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Dean Jagger
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Dean Jagger

1903 – 1991 · Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA · Active 1929–2026

Dean Jagger, born in 1903 in Columbus, Ohio, made a significant impact in cult cinema with his performances in Private Hell 36 (1954) and Vanishing Point (1971). Known for his ability to embody complex characters, Jagger plays a pivotal role in X: The Unknown (1956), where his presence adds a layer of depth to the film's eerie narrative. His career spanned several decades, allowing him to transition from stage to screen, ultimately contributing to the unique fabric of exploitation and genre films that resonate with SassyFlix's audience.

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It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life

1955 ★ 6.5
as Mr. Wyndham

In the early 1900s, a bull terrier living on the streets of the Bowery rises from a street-tough engaging in dogfights to pedigreed show dog among the upper crust. All the while, he has two ambitions–to be reunited with his mother and to get even with his father who deserted her.

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Filmography

126 credits
2020s 1 credit
2026
Elvis: A Life in Music as Self (archive footage)
Movie
2000s 1 credit
2000
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney as Major General Thomas F. Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.0
1990s 1 credit
1994
The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
TV ★ 6.7
1980s 5 credits
1987
Evil Town as Doctor Schaeffer
Movie ★ 3.9
1982
St. Elsewhere as David Domedion
TV ★ 5.7
1980
Gideon's Trumpet as 6th Supreme Court Justice
Movie ★ 6.4
1980
Movie ★ 6.1
1970s 25 credits
1978
Game of Death as Dr. Land
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
End of the World as Ray Collins
Movie ★ 3.8
1977
TV ★ 8.2
1976
Movie ★ 6.5
1975
Dr. Shagetz as Dr. Shagetz
Movie
1974
The Hanged Man as Josiah Lowe
Movie ★ 4.5
1974
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
TV ★ 5.2
1973
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
The Stranger as Carl Webster
Movie ★ 3.9
1973
So Sad About Gloria as Frederick Wellman
Movie ★ 4.3
1973
The Lie as Arnold Edgarton
Movie ★ 6.0
1972
Movie ★ 9.0
1972
The Glass House as Warden Auerbach
Movie ★ 6.4
1972
Kung Fu as Henry Raphael Caine
TV ★ 7.7
1972
The Waltons as Professor Bowen
TV ★ 7.2
1972
TV ★ 8.0
1971
Vanishing Point as Prospector
Movie ★ 7.1
1971
Movie ★ 5.7
1971
Columbo as Walter Cannell
TV ★ 8.1
1971
TV ★ 7.0
1970
Movie ★ 5.3
1970
Movie ★ 6.0
1970
The Kremlin Letter as Highwayman
Movie ★ 6.0
1970
TV ★ 6.9
1960s 16 credits
1969
Smith! as Judge James C. Brown
Movie ★ 5.9
1969
The Lonely Profession as Charles Van Cleve
Movie ★ 7.0
1969
TV ★ 6.4
1968
Firecreek as Whittier
Movie ★ 6.3
1968
Day of the Evil Gun as Jimmy Noble
Movie ★ 6.2
1967
First to Fight as Colonel Baseman
Movie ★ 7.9
1965
The F.B.I. as Bishop John Atwood
TV ★ 5.6
1963
The Fugitive as Tony Donovan
TV ★ 7.3
1963
Mr. Novak as Principal Albert Vane
TV ★ 7.3
1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo as John Noble
Movie ★ 6.0
1962
TV ★ 7.8
1961
The Honeymoon Machine as Admiral Fitch
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Parrish as Sala Post
Movie ★ 5.3
1961
Dr. Kildare as Lt. Gen. John Sparrow
TV ★ 5.7
1960
Elmer Gantry as William L. Morgan
Movie ★ 7.3
1960
Cash McCall as Grant Austen
Movie ★ 6.3
1950s 35 credits
1959
The Nun's Story as Dr. Hubert Van Der Mal
Movie ★ 7.2
1959
The Twilight Zone as Ed Lindsay
TV ★ 8.5
1958
King Creole as Mr. Fisher
Movie ★ 6.4
1958
The Proud Rebel as Harry Burleigh
Movie ★ 6.1
1957
Armored Attack! as as Rodion Pavlov
Movie ★ 6.2
1957
Forty Guns as Sheriff Ned Logan
Movie ★ 6.6
1957
Bernardine as J. Fullerton Weldy
Movie ★ 7.6
1957
Movie
1956
X: The Unknown as Dr. Adam Royston
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
The Great Man as Philip Carleton
Movie ★ 5.0
1956
Red Sundown as Jade Murphy
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
On the Threshold of Space as Dr. Hugo Thornton
Movie ★ 6.0
1956
Three Brave Men as John W. Rogers
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Movie ★ 7.3
1955
It's a Dog's Life as Mr. Wyndham
Movie ★ 4.3
1955
The Eternal Sea as Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple
Movie ★ 6.6
1954
White Christmas as General Waverly
Movie ★ 7.2
1954
Private Hell 36 as Police Capt. Michaels
Movie ★ 6.3
1954
Executive Suite as Jesse Q. Grimm
Movie ★ 7.1
1953
The Robe as Justus
Movie ★ 6.9
1953
General Electric Theater as Adam 'Mister Doc' Darrow
TV ★ 6.8
1953
Letter to Loretta as Harry Holt
TV ★ 6.6
1952
My Son John as Dan Jefferson
Movie ★ 5.8
1952
Denver and Rio Grande as General William J. Palmer
Movie ★ 5.6
1952
It Grows on Trees as Phil Baxter
Movie ★ 8.4
1952
TV ★ 4.6
1951
Rawhide as Yancy
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
Warpath as Sam Quade
Movie ★ 6.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as 6th Supreme Court Justice
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Dark City as Captain Garvey
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Sierra as Jeff Hassard
Movie ★ 5.4
1950
Lux Video Theatre as John Straley
TV ★ 6.7
1940s 17 credits
1949
Twelve O'Clock High as Major / Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Stovall
Movie ★ 7.1
1949
C-Man as Cliff Holden, alias William Harrah
Movie ★ 5.3
1948
Studio One as Ben Willson
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 6.6
1947
Pursued as Grant
Movie ★ 6.6
1947
Driftwood as Dr. Steve Webster
Movie ★ 6.8
1946
Sister Kenny as Kevin Connors
Movie ★ 6.9
1945
I Live in Grosvenor Square as Sgt. John Patterson
Movie ★ 7.3
1944
When Strangers Marry as Paul Baxter
Movie ★ 6.2
1944
Alaska as John Masters
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
The North Star as Rodion Pavlov
Movie ★ 6.0
1943
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
Valley of the Sun as Jim Sawyer
Movie ★ 6.2
1942
The Omaha Trail as 'Pipestone' Ross
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
Western Union as Edward Creighton
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
The Men in Her Life as David Gibson
Movie ★ 6.7
1940
Brigham Young as Brigham Young
Movie ★ 4.6
1930s 23 credits
1938
Having Wonderful Time as Charlie (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.9
1937
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Exiled to Shanghai as Charlie Sears
Movie ★ 5.5
1937
Escape by Night as James 'Capper' Regan
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Movie ★ 4.9
1937
Song of the City as Paul Herrick
Movie ★ 8.0
1937
Woman in Distress as Fred Stevens
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
Revolt of the Zombies as Armand Louque
Movie ★ 3.4
1936
13 Hours by Air as Hap Waller
Movie ★ 5.3
1936
Woman Trap as 'Honey' Hogan
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
Pepper as Bob O'Ryan
Movie ★ 5.0
1936
Star for a Night as Fritz Lind
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Wings in the Dark as Top Harmon
Movie ★ 6.4
1935
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Car 99 as Trooper Jim Burton
Movie ★ 7.5
1935
Men Without Names as Agent Jones
Movie ★ 6.3
1935
Movie ★ 9.0
1935
People Will Talk as Bill Trask
Movie ★ 4.3
1935
Movie ★ 9.0
1934
You Belong to Me as Military School Instructor
Movie ★ 7.0
1934
Movie ★ 8.0
1934
College Rhythm as Coach Robbins
Movie ★ 5.6
1930
Whoopee! as Deputy (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1920s 2 credits
1929
The Woman from Hell as Jim Coakley
Movie ★ 8.0
1929
Handcuffed as Gerald Morely
Movie ★ 10.0