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Jeff Chandler

Acting
42 years oldBrooklyn, New York, U.S.

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Chandler (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
December 15, 1918 - June 17, 1961 (age 42)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Ira Grossel

Movies (46)

Rat Pack
9.0

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Merrill's Marauders
6.1

Merrill's Marauders

as Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill

1962

Return to Peyton Place
6.5

Return to Peyton Place

as Lewis Jackman

1961

A Story of David
4.2

A Story of David

as David

1960

The Plunderers
6.2

The Plunderers

as Sam Christy

1960

The Jayhawkers!
6.0

The Jayhawkers!

as Luke Darcy

1959

Ten Seconds to Hell
6.2

Ten Seconds to Hell

as Karl Wirtz

1959

Thunder in the Sun
5.5

Thunder in the Sun

as Lon Bennett

1959

A Stranger in My Arms
3.2

A Stranger in My Arms

as Maj. Pike Yarnell

1959

Raw Wind in Eden
5.1

Raw Wind in Eden

as Mark Moore / Scott Moorehouse

1958

The Lady Takes a Flyer
3.6

The Lady Takes a Flyer

as Mike Dandridge

1958

Man in the Shadow
6.7

Man in the Shadow

as Ben Sadler

1957

Jeanne Eagels
6.0

Jeanne Eagels

as Sal Satori

1957

The Tattered Dress
5.2

The Tattered Dress

as James Gordon Blane

1957

Drango
5.4

Drango

as Major Clint Drango

1957

Pillars of the Sky
5.2

Pillars of the Sky

as First Sgt. Emmett Bell

1956

Away All Boats
5.1

Away All Boats

as Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks

1956

Toy Tiger
6.2

Toy Tiger

as Rick Todd

1956

The Spoilers
5.0

The Spoilers

as Roy Glennister

1955

The Nat King Cole Musical Story
8.0

The Nat King Cole Musical Story

as Narrator

1955

Female on the Beach
5.7

Female on the Beach

as Drummond Hall

1955

Foxfire
6.0

Foxfire

as Jonathan Dartland

1955

Allen in Movieland
4.5

Allen in Movieland

as Self

1955

Sign of the Pagan
5.2

Sign of the Pagan

as Marcian

1954

Yankee Pasha
4.0

Yankee Pasha

as Jason Starbuck

1954

Taza, Son of Cochise
5.5

Taza, Son of Cochise

as Cochise

1954

War Arrow
5.6

War Arrow

as Major Howell Brady

1953

East of Sumatra
5.2

East of Sumatra

as Duke Mullane

1953

The Great Sioux Uprising
5.4

The Great Sioux Uprising

as Jonathan Westgate

1953

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

as Self

1953

Because of You
5.7

Because of You

as Steve Kimberly

1952

Yankee Buccaneer
5.8

Yankee Buccaneer

as Cmdr. David Porter

1952

Son of Ali Baba
5.4

Son of Ali Baba

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1952

The Red Ball Express
5.8

The Red Ball Express

as Lt. Campbell

1952

The Battle at Apache Pass
6.4

The Battle at Apache Pass

as Cochise

1952

Meet Danny Wilson
3.3

Meet Danny Wilson

as Nightclub Patron

1952

Flame of Araby
6.1

Flame of Araby

as Tamerlane

1951

Iron Man
6.1

Iron Man

as Coke Mason

1951

Smuggler's Island
3.5

Smuggler's Island

as Steve Kent

1951

Bird of Paradise
5.7

Bird of Paradise

as Tenga

1951

Deported
6.1

Deported

as Vic Smith

1950

Two Flags West
6.2

Two Flags West

as Maj. Henry Kenniston

1950

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.0

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

as Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

1950

Broken Arrow
6.7

Broken Arrow

as Cochise

1950

Abandoned
6.2

Abandoned

as Chief MacRae

1949

Sword in the Desert
7.3

Sword in the Desert

as Kurta

1949

TV Shows (4)