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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.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1960
Elmer Gantry (1960)
AA Best Picture Nom
1949
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Win
1959
The Nun's Story (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
1954
White Christmas (1954)
1947
Pursued (1947)
1954
Executive Suite (1954)
1953
The Robe (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
1943
The North Star (1943)
1957
Bernardine (1957)
1961
Parrish (1961)
1946
Sister Kenny (1946)
1940
Brigham Young (1940)
1951
Rawhide (1951)
1947
Driftwood (1947)
1941
Western Union (1941)
1958
King Creole (1958)
1971
Vanishing Point (1971)
1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
1936
Pepper (1936)
1957
Forty Guns (1957)
1937
Dangerous Number (1937)
1956
Three Brave Men (1956)
1936
13 Hours By Air (1936)
1951
Warpath (1951)
1958
The Proud Rebel (1958)
1935
Wings in the Dark (1935)
1960
Cash McCall (1960)
1945
A Yank in London (1945)
1956
On the Threshold of Space (1956)
1961
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
1934
Behold My Wife! (1934)
1950
Sierra (1950)
1950
Dark City (1950)
1952
Denver & Rio Grande (1952)
1942
Valley of The Sun (1942)
1955
The Eternal Sea (1955)
1936
Star For A Night (1936)
1954
Private Hell 36 (1954)
1952
It Grows On Trees (1952)
1944
When Strangers Marry (1944)
1937
Under Cover Of Night (1937)
1955
It's A Dog's Life (1955)
1978
Game of Death (1978)
1941
The Men In Her Life (1941)
1968
Firecreek (1968)
1935
Car 99 (1935)
1969
Smith! (1969)
1970
The Kremlin Letter (1970)
1968
Day Of The Evil Gun (1968)
1942
The Omaha Trail (1942)
1937
Song of The City (1937)
1952
My Son John (1952)
1980
Alligator (1980)
1956
X The Unknown (1956)
1967
First to Fight (1967)
1977
End of the World (1977)
Dean Jagger Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
3 | Elmer Gantry (1960) AA Best Picture Nom |
Burt Lancaster & Jean Simmons |
13.20 | 206.4 | 206.40 | 15 | 87 | 05 / 03 | 99.5 | |
2 | Twelve O'Clock High (1949) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Gregory Peck & Hugh Marlowe |
9.20 | 229.8 | 229.80 | 13 | 86 | 04 / 02 | 99.4 | |
1 | The Nun's Story (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
Audrey Hepburn & Directed by Fred Zinnemann |
16.00 | 288.1 | 589.50 | 12 | 84 | 08 / 00 | 99.3 | |
5 | White Christmas (1954) | Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye |
27.10 | 636.1 | 636.10 | 1 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
6 | Pursued (1947) | Robert Mitchum & Teresa Wright |
7.80 | 228.4 | 228.40 | 31 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
7 | Executive Suite (1954) | William Holden & Barbara Stanwyck |
7.70 | 179.6 | 240.00 | 36 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 96.8 | |
7 | The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Richard Burton & Jean Simmons |
39.20 | 704.8 | 1,216.60 | 1 | 62 | 05 / 02 | 96.3 | |
8 | Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) | Spencer Tracy & Lee Marvin |
5.70 | 118.5 | 226.40 | 56 | 87 | 03 / 00 | 93.4 | |
9 | The North Star (1943) | Dana Andrews & Walter Brennan |
5.30 | 192.0 | 312.60 | 52 | 51 | 06 / 00 | 90.2 | |
10 | Bernardine (1957) | Pat Boone | 10.60 | 203.5 | 203.50 | 17 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
11 | Parrish (1961) | Claudette Colbert & Karl Malden |
10.60 | 154.1 | 229.00 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
12 | Sister Kenny (1946) | Rosalind Russell | 4.60 | 141.1 | 192.70 | 70 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 88.6 | |
13 | Brigham Young (1940) | Tyrone Power & Linda Darnell |
4.30 | 165.0 | 165.00 | 27 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
14 | Rawhide (1951) | Tyrone Power & Susan Hayward |
5.60 | 120.1 | 120.10 | 52 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
15 | Driftwood (1947) | Natalie Wood & Walter Brennan |
3.40 | 98.4 | 98.40 | 102 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
17 | Western Union (1941) | Randolph Scott & Robert Young |
2.60 | 98.8 | 98.80 | 95 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
16 | King Creole (1958) | Elvis Presley & Walter Matthau |
3.40 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 65 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
18 | Vanishing Point (1971) | Barry Newman & Cleavon Little |
11.70 | 76.4 | 76.40 | 33 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
20 | Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) | Doris Day & Jimmy Durante |
7.10 | 102.7 | 164.30 | 36 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 80.4 | |
22 | Pepper (1936) | Jane Withers | 3.00 | 129.4 | 129.40 | 59 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
20 | Forty Guns (1957) | Barbara Stanwyck & Barry Sullivan |
2.60 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 96 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
23 | Dangerous Number (1937) | Robert Young | 2.90 | 118.5 | 118.50 | 83 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
21 | Three Brave Men (1956) | Ernest Borgnine & Ray Milland |
2.60 | 51.8 | 51.80 | 121 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
24 | 13 Hours By Air (1936) | Fred MacMurray | 2.40 | 104.2 | 104.20 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
25 | Warpath (1951) | Edmond O'Brien | 3.60 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 101 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
26 | The Proud Rebel (1958) | Alan Ladd & Olivia de Havilland |
4.30 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 56 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
27 | Wings in the Dark (1935) | Myrna Loy & Cary Grant |
1.80 | 78.9 | 78.90 | 73 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
28 | Cash McCall (1960) | James Garner & Natalie Wood |
5.30 | 82.1 | 103.80 | 54 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
29 | A Yank in London (1945) | Rex Harrison | 2.80 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 100 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
30 | On the Threshold of Space (1956) | Guy Madison | 3.30 | 64.4 | 64.40 | 105 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
31 | The Honeymoon Machine (1961) | Steve McQueen | 5.10 | 74.9 | 74.90 | 45 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
32 | Behold My Wife! (1934) | Sylvia Sidney | 1.80 | 82.9 | 82.90 | 68 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
33 | Sierra (1950) | Audie Murphy & Tony Curtis |
2.40 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 128 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
35 | Dark City (1950) | Charlton Heston & Lizabeth Scott |
2.70 | 61.0 | 61.00 | 117 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
36 | Denver & Rio Grande (1952) | Sterling Hayden | 3.30 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
34 | Valley of The Sun (1942) | Lucille Ball & James Craig |
1.40 | 50.4 | 75.90 | 159 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
38 | The Eternal Sea (1955) | Sterling Hayden | 1.80 | 37.0 | 37.00 | 142 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.1 | |
39 | Star For A Night (1936) | Claire Trevor | 1.00 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
37 | Private Hell 36 (1954) | Ida Lupino | 1.20 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 143 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
41 | It Grows On Trees (1952) | Irene Dunne & Dean Jagger |
2.50 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 133 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
39 | When Strangers Marry (1944) | Robert Mitchum & Dean Jagger |
0.80 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 158 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
42 | Under Cover Of Night (1937) | Edmund Lowe | 1.10 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 162 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
41 | It's A Dog's Life (1955) | Jeff Richards & Dog Movies |
1.00 | 21.1 | 30.10 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
43 | Game of Death (1978) | Bruce Lee | 10.00 | 46.1 | 144.20 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
45 | The Men In Her Life (1941) | Loretta Young | 0.80 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 188 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 51.7 | |
46 | Firecreek (1968) | James Stewart & Henry Fonda |
3.10 | 25.9 | 25.90 | 90 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 50.9 | |
47 | Car 99 (1935) | Fred MacMurray & Ann Sheridan |
0.60 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 180 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
48 | Smith! (1969) | Glenn Ford & Warren Oates |
3.70 | 28.2 | 28.20 | 61 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
49 | The Kremlin Letter (1970) | Orson Wells & Directed by John Huston |
2.10 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 103 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
50 | Day Of The Evil Gun (1968) | Glenn Ford & Arthur Kennedy |
1.70 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 138 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
50 | The Omaha Trail (1942) | James Craig | 0.80 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 189 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
52 | Song of The City (1937) | Margaret Lindsay | 0.50 | 20.8 | 20.80 | 197 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 37.6 | |
55 | My Son John (1952) | Robert Walker & Helen Hayes |
2.30 | 44.7 | 44.70 | 144 | 49 | 01 / 00 | 37.3 | |
54 | Alligator (1980) | Robert Forster | 6.40 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 93 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
53 | X The Unknown (1956) | Edward Chapman | 0.90 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 184 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
56 | First to Fight (1967) | Gene Hackman | 1.80 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 106 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
57 | End of the World (1977) | Christopher Lee | 0.20 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 151 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 |
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.