Jeff Chandler

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 15, 1918

died

June 17, 1961

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

also known as

Ira Grossel

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Broken Arrow
6.7

Broken Arrow

1950as Cochise
Johnny O'Clock
6.3

Johnny O'Clock

1947as Turk
War Arrow
5.8

War Arrow

1953as Major Howell Brady
Rat Pack
9.0

Rat Pack

2022as Self (archive footage)
Away All Boats
5.4

Away All Boats

1956as Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks
Sign of the Pagan
6.0

Sign of the Pagan

1954as Marcian
Return to Peyton Place
6.6

Return to Peyton Place

1961as Lewis Jackman
Because of You
6.6

Because of You

1952as Steve Kimberly
Foxfire
6.7

Foxfire

1955as Jonathan Dartland
Merrill's Marauders
6.2

Merrill's Marauders

1962as Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill
The Plunderers
6.3

The Plunderers

1960as Sam Christy
The Jayhawkers!
6.1

The Jayhawkers!

1959as Luke Darcy
Jeanne Eagels
6.2

Jeanne Eagels

1957as Sal Satori
East of Sumatra
5.8

East of Sumatra

1953as Duke Mullane
Flame of Araby
6.2

Flame of Araby

1951as Tamerlane
Iron Man
6.2

Iron Man

1951as Coke Mason
Son of Ali Baba
5.6

Son of Ali Baba

1952as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Pillars of the Sky
5.4

Pillars of the Sky

1956as First Sgt. Emmett Bell
The Red Ball Express
5.9

The Red Ball Express

1952as Lt. Campbell
The Battle at Apache Pass
6.6

The Battle at Apache Pass

1952as Cochise
Two Flags West
6.3

Two Flags West

1950as Maj. Henry Kenniston
Man in the Shadow
6.8

Man in the Shadow

1957as Ben Sadler
Deported
6.0

Deported

1950as Vic Smith
The Spoilers
5.5

The Spoilers

1955as Roy Glennister
Ten Seconds to Hell
6.2

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959as Karl Wirtz
Drango
5.6

Drango

1957as Major Clint Drango
Thrill of a Romance
6.6

Thrill of a Romance

1945as Singer (uncredited)
Taza, Son of Cochise
5.7

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954as Cochise
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.1

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950as Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Abandoned
6.2

Abandoned

1949as Chief MacRae
Allen in Movieland
4.5

Allen in Movieland

1955as Self
Yankee Pasha
5.3

Yankee Pasha

1954as Jason Starbuck
The Great Sioux Uprising
6.0

The Great Sioux Uprising

1953as Jonathan Westgate
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
7.3

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

1949as Police Officer #66
Female on the Beach
5.7

Female on the Beach

1955as Drummond Hall
The Tattered Dress
5.5

The Tattered Dress

1957as James Gordon Blane
Thunder in the Sun
5.6

Thunder in the Sun

1959as Lon Bennett
Yankee Buccaneer
6.0

Yankee Buccaneer

1952as Cmdr. David Porter
Roses Are Red
5.7

Roses Are Red

1947as John Jones aka The Knuckle
The Lady Takes a Flyer
4.4

The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958as Mike Dandridge
Meet Danny Wilson
4.4

Meet Danny Wilson

1952as Nightclub Patron
Sword in the Desert
7.5

Sword in the Desert

1949as Kurta
Bird of Paradise
6.3

Bird of Paradise

1951as Tenga
A Stranger in My Arms
4.2

A Stranger in My Arms

1959as Maj. Pike Yarnell
Toy Tiger
6.9

Toy Tiger

1956as Rick Todd
The Invisible Wall
6.0

The Invisible Wall

1947as Al Conway, henchman
Smuggler's Island
4.4

Smuggler's Island

1951as Steve Kent
The World's Most Beautiful Girls

The World's Most Beautiful Girls

1953as Self
Raw Wind in Eden
6.1

Raw Wind in Eden

1958as Mark Moore / Scott Moorehouse
A Story of David
5.4

A Story of David

1960as David