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Jeff Chandler
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Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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…
Known for
- Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
- The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)1994
- Merrill's Marauders — Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill1962
- Return to Peyton Place — Lewis Jackman1961
- A Story of David — David1960
- The Plunderers — Sam Christy1960
- The Jayhawkers! — Luke Darcy1959
- Ten Seconds to Hell — Karl Wirtz1959
- Thunder in the Sun — Lon Bennett1959
- A Stranger in My Arms — Maj. Pike Yarnell1959
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Key facts
- Born
- Ira Grossel , ( 1918-12-15 ) December 15, 1918, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- June 17, 1961 (1961-06-17) (aged 42), Culver City, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery , Culver City
- Occupations
- Actor, producer, singer
- Years active
- 1945–1961
- Spouse
- Marjorie Hoshelle ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1959 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ira
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Marjorie Hoshelle
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Record label
- Liberty Records
- Image
- Jeff Chandler - 1958.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- name in native language
- Jeff Chandler
- date of birth
- 1918-12-15
- date of death
- 1961-06-17
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- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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- Jeff Chandler
- place of burial
- Hillside Memorial Park
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- different from
- Jeff Chandler
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was one of Universal Pictures' 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). He also performed as a radio actor and as a singer.
Early life
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