Jeff Chandler
About
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Also Known As
Ira Grossel
Birth Place
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born
December 15, 1918
Died
June 17, 1961
Cause of Death
Blood Poisoning Following Surgery For Slipped Spinal Disc
Biography
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Tough, virile lead with prematurely steel grey, wavy hair and a muscular physique who starred in action films of the late 1940s and 50s, often as American Indians (three times as Cochise), gangsters, cavalrymen and "natives." Not a docile star, Chandler rebelled against Universal's mediocre action projects and was suspended several times. Chandler's career was cut short by his premature ...
Filmography
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Merrill's Marauders
(1962)
Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill
Return to Peyton Place
(1961)
Lewis Jackman
The Plunderers
(1960)
Sam Christie
Thunder in the Sun
(1959)
Lon Bennett
The Jayhawkers!
(1959)
Luke Darcy
A Stranger in My Arms
(1959)
Pike Yarnell
Family & Companions
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Marjorie Hoshelle
Wife
Married in 1946; divorced in 1959; died in 1989 at age 71.
Esther Williams
Companion
Actor. Romantically involved in the late 1950s; in her autobiography, she claimed Chandler was a cross-dresser.
Notes
Formed and own music publishing company Chandler Music.
Biography
Tough, virile lead with prematurely steel grey, wavy hair and a muscular physique who starred in action films of the late 1940s and 50s, often as American Indians (three times as Cochise), gangsters, cavalrymen and "natives." Not a docile star, Chandler rebelled against Universal's mediocre action projects and was suspended several times. Chandler's career was cut short by his premature death--due to blood poisoning after routine spinal surgery for a slipped disc--at age 42.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Merrill's Marauders
(1962)
Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill
Return to Peyton Place
(1961)
Lewis Jackman
The Plunderers
(1960)
Sam Christie
Thunder in the Sun
(1959)
Lon Bennett
The Jayhawkers!
(1959)
Luke Darcy
A Stranger in My Arms
(1959)
Pike Yarnell
Ten Seconds to Hell
(1959)
Karl Wirtz
Raw Wind in Eden
(1958)
Marino Moore, also known as Scott Moorehouse
The Lady Takes a Flyer
(1958)
Mike Dandridge
Man in the Shadow
(1957)
Ben Sadler
The Tattered Dress
(1957)
James Gordon Blane
Jeanne Eagels
(1957)
Sal Satori
Drango
(1957)
[Maj. Clint] Drango
Pillars of the Sky
(1956)
First Sergeant Emmett Bell
The Spoilers
(1956)
Roy Glennister
The Toy Tiger
(1956)
Rick Todd
Away All Boats
(1956)
Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks
Foxfire
(1955)
Jonathan ["Dart"] Dartland
Female on the Beach
(1955)
Drummond "Drummy" Hall
Taza, Son of Cochise
(1954)
Cochise
Sign of the Pagan
(1954)
Marcian
Yankee Pasha
(1954)
Jason [Starbuck]
The Great Sioux Uprising
(1953)
Jonathan Westgate
East of Sumatra
(1953)
Duke Mullane
War Arrow
(1953)
Major Howell Brady
Meet Danny Wilson
(1952)
Nightclub patron
The Battle at Apache Pass
(1952)
Cochise
Red Ball Express
(1952)
Lt. [Chick] Campbell
Because of You
(1952)
Steven Kimberly
Yankee Buccaneer
(1952)
Commander David Porter
Flame of Araby
(1952)
Tamerlane
Iron Man
(1951)
Coke Mason
Double Crossbones
(1951)
Narrator
Bird of Paradise
(1951)
Tenga
Smuggler's Island
(1951)
Steve Kent
Broken Arrow
(1950)
Cochise
Deported
(1950)
Vic Smith, also known as Vittorio Mario Sparducci
Two Flags West
(1950)
Maj. Henry Kenniston
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
(1949)
Pratt
Abandoned
(1949)
Chief McRae
Sword in the Desert
(1949)
Kurta
Johnny O'Clock
(1947)
Turk
Roses Are Red
(1947)
Knuckle
The Invisible Wall
(1947)
Al Conway
Producer (Feature Film)
The Plunderers
(1960)
Executive Producer
Music (Feature Film)
Six Bridges to Cross
(1955)
Composer
Foxfire
(1955)
Composer
Life Events
1945
Involved in serious car accident while on his way to a screen test; left with a large scar on his forehead
1947
Film acting debut (had one line as a surly gambler) in "Johnny O'Clock"
1948
Worked in radio on "Mr. Dana" and "Michael Shayne Detective" (date approximate)
1949
Brought to attention of Universal with his role as Eve Arden's boyfriend on radio's "Our Miss Brooks"; signed to seven-year contract
1950
Received Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination as Cochise in "Broken Arrow"
1952
Reprised role of Cochise in "Battle at Apache Pass"
1954
Again played the leader of the Apache Nation in "Taza, Son of Cochise"
1954
Signed recording contract with Decca Records
1955
Wrote lyric for title song of "Six Bridges to Cross"
1955
Cast as a Native American who marries a socialite in "Foxfire"; also did own singing in opening scene
1957
Made debut as nightclub singer in Las Vegas
1957
Formed Earlmar Productions with agent Meyer Mishkin; produced first film (also directed for a few weeks), "Drango" (released by UA)
1961
Was to star in "Operation Petticoat" at time of death
Photo Collections
1 Photo
The Tattered Dress - Movie Poster
The Tattered Dress - Movie Poster
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Philip Grossel
Father
Connected with restaurant busniness.
Anna Shevelew
Mother
Divorced from Philip Grossel.
Jamie Chandler
Daughter
Dana Chandler
Daughter
Companions
Marjorie Hoshelle
Wife
Married in 1946; divorced in 1959; died in 1989 at age 71.
Esther Williams
Companion
Actor. Romantically involved in the late 1950s; in her autobiography, she claimed Chandler was a cross-dresser.
Bibliography
Notes
Formed and own music publishing company Chandler Music.
