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Stern looking, bald veteran lead and character actor with aristocratic features. After appearing in vaudeville and with touring stock companies in the 1920s, Jagger made his screen debut in "Woman from Hell" (1929) and played minor roles until he returned to the Broadway stage in the mid-1930s. Starring in the title role of "Brigham Young, Frontiersman" (1940), he revitalized his film career and soon was cast in a number of strong leading roles. Jagger never became a star, but he did play prominent supporting roles for years to come, notably his Oscar-winning performance as Gregory Peck's sturdy adjunct in the excellent war drama, "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949)....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Evil Town - ( Dr Schaeffer / 1987 / Released / )
Alligator - ( Tycoon Slade / 1980 / Released / )
Game of Death - ( Dr Land / 1978 / Released / )
End of the World - ( Ray Collins / 1977 / Released / )
God Bless Dr. Shagetz - ( / 1977 / Released / L-T Films )
So Sad About Gloria - ( / 1975 / Released / Libert )
The Great Lester Boggs - ( / 1975 / Released / Starmaster )
Vanishing Point - ( Prospector / 1971 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Kremlin Letter - ( Highwayman / 1970 / Released / )
Tiger By the Tail - ( Top Polk / 1970 / Released / Commonwealth United Productions )
Smith - ( Judge / 1969 / Released / )
Firecreek - ( Whittier / 1968 / Released / )
First to Fight - ( Lt Col Baseman / 1967 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution )
Billy Rose's Jumbo - ( John Noble / 1962 / Released / )
Parrish - ( Sala Post / 1961 / Released / )
The Honeymoon Machine - ( Admiral Fitch / 1961 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
Cash McCall - ( Grant Austen / 1960 / Released / )
Elmer Gantry - ( William L Morgan / 1960 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
The Nun's Story - ( Dr Van Der Mal / 1959 / Released / )
King Creole - ( Mr Fisher / 1958 / Released / )
Proud Rebel - ( Harry Burleigh / 1958 / Released / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution )
Bernardine - ( J Fullerton Weldy / 1957 / Released / )
Forty Guns - ( Ned Logan / 1957 / Released / )
The Great Man - ( Philip Carleton / 1957 / Released / )
Three Brave Men - ( Rogers / 1956 / Released / )
Bad Day at Black Rock - ( Tim Horn / 1955 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
The Eternal Sea - ( Vice Admiral Thomas Semple / 1955 / Released / Republic Pictures Corporation )
Executive Suite - ( Jesse Q Grimm / 1954 / Released / )
Private Hell 36 - ( Captain Michaels / 1954 / Released / Filmmakers Group )
White Christmas - ( General Waverly / 1954 / Released / )
Twelve O'Clock High - ( Major Stovall / 1949 / Released / )
Pursued - ( / 1947 / Released / Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution )
TV Credits
Gideon's Trumpet ( 1980 / Released ): Actor
Haywire ( 1980 / Released ): Actor
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case ( 1976 / Released ): Actor
The Hanged Man ( 1974 / Released ): Actor
I Heard the Owl Call My Name ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
The Stranger ( 1973 / Released ): Actor
The Delphi Bureau ( 1972 / Released ): Actor
Truman Capote's "The Glass House" ( 1972 / Released ): Actor
Incident in San Francisco ( 1971 / Released ): Actor
Matt Lincoln ( 1970 / Released ): Actor
The Brotherhood of the Bell ( 1970 / Released ): Actor
The Lonely Profession ( 1969 / Released ): Actor
The Twilight Zone ( 1959 / Released ): Actor
Gulf Playhouse ( 1952 / Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Stern looking, bald veteran lead and character actor with aristocratic features. After appearing in vaudeville and with touring stock companies in the 1920s, Jagger made his screen debut in "Woman from Hell" (1929) and played minor roles until he returned to the Broadway stage in the mid-1930s. Starring in the title role of "Brigham Young, Frontiersman" (1940), he revitalized his film career and soon was cast in a number of strong leading roles. Jagger never became a star, but he did play prominent supporting roles for years to come, notably his Oscar-winning performance as Gregory Peck's sturdy adjunct in the excellent war drama, "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949). In the 1960s Jagger played the high school principal on the TV series, "Mr. Novak" (1963-65).

Profession(s):
Actor, teacher
Sometimes Credited As:
Dean Jeffries
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Family
wife:Etta Jagger (third wife)

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Education
Lyceum Arts Conservatory Chicago, Illinois
Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana
Awards (Back to top)
Emmy Outstanding Performance on a Religious Program "This Is the Life" 1979 - 1980
Oscar Best Supporting Actor "Twelve O'Clock High" 1949

Milestones (Back to top)
1940 First starring role, "Brigham Young, Frontiersman"
1929 Screen debut in "Woman from Hell"
Taught all eight grades in an elementary school before giving up teaching for an acting career
Began career in vaudeville and touring stock company in Detroit

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