Inger Stevens

Actor

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Also Known As

Inger Stensland

Birth Place

Sweden

Born

October 18, 1934

Died

April 30, 1970

Cause of Death

Intentional Drug Overdose

Biography

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For roughly a decade and a half, Swedish beauty Inger Stevens starred in numerous movies and television shows before her career was cut tragically short. Stevens appeared in anthology programs such as "Studio One in Hollywood" during the early 1950s, which led to co-starring roles in "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil," among other films. From 1963 to '66, she enjoyed her biggest telev...

Filmography

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House of Cards (1969)

Anne de Villemont

A Dream of Kings (1969)

Hang 'Em High (1968)

5 Card Stud (1968)

Firecreek (1968)

Photos & Videos

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Cry Terror! (1958) -- (Movie Clip) That Makes Him The Patsy

Madigan (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Do I Have Any Clean Socks?

Family & Companions

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Bing Crosby

Companion

Actor, singer. Had relationship c. 1955-56.

Ike Jones

Husband

Singer. Married 1961 until her death.

Biography

For roughly a decade and a half, Swedish beauty Inger Stevens starred in numerous movies and television shows before her career was cut tragically short. Stevens appeared in anthology programs such as "Studio One in Hollywood" during the early 1950s, which led to co-starring roles in "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil," among other films. From 1963 to '66, she enjoyed her biggest television success with "The Farmer's Daughter," a sitcom starring her as a young girl who goes to work as a congressman's housekeeper. Stevens closed out the decade with several movies, including the classic '68 Western "Hang 'Em High" with Clint Eastwood.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

House of Cards (1969)

Anne de Villemont

A Dream of Kings (1969)

Hang 'Em High (1968)

5 Card Stud (1968)

Firecreek (1968)

A Guide for the Married Man (1967)

A Time for Killing (1967)

The NEW Interns (1964)

The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

The Buccaneer (1959)

Annette Claiborne

Cry Terror! (1958)

Man on Fire (1957)

Cast (Special)

Saturday's Children (1962)

Life Events

Videos

Cry Terror! (1958) -- (Movie Clip) That Makes Him The Patsy James Mason as electronics expert Jim has hurried to his suburban home to explain to his wife (Inger Stevens) that he’s realized he was tricked into making a bomb used in a sensational hijack threat, and as the perpetrator Hoplin (Rod Steiger) appears, his play is not yet clear, in Cry Terror!, 1958 from independent and thriller specialist Andrew L. Stone.

Madigan (1968) -- (Movie Clip) Do I Have Any Clean Socks? Home to the suburbs midday after a bad overnight shift during which a gangster escaped with his gun, New York police detective Richard Widmark (title character) does what amounts to a portrait of his marriage with Inger Stevens, Don Siegel directing, in Madigan, 1968.

Hang 'Em High -- (Movie Clip) I'm An Ex-Lawman! From the long opening scene, Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is in-effect tried by Wilson (Ed Begley) and henchmen (Alan Hale Jr., Bruce Dern, et al) in his first Hollywood Western starring role, in Hang 'Em High, 1968.

Hang 'Em High -- (Movie Clip) Tumbleweed Wagon For reasons not explained, shopkeeper Rachel (Inger Stevens) gets to inspect fugitives (including "Cooper," Clint Eastwood) brought to town for hanging by Bliss (Ben Johnson), Judge Fenton (Pat Hingle) observing, in Hang 'Em High, 1968.

Firecreek (1968) -- (Movie Clip) He Was A Wagon Scout Reluctant widowed nurse Evelyn (Inger Stevens) checks on lodging wounded outlaw Larkin (Henry Fonda), exchanging views and some secrets, in Firecreek, 1968.

Companions

Bing Crosby

Companion

Actor, singer. Had relationship c. 1955-56.

Ike Jones

Husband

Singer. Married 1961 until her death.

Bibliography

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