From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeffrey Lynn (born Ragnar Godfrey Lind; February 16, 1909 – November 24, 1995) was an American stage-screen actor and film producer who worked primarily through the Golden Age of Hollywood establishing himself as one of the premier talents of his time. Throughout his acting career, both on stage and in film, he was typecast as "the attractive, reliable love interest of the heroine," or "the tall, stalwart hero." Born and raised in Massachusetts, he attended Bates College, before working as a teacher. He was tapped to act in his first film in 1938, which convinced him to move to Hollywood, California. His second film–Four Daughters (1938)–propelled him into national fame sparking three sequels: Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Wives (1939) and Four Mothers (1941) with Lynn reprising his role in each of them. He was at the center of the Gone with the Wind (1939) screening controversy; he was noted as the top contender to play Ashley Wilkes, however, the directer eventually chose Leslie Howard instead. Lynn was asked to join James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart in The Roaring Twenties (1939), a gangster noir that garnered him critical praise. His success continued with such films as The Fighting 69th (1940) in which he portrayed poet-soldier Joyce Kilmer opposite Cagney, It All Came True (1940), All This and Heaven Too (1940) and Million Dollar Baby (1941). His movie career was put on hold for World War II draft, where he received a Bronze Star for his service as a in Italy and Austria as a combat intelligence captain. He returned to the screen in 1948 and was in the notably successful, A Letter to Three Wives (1949), which went on to be nominated of best picture in the 1950 prime time Academy Awards. A year later he joined that cast of Home Town Story (1951) billed alongside Marilyn Monroe. His later film career credits include: BUtterfield 8 (1960) along with Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey, and Tony Rome (1967) with Frank Sinatra. Lynn also began to act on Broadway and was featured in such plays as Any Wednesday (1966) and Dinner at Eight (1967). Later on in his career he found mixed critical success television starring in hit shows such as Robert Montgomery Presents, Your Show of Shows, My Son Jeep (with young Martin Huston), and Lux Video Theatre. He died in November 1995 in Burbank, California from natural causes and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills. Actor Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is named in honor of Jeffrey Lynn.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 16, 1909
- November 24, 1995 (aged 86)
- Auburn, Massachusetts, USA
- Actor, also writer
- 21 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
What are Jeffrey Lynn's films like?
Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 18
Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 3
Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0
Gentle 6 · Charged 10 · Intense 3
Steady 12 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 12 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 12 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.
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- Heraldas Felix Deitz in Four Daughters (1938)
- Shapeshifteras Lloyd Hart in The Roaring Twenties (1939)
- Allyas Douglas Hall in Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
- Allyas Tommy Taylor in It All Came True (1940)
- Heroas Dave Bennett in Money and the Woman (1940)
- Heroas Tony Baldwin in My Love Came Back (1940)
- Heroas Jim Conway in Law of the Tropics (1941)
- Shapeshifteras Lance Hardeen in Black Bart (1948)
- Shadowas Capt. George Brendensen in Captain China (1950)
- Heroas Charlie Walker in Lost Lagoon (1957)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jeffrey Lynn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Jeffrey Lynn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
49 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midnight Caller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Knots Landing(1979)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Tony Rome(1967)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Spiral Staircase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
BUtterfield 8(1960)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Lost Lagoon(1957)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Doorway to Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Home Town Story(1951)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Up Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Miracle in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Captain China(1950)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Strange Bargain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
A Letter to Three Wives(1949)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Whiplash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
For the Love of Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Black Bart(1948)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Body Disappears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Law of the Tropics(1941)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Million Dollar Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Flight from Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Four Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)
Money and the Woman(1940)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
My Love Came Back(1940)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
All This, and Heaven Too(1940)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
It All Came True(1940)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Fighting 69th(1940)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Four Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
A Child Is Born(1939)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Roaring Twenties(1939)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Espionage Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Daughters Courageous(1939)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Yes, My Darling Daughter(1939)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Four Daughters(1938)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Cowboy from Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
When Were You Born?(1938)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Out Where the Stars Begin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1938 to 1988; peak year 1960.
Biggest box office
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Highest rated
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Most popular right now
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Film career
Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1938Screen debut· Four Daughters
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Jeffrey Lynn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jeffrey Lynn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jeffrey Lynn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 9.
Directors
- William KeighleyShared titles: The Fighting 69th (1940), Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)See all 2 shared titles with William Keighley
- Michael CurtizShared titles: Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Curtiz
Writers
- Casey RobinsonShared titles: All This, and Heaven Too (1940), Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Casey Robinson
- Lawrence KimbleShared titles: It All Came True (1940), Four Daughters (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Lawrence Kimble
- Julius J. EpsteinShared titles: Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Julius J. Epstein
- Robert RossenShared titles: A Child Is Born (1939), The Roaring Twenties (1939)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Rossen
Actors
- Frank McHughShared titles: The Fighting 69th (1940), Daughters Courageous (1939), The Roaring Twenties (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 4 shared titles with Frank McHugh
- Dick ForanShared titles: The Fighting 69th (1940), Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Dick Foran
- John LitelShared titles: It All Came True (1940), Money and the Woman (1940), A Child Is Born (1939)See all 3 shared titles with John Litel
- May RobsonShared titles: Daughters Courageous (1939), Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 3 shared titles with May Robson
Composers and cinematographers
- Ernest HallerShared titles: All This, and Heaven Too (1940), It All Came True (1940), Daughters Courageous (1939), The Roaring Twenties (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 5 shared titles with Ernest Haller
- Heinz RoemheldShared titles: It All Came True (1940), My Love Came Back (1940), A Child Is Born (1939), The Roaring Twenties (1939), Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)See all 5 shared titles with Heinz Roemheld
- Charles RosherShared titles: My Love Came Back (1940), A Child Is Born (1939), Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Rosher
- Max SteinerShared titles: All This, and Heaven Too (1940), Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Max Steiner
Producers
- Hal B. WallisShared titles: All This, and Heaven Too (1940), It All Came True (1940), My Love Came Back (1940), The Fighting 69th (1940), A Child Is Born (1939), Daughters Courageous (1939), The Roaring Twenties (1939), Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 9 shared titles with Hal B. Wallis
- Bryan FoyShared titles: Law of the Tropics (1941), Money and the Woman (1940), When Were You Born? (1938)See all 3 shared titles with Bryan Foy
- Benjamin GlazerShared titles: Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Benjamin Glazer
- Henry BlankeShared titles: Daughters Courageous (1939), Four Daughters (1938)See all 2 shared titles with Henry Blanke