American actor jeff chandler

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Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Jeff Chandler Actor Producer Soundtrack. Play trailer Merrill's Marauders 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.

American actor jeff chandler

He was one of Universal Pictures ' more popular male stars of the s. In addition to his acting in film, he was known for his role in the radio program Our Miss Brooks , as Phillip Boynton, her fellow teacher and clueless object of affection, and for his musical recordings. He attended Erasmus Hall High School , the alma mater of many stage and film personalities, where he acted in school plays; his schoolmates included Susan Hayward. Chandler's father was connected with the restaurant business and got his son a job as a restaurant cashier. He worked briefly in radio, then got a job in a stock company on Long Island as an actor and stage manager. He worked for two years in stock companies, including a performance of The Trojan Horse opposite famous singers and actors Gordon MacRae and his wife Sheila MacRae , who became his good friends. Chandler formed his own company, the Shady Lane Playhouse, in Illinois in the summer of Shortly after his arrival, he was involved in a serious car accident on the way to a screen test, which resulted in a large scar on his forehead. Chandler initially struggled to find work in Hollywood, and had spent all his savings when he got his first job as a radio actor in May Chandler was the first actor to portray Chad Remington in Frontier Town. Chandler had appeared on air in Rogue's Gallery with Dick Powell , who was impressed by the actor, and put pressure on Columbia to give Chandler his first film role, a small part as a gangster in Johnny O'Clock Chandler received more attention playing Eve Arden 's love interest on radio in Our Miss Brooks , which debuted in July and became a massive hit. Chandler's performance in Our Miss Brooks brought him to the attention of executives at Universal, who were looking for someone to play an Israeli leader in Sword in the Desert

He was the first actor nominated for an Academy Award for portraying an American Indian.

He attended Erasmus Hall High School, the alma mater of many stage and film personalities. He worked in radio briefly and spent two years in stock companies. His enlistment record for the Cavalry in November 18, gave his height as six foot four inches and his weight as pounds. After being discharged from the military, he was a busy radio actor both in drama and comedy. In the s, Chandler became a star in western and action movies.

He attended Erasmus Hall High School, the alma mater of many stage and film personalities. He worked in radio briefly and spent two years in stock companies. His enlistment record for the Cavalry in November 18, gave his height as six foot four inches and his weight as pounds. After being discharged from the military, he was a busy radio actor both in drama and comedy. In the s, Chandler became a star in western and action movies. His first important role was in Sword In the Desert , as an Israeli freedom fighter. The first of three screen appearances as the legendary Apache chief, he repeated the role in The Battle at Apache Pass and in a cameo in Taza, Son of Cochise.

American actor jeff chandler

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Shortly after his arrival, he was involved in a serious car accident on the way to a screen test, which resulted in a large scar on his forehead. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion. After high school, he took a drama course and worked in stock companies for two years. Los Angeles Times October 4, A9. Army Special Forces soldiers who served as extras in the film. Female on the Beach. Culver City, California , U. Known for:. Ben Sadler. McFarland,

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Documentary about missions in the South [86]. In the s, Chandler became a star in western and action movies. But I think I'm a fairly bright boy — I figure I could have made as much in some other business Chicago Daily Tribune August 19, f3. Chicago Daily Tribune November 29, e3. In her autobiography Hold the Roses , Rose Marie wrote that "Jeff Chandler was a great guy, but he was no singer. November 27, A May review of a Chandler live performance in Variety said "it is in the realm of pure song" that Chandler "falters and shows weakness. I'd quit work immediately if I had the money, and travel for a while. In he became only the second star to play at the Riviera , after Liberace was the featured headliner. I marked two radio scripts and have finished synopses and five movie stories. His next film, The Story of David , was filmed for American TV, his first work in that medium, but was shown theatrically in other countries. The Los Angeles Times wrote that Chandler "is proving remarkable in performing singing duty, even though he is not exactly a singing type".