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Jeff Chandler 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 more popular male stars of the 1950s. His other credits include 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 his musical recordings.
Birth Name
Ira Grossel
Born
Sunday, 15 December 1918
Died
Saturday, 17 June 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger | Self | 2010 |
| Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That | Lt. Chick Campbell | 2005 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Merrill's Marauders | Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill | 1962 |
| Return to Peyton Place | Lewis Jackman | 1961 |
| A Story of David: The Hunted | David | 1960 |
| The Plunderers | Sam Christy | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Jayhawkers! | Luke Darcy | 1959 |
| Ten Seconds to Hell | Karl Wirtz | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger | Self | 2010 |
| Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That | Lt. Chick Campbell | 2005 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Merrill's Marauders | Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill | 1962 |
| Return to Peyton Place | Lewis Jackman | 1961 |
| A Story of David: The Hunted | David | 1960 |
| The Plunderers | Sam Christy | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Jayhawkers! | Luke Darcy | 1959 |
| Ten Seconds to Hell | Karl Wirtz | 1959 |
| Thunder in the Sun | Lon Bennett | 1959 |
| A Stranger in My Arms | Maj. Pike Yarnell | 1959 |
| Raw Wind in Eden | Scott Moorehouse / Mark Moore | 1958 |
| The Lady Takes a Flyer | Mike Dandridge | 1958 |
| Man in the Shadow | Ben Sadler | 1957 |
| Jeanne Eagels | Sal Satori | 1957 |
| The Tattered Dress | James Gordon Blane | 1957 |
| Drango | Major Clint Drango | 1957 |
| Pillars of the Sky | First Sgt. Emmett Bell | 1956 |
| Away All Boats | Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Singer | 1956 |
| The Toy Tiger | Rick Todd | 1956 |
| The Spoilers | Roy Glennister | 1955 |
| Female on the Beach | Drummond Hall | 1955 |
| Foxfire | Jonathan Dartland | 1955 |
| Allen in Movieland | Self | 1955 |
| Sign of the Pagan | Marcian | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| Yankee Pasha | Jason Starbuck | 1954 |
| Taza, Son of Cochise | Cochise | 1954 |
| War Arrow | Major Howell Brady / Maj. Howell Brady | 1954 |
| East of Sumatra | Duke Mullane | 1953 |
| The George Jessel Show | Self | 1953 |
| The Great Sioux Uprising | Jonathan Westgate | 1953 |
| Girls in the Night | Narrator | 1953 |
| Because of You | Steve Kimberly | 1952 |
| Yankee Buccaneer | Cmdr. David Porter | 1952 |
| Son of Ali Baba | Opening Narrator | 1952 |
| Red Ball Express | Lt. Chick Campbell / Lt. Campbell | 1952 |
| The Battle at Apache Pass | Cochise | 1952 |
| Meet Danny Wilson | Nightclub Patron | 1952 |
| Flame of Araby | Tamerlane | 1951 |
| The Dinah Shore Show | Self | 1951 |
| Iron Man | Coke Mason | 1951 |
| Smuggler's Island | Steve Kent | 1951 |
| Double Crossbones | Narrator | 1951 |
| Bird of Paradise | Tenga | 1951 |
| Two Flags West | Maj. Henry Kenniston | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actor / Self - Singer | 1950 |
| Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion | Narrator | 1950 |
| The Desert Hawk | Opening Off-Screen Narrator | 1950 |
| Broken Arrow | Cochise | 1950 |
| Deported | Vic Smith | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Abandoned | Chief McRae / Chief MacRae | 1949 |
| Sword in the Desert | Asvan Kurta / Kurta | 1949 |
| Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | Police Officer #66 | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| Roses Are Red | John Jones aka The Knuckle | 1947 |
| The Invisible Wall | Al Conway / Al Conway, henchman | 1947 |
| Johnny O'Clock | Turk | 1947 |
| Thrill of a Romance | Singer | 1945 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Plunderers | 1960 |
| Drango | 1957 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1951 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
