Claude Jarman Jr.: Claude Jarman Jr.. Actor: Rio Grande. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Claude was the son of a railroad accountant. With no intentions of becoming a screen actor at the time, 12-year-old Claude Jarman, Jr. was discovered during an MGM nationwide talent search for their upcoming film, The Yearling (1946), and won the coveted role of Jody Baxter in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' classic story. The critics raved over Claude's tremendously moving debut,...
Known For: Rio Grande (Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke), Intruder in the Dust (Chick Mallison), Roughshod (Steve), The Yearling (Jody Baxter)