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Jeff Chandler

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 15, 1918 (Died at 43)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career Span1945 – 1961
Known Credits55 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Jeff Chandler

Also known as: Ira Grossel
Total Works

55

51 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Broken Arrow
6.7
Broken Arrow
1950•movie
as Cochise
Merrill's Marauders
6.2
as Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill
Man in the Shadow
6.7
Man in the Shadow
1957•movie
as Ben Sadler
Johnny O'Clock
6.3
Johnny O'Clock
1947•movie
as Turk

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 55 titles featuring Jeff Chandler

Broken Arrow
6.7
Broken Arrow
1950•movie

as Cochise

Merrill's Marauders
6.2

as Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill

Man in the Shadow
6.7
Man in the Shadow
1957•movie

as Ben Sadler

Johnny O'Clock
6.3
Johnny O'Clock
1947•movie

as Turk

Return to Peyton Place
6.6

as Lewis Jackman

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
6.2

as Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

Female on the Beach
5.7

as Drummond Hall

Ten Seconds to Hell
6.2

as Karl Wirtz

Two Flags West
6.2
Two Flags West
1950•movie

as Henry Kenniston

The Jayhawkers!
6.1
The Jayhawkers!
1959•movie

as Luke Darcy

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Taza, Son of Cochise
5.6

as Cochise

Away All Boats
5.3
Away All Boats
1956•movie

as Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks

War Arrow
5.8
War Arrow
1953•movie

as Major Howell Brady

Iron Man
6.2
Iron Man
1951•movie

as Coke Mason

The Tattered Dress
5.5
The Tattered Dress
1957•movie

as James Gordon Blane

The Red Ball Express
6.0

as Lt. Campbell

The Battle at Apache Pass
6.6

as Cochise

Abandoned
6.2
Abandoned
1949•movie

as Chief MacRae

Pillars of the Sky
5.5
Pillars of the Sky
1956•movie

as First Sgt. Emmett Bell

The Plunderers
6.3
The Plunderers
1960•movie

as Sam Christy

Jeanne Eagels
6.2
Jeanne Eagels
1957•movie

as Sal Satori

Son of Ali Baba
5.6
Son of Ali Baba
1952•movie

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
2 eps

as Self

Thunder in the Sun
5.6
Thunder in the Sun
1959•movie

as Lon Bennett

Foxfire
6.7
Foxfire
1955•movie

as Jonathan Dartland

Deported
6.0
Deported
1950•movie

as Vic Smith

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
7.3

as Police Officer #66 (uncredited)

The Great Sioux Uprising
5.9

as Jonathan Westgate

Roses Are Red
5.7
Roses Are Red
1947•movie

as John Jones aka The Knuckle

The Spoilers
5.1
The Spoilers
1955•movie

as Roy Glennister

The Invisible Wall
6.0
The Invisible Wall
1947•movie

as Al Conway, henchman

Bird of Paradise
6.2
Bird of Paradise
1951•movie

as Tenga

Yankee Buccaneer
6.0
Yankee Buccaneer
1952•movie

as Cmdr. David Porter

Flame of Araby
6.2
Flame of Araby
1951•movie

as Tamerlane

Because of You
6.5
Because of You
1952•movie

as Steve Kimberly

Drango
5.6
Drango
1957•movie

as Major Clint Drango

The Lady Takes a Flyer
4.4

as Mike Dandridge

Sign of the Pagan
6.0
Sign of the Pagan
1954•movie

as Marcian

Thrill of a Romance
6.6

as Singer (uncredited)

East of Sumatra
5.8
East of Sumatra
1953•movie

as Duke Mullane

The Steve Allen Show
6.2
1 eps

as Self - Singer

Raw Wind in Eden
6.1
Raw Wind in Eden
1958•movie

as Mark Moore / Scott Moorehouse

A Story of David
5.4
A Story of David
1960•movie

as David

A Stranger in My Arms
4.2

as Maj. Pike Yarnell

Meet Danny Wilson
4.4
Meet Danny Wilson
1952•movie

as Nightclub Patron

Smuggler's Island
4.4
Smuggler's Island
1951•movie

as Steve Kent

Toy Tiger
6.9
Toy Tiger
1956•movie

as Rick Todd

Sword in the Desert
7.5

as Kurta

The World of Hammer
6.8
1 eps
The World of Hammer
1994•series

as Self (archive footage)

Yankee Pasha
5.3
Yankee Pasha
1954•movie

as Jason Starbuck

Allen in Movieland
4.5
Allen in Movieland
1955•movie

as Self

The Nat King Cole Musical Story
7.5

as Narrator

Rat Pack
9.0
Rat Pack
2022•movie

as Self (archive footage)