most part, I focus only on movies included on UMR unless it is a famous film (at least to classic movie era fans) that I feel he should include.
HI FLORA: Thanks for the clarification and indeed to be fair to everybody we should probably do as you have done and only count the ones we have seen that are in Bruce’s tables.
There is no harm of course in mentioning “have seen” ones not listed by Bruce if one wishes – but exclude them from the “have seen” competitive totals.
Actually in submitting those last 2 posts there was “method in my madness”. I have been feeling a bit left out in recent times as I am for the most part not familiar with modern careers and Bruce has largely dwelt on current stars for reasons he has explained;
so I am trying to nudge him towards doing a few more – albeit of much lesser magnitude – classic era stars so that I can write posts knowing what I am talking about. In short: I am looking after No 1! As Luke said to Han in the 1977 1st Star Wars “Look after yourself Han – it’s what you do best.”
Actually Bruce promised me some months ago a Jocelyn Brando page which hasn’t materialised and of course she is a Classic era star; but it could be that the Brando name continues to intimidate The Work Horse as it clearly frightened Joel Hirschhorn so that Bruce freezes every time he starts to write the page!!!
But as Tim Robbins said to Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption “There’s always hope, Red.” Anyway Happy New Year Flora, lovely to hear from you and it’s great that you have again started a new year by faithfully contributing to the site and sharing your fine knowledge with the rest of us.
I have seen 18 Richard Jaeckel movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Battleground.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Sands of Iwo Jima.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is 4 For Texas.
Favourite Richard Jaeckel Movies:
Battleground
The Dirty Dozen
The Gunfighter
Attack
3:10 To Yuma
The Violent Men
The Devil’s Brigade
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Cowboy
The Lineup
Other Richard Jaeckel Movies I Have Seen:
Guadalcanal Diary
Come Back, little Sheba
Chisum
The Naked and the Dead
Airplane II: The Sequal
Town Without Pity
The Outfit
4 For Texas
Hey Flora….thanks for the thoughts on Richard Jaeckel. Tally count…I am right behind you with 17 movies watched. That 17 is tied with Bob. Though I bet Bob is actually ahead….as numerous of Jaeckel’s low budget Republic Pictures 1950s B movies did not make the table. I know I have never seen them, but I beat little Bobbie saw them in Ireland back then. I have seen 6 of your favorites and 5 of your others. On the “others” list….I liked Chisum….actually just recently listened to the DVD commentary on that one. I would say The Gunfighter and The Dirty Dozen would be my top two……with Sometimes A Great Notion in third place. The later is a good family drama with a heckuva of cast. Paul Newman and Henry Fonda at the top of the cast sheet. Good feedback.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Great Jaeckel Page.
In my 1950s movie research.
I have 2 movies that he made for Republic for you,
1951 The Sea Hornet estimated B.O. data $130,350. No overseas data.
1952 Hoodlum Empire estimated B.O. data $ 179,450. Overseas 122,745 admissions in France.
Just for Fun
Thanks MikeHoF20. I will those two movies into the table very soon. Currently researching the late Earl Boen’s career. Will get the other stats before I do the next upload. Good research as always.
Richard Jaeckel was # 396 on the first Oracle list back in 2000 and was gone by 2005. He came back when it went to Wikipedia info at #808 but then fell off again. Rich or Dick was the # 424 most connected of the 1960’s, These are the actors on the 2022 list he appeared with:
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND The Dirty Dozen (1967)
13 ERNEST BORGNINE The Dirty Dozen (1967)
30 ROBERT DUVALL Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
30 ROBERT DUVALL The Outfit (1973)
59 HARRY DEAN STANTON Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
70 ANTHONY QUINN Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
74 JOHN RATZENBERGER Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
78 BRUCE DERN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
92 GEORGE KENNEDY The Dirty Dozen (1967)
104 ELI WALLACH The Lineup (1958)
113 JASON ROBARDS Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
117 RIP TORN Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
137 SHANE RIMMER Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
151 JACK PALANCE Attack (1956)
153 ROBERT LOGGIA Speedtrap (1977)
179 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
189 BURT LANCASTER Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
189 BURT LANCASTER Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
189 BURT LANCASTER Ulzana’s Raid (1972)
199 JEFF BRIDGES Starman (1984)
202 MICKEY ROONEY Platinum High School (1960)
214 CHARLES DURNING Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
216 CLORIS LEACHMAN Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
249 ROBERT VAUGHN Black Moon Rising (1986)
252 TOMMY LEE JONES Black Moon Rising (1986)
259 MARK MARGOLIS Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
264 DAVID PAYMER Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
265 KIRK DOUGLAS Town Without Pity (1961)
266 PAUL NEWMAN Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
266 PAUL NEWMAN The Drowning Pool (1975)
275 RANCE HOWARD Mr. No Legs (1979)
286 JAMES COBURN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
288 JEFF COREY City Across the River (1949)
327 BURT YOUNG …All the Marbles (1981)
327 BURT YOUNG Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
328 KEENAN WYNN Black Moon Rising (1986)
328 KEENAN WYNN Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
328 KEENAN WYNN The Dark (1979)
334 PETER FALK …All the Marbles (1981)
347 BRUCE DAVISON Ulzana’s Raid (1972)
354 JACK LEMMON Cowboy (1958)
367 LESLIE NIELSEN Day of the Animals (1977)
370 JOHN WAYNE Chisum (1970)
370 JOHN WAYNE Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
372 JOE DON BAKER Speedtrap (1977)
372 JOE DON BAKER The Outfit (1973)
373 KAREN BLACK The Outfit (1973)
397 WILLIAM SHATNER Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
406 HENRY FONDA Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
412 DICK MILLER The Dirty Dozen (1967)
417 GREGORY PECK The Gunfighter (1950)
432 MELANIE GRIFFITH The Drowning Pool (1975)
455 STUART WHITMAN Delta Fox (1979)
456 CHARLES BRONSON 4 for Texas (1963)
456 CHARLES BRONSON The Dirty Dozen (1967)
456 CHARLES BRONSON When Hell Broke Loose (1958)
472 WILLIAM HOLDEN The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
488 GLENN FORD 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
488 GLENN FORD Cowboy (1958)
488 GLENN FORD The Violent Men (1955)
493 LIONEL STANDER Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
506 EDDIE ALBERT Attack (1956)
506 EDDIE ALBERT The Gun Runners (1958)
515 JOHN VERNON Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
515 JOHN VERNON Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
518 TONY CURTIS City Across the River (1949)
524 TELLY SAVALAS The Dirty Dozen (1967)
531 CESAR ROMERO Latitude Zero (1969)
558 CLIFF ROBERTSON The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
558 CLIFF ROBERTSON The Naked and the Dead (1958)
562 ALEX ROCCO Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
569 LLOYD BRIDGES Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
599 JOSEPH COTTEN Latitude Zero (1969)
599 JOSEPH COTTEN Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
634 JIM BROWN Pacific Inferno (1979)
634 JIM BROWN The Dirty Dozen (1967)
642 RICHARD WIDMARK Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
647 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
656 DUB TAYLOR Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
677 JOHN IRELAND Delta Fox (1979)
735 JAMES WHITMORE Battleground (1949)
742 BEN JOHNSON Chisum (1970)
763 JOANNA CASSIDY The Outfit (1973)
798 ROBERT WEBBER The Dirty Dozen (1967)
802 CLYDE KUSATSU …All the Marbles (1981)
807 MATT CLARK Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
825 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
839 ALDO RAY Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
839 ALDO RAY The Naked and the Dead (1958)
869 JOHN DEHNER Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
908 SLIM PICKENS Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
935 GARRICK HAGON Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
943 HARRY CAREY JR. The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
949 FRANK MCRAE Walking Tall Part II (1975)
950 LEE VAN CLEEF Goma-2 (1984)
953 YAPHET KOTTO 4 for Texas (1963)
969 ROBERT RYAN The Dirty Dozen (1967)
969 ROBERT RYAN The Outfit (1973)
Richard appeared with 34 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY QUINN Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
BEN JOHNSON Chisum (1970)
BURT LANCASTER Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
BURT LANCASTER Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
BURT LANCASTER Ulzana’s Raid (1972)
CLAIRE TREVOR Hoodlum Empire (1952)
CLIFF ROBERTSON The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
CLIFF ROBERTSON The Naked and the Dead (1958)
CLORIS LEACHMAN Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
DEAN JAGGER My Son John (1952)
DON AMECHE Wing and a Prayer (1944)
EDMOND O’BRIEN The Shanghai Story (1954)
ERNEST BORGNINE The Dirty Dozen (1967)
FRANK SINATRA 4 for Texas (1963)
GEORGE KENNEDY The Dirty Dozen (1967)
GREGORY PECK The Gunfighter (1950)
HELEN HAYES My Son John (1952)
HENRY FONDA Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
JACK LEMMON Cowboy (1958)
JACK PALANCE Attack (1956)
JAMES CAGNEY The Gallant Hours (1960)
JAMES COBURN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
JASON ROBARDS Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
JEFF BRIDGES Starman (1984)
JOANNE WOODWARD The Drowning Pool (1975)
JOHN WAYNE Chisum (1970)
JOHN WAYNE Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
KARL MALDEN The Gunfighter (1950)
KATY JURADO Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
LEE MARVIN Attack (1956)
LEE MARVIN The Dirty Dozen (1967)
MELVYN DOUGLAS Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
PAUL NEWMAN Sometimes a Great Notion (1970)
PAUL NEWMAN The Drowning Pool (1975)
ROBERT DUVALL Nightmare in the Sun (1965)
ROBERT DUVALL The Outfit (1973)
SHIRLEY BOOTH Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
TOMMY LEE JONES Black Moon Rising (1986)
VAN HEFLIN 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
VAN HEFLIN My Son John (1952)
WALTER BRENNAN Sea of Lost Ships (1953)
WILLIAM HOLDEN The Devil’s Brigade (1968)
Hey Dan. Thanks for sharing the trivia lists on Richard Jaeckel. Seems my mom liked him a lot. Actually having dinner with BERN1960. I will have to ask her. His death in Sometimes A Great Notion is one of the most memorable in movie history. I think that death scene got Jaeckel his only Oscar nomination. Good to see he was on the Oracle list…..he was a very busy actor. Looks like Burt Lancaster and Charlie Bronson were his most frequent Oracle co-stars. Jaeckel (what a hard name to spell) worked with many legends….Lancaster, Wayne, Cagney, Bronson, Marvin, Ryan, Douglas, Fonda, Holden and many others. 34 Oscar winning co-stars is about average. Good stuff as always.