Jimmy Stevens — The Admiral Was a Lady Character Profile

About Jimmy Stevens

Former employment agency head and night watchman who leads the veterans. He dubs Jean the Admiral, lies to keep her from leaving, substitutes for Mike in a dangerous boxing match due to wartime guilt, and wins her affection.

Jimmy Stevens — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Edmond O'Brien

Appears in

The Admiral Was a Lady (1950)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Jimmy Stevens — Alliance Protector — Jean Madison (Wanda Hendrix)

  Mentor-protector dynamic that gradually evolves into unspoken romantic interest.

• Jimmy Stevens — Professional Contractor — Peter Pedigrew (Rudy Vallee)

  Coercive business arrangement with reluctant compliance from the crew leader.

• Jimmy Stevens — Alliance Teammate — Eddie Hoff (Johnny Sands)

  Fellow veterans collaborating on unconventional peacetime living.

• Jimmy Stevens — Alliance Teammate — Mike O'Halloran (Steve Brodie)

  Comrades bound by wartime trauma, guilt, and sacrificial protection.

• Jimmy Stevens — Alliance Teammate — Oliver 'Ollie' Bonelli (Richard Erdman)

  Fellow veterans exchanging services for mutual logistical benefit.

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More characters from The Admiral Was a Lady

• Jean Madison (Wanda Hendrix)
• Peter Pedigrew (Rudy Vallee)
• Oliver 'Ollie' Bonelli (Richard Erdman)
• Mike O'Halloran (Steve Brodie)
• Eddie Hoff (Johnny Sands)
• Shirley Pedigrew (Hillary Brooke)
• Marty Gruber (Richard Lane)
• Watson Jones (Garry Owen)
• Benny (Fred Essler)