Jeff Chandler

Born: 1918-12-15

​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.


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Broken Arrow

as Cochise
Released: 1950-08-01

Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late...

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Away All Boats

as Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks
Released: 1956-08-16

The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific...

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Two Flags West

as Maj. Henry Kenniston
Released: 1950-10-12

A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local...

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Taza, Son of Cochise

as Cochise
Released: 1954-02-18

Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza...

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Return to Peyton Place

as Lewis Jackman
Released: 1961-05-05

Residents of the small town of Peyton Place aren't pleased when they realize they're the...

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War Arrow

as Major Howell Brady
Released: 1953-12-26

A thrilling Cavalry-versus-Indians adventure starring Jeff Chandler as an Army official...

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

as Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Released: 1950-08-05

Jonesy and Lou are in Algeria looking for a wrestler they are promoting. Sergeant Axmann tricks...

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Foxfire

as Jonathan Dartland
Released: 1955-07-13

A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.

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Merrill's Marauders

as Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill
Released: 1962-03-16

Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite...

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The Battle at Apache Pass

as Cochise
Released: 1952-05-09

Major Jim Colton is a sympathetic leader who has a working relationship with Apache leader...

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The Red Ball Express

as Lt. Campbell
Released: 1952-05-29

August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far...

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Man in the Shadow

as Ben Sadler
Released: 1957-12-12

In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the...

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Pillars of the Sky

as First Sgt. Emmett Bell
Released: 1956-09-14

First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of...

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The Jayhawkers!

as Luke Darcy
Released: 1959-10-15

Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent...

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Johnny O'Clock

as Turk
Released: 1947-01-07

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the...

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The Spoilers

as Roy Glennister
Released: 1955-12-23

In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their...

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Female on the Beach

as Drummond Hall
Released: 1955-08-19

Lynn Markham moves into her late husband's beach house the morning after former tenant Eloise...

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Smuggler's Island

as Steve Kent
Released: 1951-05-18

An adventurer about to lose his sloop and diving equipment agrees to dive for illegal gold.

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Yankee Buccaneer

as Cmdr. David Porter
Released: 1952-09-16

A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain...

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Sword in the Desert

as Kurta
Released: 1949-08-24

First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the...

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Toy Tiger

as Rick Todd
Released: 1956-06-29

Advertising executive Gwen Taylor sends her art director Rick Todd on a mission to bring an...

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Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-01-11

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public....

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Meet Danny Wilson

as Nightclub Patron
Released: 1952-02-08

A lounge singer sees his career skyrocket after he signs a contract for a mobster nightclub owner.

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Thrill of a Romance

as Singer (uncredited)
Released: 1945-05-23

A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business...

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The Plunderers

as Sam Christy
Released: 1960-11-05

Four young toughs have ridden into Trail City and claimed it as easy pickings for their bullying...

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Iron Man

as Coke Mason
Released: 1951-09-20

In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and...

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Thunder in the Sun

as Lon Bennett
Released: 1959-04-08

A band of Basque immigrants treks through the Old West toward California, where they hope to put...

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The Great Sioux Uprising

as Jonathan Westgate
Released: 1953-07-17

During the Civil War, in Wyoming, horse dealers Joan Britton and Stephen Cook are competing to...

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Roses Are Red

as John Jones aka The Knuckle
Released: 1947-11-10

A crooked crime boss tries to put a crony into office.

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Allen in Movieland

as Self
Released: 1955-07-02

TV goes Hollywood when Steve Allen visits Universal-International to prepare for his upcoming...

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Bird of Paradise

as Tenga
Released: 1951-03-14

Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home....

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The Tattered Dress

as James Gordon Blane
Released: 1957-03-14

After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe...

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Drango

as Major Clint Drango
Released: 1957-01-01

A few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a...

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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College

as Police Officer #66
Released: 1949-04-15

A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.

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Sign of the Pagan

as Marcian
Released: 1954-11-24

Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes....

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Because of You

as Steve Kimberly
Released: 1952-12-04

A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

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Ten Seconds to Hell

as Karl Wirtz
Released: 1959-04-23

Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin.

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Abandoned

as Chief MacRae
Released: 1949-10-26

A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman's sister and finds a black-market baby ring.

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East of Sumatra

as Duke Mullane
Released: 1953-09-23

Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in...

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Flame of Araby

as Tamerlane
Released: 1951-12-18

An Arabian-nights princess and a Bedouin chief contend over possession of a stallion, but unite...

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The Invisible Wall

as Al Conway, henchman
Released: 1947-10-15

A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the...

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The Lady Takes a Flyer

as Mike Dandridge
Released: 1958-01-30

Change of pace comedy casts Lana Turner and Jeff Chandler as competing pilots who fall in love.

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Deported

as Vic Smith
Released: 1950-11-01

The real-life deportation of gangster Lucky Luciano was the inspiration for this romanticized...

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Jeanne Eagels

as Sal Satori
Released: 1957-08-02

Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

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A Story of David

as David
Released: 1960-12-01

Directed by Bob McNaught. King Saul of Israel is jealous of the fame and adoration of David, who...

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Raw Wind in Eden

as Mark Moore / Scott Moorehouse
Released: 1958-09-19

Passengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard...

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Yankee Pasha

as Jason Starbuck
Released: 1954-04-17

Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.

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A Stranger in My Arms

as Maj. Pike Yarnell
Released: 1959-03-03

An Air Force pilot finds romance with his war buddy's widow.

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The World's Most Beautiful Girls

as Self
Released: 1953-01-29

When 78 beauties are assembled from the far corners of the globe in order to select the most...

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The Nat King Cole Musical Story

as Narrator
Released: 1955-12-02

This short film shows the musical career of Nat "King" Cole, shows the ups and downs of his...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1956-06-24

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self
First aired: 1950-09-10

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC...

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