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Claude Jarman, Jr.

American actor (1934–2025)

Claude Jarman Jr. was an American actor who became a child star as Jody Baxter in The Yearling (1946), winning an Academy Juvenile Award. Roles in Intruder in the Dust (1949) and Rio Grande (1950) followed. He largely retired from acting in early adulthood and later served as executive director of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Claude Jarman, Jr. appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1946 to 1950. Most of that work is in drama, action and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Chill Wills (2), Clarence Brown (2).

Known for

  • The Yearling (1946), Jody Baxter. Won an Academy Juvenile Award for the role.
  • Intruder in the Dust (1949). One of the roles that followed his child-star breakthrough.
  • Rio Grande (1950). Part of the cast of the 1950 western.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Claude Jarman, Jr. been in?
Claude Jarman, Jr. appears in Rio Grande (1950), Intruder in the Dust (1949) and The Yearling (1946) on The Remote.
When was Claude Jarman, Jr. born?
Claude Jarman, Jr. was born on 27 September 1934.

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