Morning Man Classic Encore: Jeff Chandler!

The uncommonly handsome Jeff Chandler was an American film actor and singer in the 1950s, best remembered for playing Cochise in Broken Arrow , a performance that earned him an Oscar nomination.

His sex appeal, prematurely gray hair, and ruggedly handsome tanned features landed him in Hollywood after serving four years in WWII.

He first became well known for playing the lead in Michael Shayne and bashful biology teacher Phillip Boynton on Our Miss Brooks.

After Broken Arrow, which was just his second film, he went on to star in The Battle at Apache Pass, Flame of Araby, Two Flags West, Female on the Beach, Foxfire, Away All Boats, Toy Tiger, Drango, The Tattered Dress, Man in the Shadow, A Stranger in My Arms, The Jayhawkers!, Thunder in the Sun, and Return to Peyton Place.

He was only 42 when he died from complications from botched spinal surgery.