- Films
- 54
- Avg rating
- 6.55
- Peak run
- 1953’55
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Dean by the numbers
Average
6.55
33 rated films
Vote weighted
6.61
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.99
rating spread
Career
51y
1935 to 1985
Total votes
296K
across every film
Best
7.7
Twelve O'Clock High
Worst
5.9
Game of Death
Newest first
Filmography
| 1985 | Evil Town | Dr. Schaeffer | · | 513 |
| 1980 |  Alligator | Slade | 6.1 | 18,808 |
| 1978 | Game of Death | Dr. Land | 5.9 | 23,056 |
| 1977 | End of the World | Collins | 3.2 | 1,475 |
| 1971 |  Vanishing Point | Prospector | 7.2 | 32,570 |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | Highwayman | 6.2 | 2,584 |
| 1969 | Smith! | Judge James C. Brown | · | 356 |
| 1968 | Day of the Evil Gun | Jimmy Noble | 6.4 | 1,806 |
| 1968 | Firecreek | Whittier | 6.8 | 4,491 |
| 1967 | First to Fight | Col. Baseman | · | 424 |
| 1962 | Billy Rose's Jumbo | John Noble | 6.1 | 1,891 |
| 1961 | The Honeymoon Machine | Admiral Fitch | 6.1 | 1,615 |
| 1961 | Parrish | Sala Post | 6.5 | 1,353 |
| 1960 | Cash McCall | Grant Austen | 6.3 | 1,813 |
| 1960 |  Elmer Gantry | William L. Morgan | 7.7 | 14,718 |
| 1959 |  The Nun's Story | Dr. van der Mal | 7.5 | 12,883 |
| 1958 | King Creole | Mr. Fisher | 7.0 | 7,226 |
| 1958 | The Proud Rebel | Harry Burleigh | 6.9 | 2,742 |
| 1957 | Bernardine | J. Fullerton Weldy | · | 296 |
| 1957 | Forty Guns | Sheriff Ned Logan | 6.9 | 7,262 |
Better together?
Dean Jagger's regulars
- Michael CurtizDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.47
- John CarradineCo-star · 3 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.55
- Byron HaskinDirector and actor · 2 films
- Henry HathawayDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.70 avg▲+0.06
- Richard ThorpeDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.10 avg▼−0.43
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Dean Jagger
1 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1950Dean Jagger
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