Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler was born on Dec 15, 1918 in USA. Jeff Chandler's big-screen debut came with Thrill of a Romance directed by Richard Thorpe in 1945, strarring Singer (uncredited). Jeff Chandler is known for Broken Arrow directed by Delmer Daves, James Stewart stars as Tom Jeffords and Jeff Chandler as Cochise. Jeff Chandler has got 1 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Jeff Chandler achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Jeff Chandler plays is Merrill's Marauders which will be released on Mar 16, 1962.

Jeff was born in Brooklyn and attended Erasmus High School. After high school, he took a drama course and worked in stock companies for two years. His next role was that of an officer in World War II. After he was discharged from the service, he became busy acting in radio dramas and comedies until he was signed by Universal. It was in the fifties that Jeff would become a star, making westerns and action pictures. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cochise in La flèche brisée (1950). He followed this by playing the role of Cochise in two sequels: Au mépris des lois (1952) and Taza, fils de Cochise (1954). While his premature gray hair and tanned features served him well in his westerns and action pictures, the studio also put him into soaps and costume movies. In his films, his leading ladies included Maureen O'Hara, Rhonda Fleming, Jane Russell, Joan Crawford, and June Allyson. Shortly after his last film Les maraudeurs attaquent (1962), Jeff died, at 42, from blood poisoning after an operation for a slipped disc.