Jeff Chandler Overview:

Actor, Jeff Chandler, was born Ira Grossel on Dec 15, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY. Chandler died at the age of 42 on Jun 17, 1961 in Culver City, Los Angeles .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Chandler was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1950Best Supporting ActorBroken Arrow (1950)CochiseNominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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Jeff Chandler Quotes:

Cochise: To talk of peace is not hard. To live it is very hard.


Luke Darcy: I've got what I want. I've got Kansas.


Narrator: Ah, yes, these were truly the days of wooden ships and iron men, but some of the iron was getting a little rusty.


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Jeff Chandler Facts
Possessed of a fine singing voice, at the height of his film fame, he recorded several successful albums for Liberty Records.

Following his Oscar nominated performance as Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), Chandler carved a solid niche for himself playing Native American Indians, although his movies seldom rose above co-feature level.

Had concurrent success as a recording artist, wrote music, played violin, and own Chandler Music, a publishing company.

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