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Jeff Chandler

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Jeff Chandler

Born December 15, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.Died June 17, 196148 films

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Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer and singer best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was Oscar nominated. He was one of Universal Pictures's most popular male stars of the 1950s, his best known other credits including Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955) and Away All Boats (1956). In addition to his acting, he was known for his good looks, his distinguished gray hair, and for his musical recordings.

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Broken Arrow posterFirst watchBroken Arrow19506.7as CochiseIndian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in the late 1870s Arizona.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Man in the Shadow poster6.7Man in the Shadow1957Merrill's Marauders poster6.2Merrill's Marauders1962Johnny O'Clock poster6.3Johnny O'Clock1947

Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. 1962Merrill's MaraudersBrig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill
  2. 1961Return to Peyton PlaceLewis Jackman
  3. 1960A Story of DavidDavid
  4. 1960The PlunderersSam Christy
  5. 1959The Jayhawkers!Luke Darcy
  6. 1959Ten Seconds to HellKarl Wirtz
  7. 1959Thunder in the SunLon Bennett
  8. 1959A Stranger in My ArmsMaj. Pike Yarnell
  9. 1958Raw Wind in EdenMark Moore / Scott Moorehouse
  10. 1958The Lady Takes a FlyerMike Dandridge
  11. 1957Man in the ShadowBen Sadler
  12. 1957Jeanne EagelsSal Satori
  13. 1957The Tattered DressJames Gordon Blane
  14. 1957DrangoMajor Clint Drango
  15. 1956Pillars of the SkyFirst Sgt. Emmett Bell
  16. 1956Away All BoatsCapt. Jebediah S. Hawks
  17. 1956Toy TigerRick Todd
  18. 1955The SpoilersRoy Glennister
  19. 1955The Nat King Cole Musical StoryNarrator
  20. 1955Female on the BeachDrummond Hall
  21. 1955FoxfireJonathan Dartland
  22. 1954Sign of the PaganMarcian
  23. 1954Yankee PashaJason Starbuck
  24. 1954Taza, Son of CochiseCochise
  25. 1953War ArrowMajor Howell Brady
  26. 1953East of SumatraDuke Mullane
  27. 1953The Great Sioux UprisingJonathan Westgate
  28. 1952Because of YouSteve Kimberly
  29. 1952Yankee BuccaneerCmdr. David Porter
  30. 1952Son of Ali BabaOpening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  31. 1952The Red Ball ExpressLt. Campbell
  32. 1952The Battle at Apache PassCochise
  33. 1952Meet Danny WilsonNightclub Patron
  34. 1951Flame of ArabyTamerlane
  35. 1951Iron ManCoke Mason
  36. 1951Smuggler's IslandSteve Kent
  37. 1951Bird of ParadiseTenga
  38. 1950DeportedVic Smith
  39. 1950Two Flags WestHenry Kenniston
  40. 1950Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign LegionNarrator (uncredited) (voice)
  41. 1950Broken ArrowCochise
  42. 1949AbandonedChief MacRae
  43. 1949Sword in the DesertKurta
  44. 1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegePolice Officer #66 (uncredited)
  45. 1947Roses Are RedJohn Jones aka The Knuckle
  46. 1947The Invisible WallAl Conway, henchman
  47. 1947Johnny O'ClockTurk
  48. 1945Thrill of a RomanceSinger (uncredited)