Jerry Fortness — Phone Call from a Stranger Character Profile

About Jerry Fortness

A teenage boy who ran away from home, blaming his mother for his father's drinking. Trask convinces him to return and listen to his father's remorse, leading to a shift in his attitude.

Character Facts

Played by

Ted Donaldson

Appears in

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Phone Call from a Stranger

• Binky Gay (Shelley Winters)
• David Trask (Gary Merrill)
• Dr. Robert Fortness (Michael Rennie)
• Marie Hoke (Bette Davis)
• Eddie Hoke (Keenan Wynn)
• Sallie Carr (Evelyn Varden)
• Claire Fortness (Beatrice Straight)
• Marty Nelson (Warren Stevens)
• Mike Carr (Craig Stevens)
• Jane Trask (Helen Westcott)
• Pilot (George Nader)
• Bartender (John Doucette)