Walter Pidgeon

Acting

Walter Pidgeon

Born 22 September 1897 · Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada · Died 25 September 1984 at 87

Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor who lived most of his adult life in the United States. He starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs. Miniver, The Bad and the Beautiful, Forbidden Planet, Advise and Consent and Funny Girl.

Known for

Highlights

Forbidden Planet1956 · Film · Dr. Edward Morbius
How Green Was My Valley1941 · Film · Mr. Gruffydd
Funny Girl1968 · Film · Florenz Ziegfeld
The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · Film · Harry Pebbel
Mrs. Miniver1942 · Film · Clem Miniver
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Sherman Hatfield

Filmography

Movies

111 films

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film1989 · Film · Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
Sextette1978 · Film · The Chairman
Two-Minute Warning1976 · Film · The Pickpocket
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood1976 · Film · Grayson's Butler
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case1976 · Film · Judge Trenchard
Murder on Flight 5021975 · Film · Charlie Parkins
You Lie So Deep, My Love1975 · Film · Uncle Joe Padway
The Girl on the Late, Late Show1974 · Film · John Pahlman
Live Again, Die Again1974 · Film · Thomas Carmichael
Harry in Your Pocket1973 · Film · Casey
The Neptune Factor1973 · Film · Dr. Samuel Andrews
Skyjacked1972 · Film · Sen. Arne Lindner
The Screaming Woman1972 · Film · Amos Larkin
The Mask of Sheba1970 · Film · Dr. Max van Condon
House on Greenapple Road1970 · Film · Mayor Jack Parker
Rascal1969 · Film · Sterling North (voice)
Funny Girl1968 · Film · Florenz Ziegfeld
The Vatican Affair1968 · Film · Herbert Cummings
Warning Shot1967 · Film · Orville Ames
How I Spent My Summer Vacation1967 · Film · Lewis Gannet
Cinderella1965 · Film · King
The Shortest Day1963 · Film · Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
Two Colonels1963 · Film · Colonello Henderson
Big Red1962 · Film · James Haggin
Advise & Consent1962 · Film · Senate Majority Leader
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea1961 · Film · Admiral Harriman Nelson
Meet Me in St. Louis1959 · Film · Alonzo Smith
The Rack1956 · Film · Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
These Wilder Years1956 · Film · James Rayburn
Forbidden Planet1956 · Film · Dr. Edward Morbius
Hit the Deck1955 · Film · Xavier Smith
Deep in My Heart1954 · Film · J.J. Shubert
The Last Time I Saw Paris1954 · Film · James Ellswirth
Men of the Fighting Lady1954 · Film · Cmdr. Dowling
Executive Suite1954 · Film · Frederick Y. Alderson
Dream Wife1953 · Film · Walter McBride
Scandal at Scourie1953 · Film · Patrick J. McChesney
The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · Film · Harry Pebbel
Million Dollar Mermaid1952 · Film · Frederick Kellerman
The Sellout1952 · Film · Haven D. Allridge
The Unknown Man1951 · Film · Dwight Bradley Masen
Calling Bulldog Drummond1951 · Film · Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Soldiers Three1951 · Film · Col. Brunswick
The Miniver Story1950 · Film · Clem Miniver
That Forsyte Woman1949 · Film · le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
The Red Danube1949 · Film · Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
Command Decision1948 · Film · Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
Julia Misbehaves1948 · Film · William Sylvester Packett
If Winter Comes1947 · Film · Mark Sabre
The Secret Heart1946 · Film · Chris Matthews
Holiday in Mexico1946 · Film · Jeffrey Evans
Week-End at the Waldorf1945 · Film · Chip Collyer
Mrs. Parkington1944 · Film · Major Augustus Parkington
Madame Curie1943 · Film · Pierre Curie
The Youngest Profession1943 · Film · Walter Pidgeon
White Cargo1942 · Film · Mr. Harry Witzel
Mrs. Miniver1942 · Film · Clem Miniver
Design for Scandal1941 · Film · Jeff Sherman
How Green Was My Valley1941 · Film · Mr. Gruffydd
Blossoms in the Dust1941 · Film · Sam Gladney
Man Hunt1941 · Film · Captain Alan Thorndike
Flight Command1940 · Film · Squadron Commander Billy Gary
Sky Murder1940 · Film · Nick Carter
Phantom Raiders1940 · Film · Nick Carter
Dark Command1940 · Film · William 'Will' Cantrell
It's a Date1940 · Film · John Arlen
The House Across the Bay1940 · Film · Tim Nolan
Nick Carter, Master Detective1939 · Film · Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
Stronger Than Desire1939 · Film · Tyler Flagg
6,000 Enemies1939 · Film · Steve Donegan
Society Lawyer1939 · Film · Christopher Durant
Listen, Darling1938 · Film · Richard Thurlow
Too Hot to Handle1938 · Film · Bill Dennis
The Shopworn Angel1938 · Film · Sam Bailey
The Girl of the Golden West1938 · Film · Sheriff Jack Rance
Man-Proof1938 · Film · Alan Wythe
A Girl with Ideas1937 · Film · Mickey McGuire
My Dear Miss Aldrich1937 · Film · Ken Morley
Saratoga1937 · Film · Hartley Madison
As Good as Married1937 · Film · Fraser James
Girl Overboard1937 · Film · Paul Stacey
She's Dangerous1937 · Film · Dr. Scott Logan
Fatal Lady1936 · Film · David Roberts
Big Brown Eyes1936 · Film · Richard Morey
Journal of a Crime1934 · Film · Florestan
The Kiss Before the Mirror1933 · Film · Lucy's Lover
Rockabye1932 · Film · Al Howard
The Hot Heiress1931 · Film · Clay
Kiss Me Again1931 · Film · Paul de St. Cyr
Going Wild1930 · Film · 'Ace' Benton
Viennese Nights1930 · Film · Franz von Renner
The Gorilla1930 · Film · Arthur Marsden
Sweet Kitty Bellairs1930 · Film · Lord Varney
Bride of the Regiment1930 · Film · Colonel Vultow
Show Girl in Hollywood1930 · Film · Premiere Emcee
A Most Immoral Lady1929 · Film · Tony Williams
Her Private Life1929 · Film · Ned Thayer
Melody of Love1928 · Film · Jack Clark
Clothes Make the Woman1928 · Film · Victor Trent
Turn Back the Hours1928 · Film · Philip Drake
Woman Wise1928 · Film · United States Consul
The Gateway of the Moon1928 · Film · Arthur Wyatt
The Gorilla1927 · Film · Stevens
The 13th Juror1927 · Film · Richard Marsden
The Girl from Rio1927 · Film · Paul Sinclair
The Heart of Salome1927 · Film · Monte Carroll
Marriage License?1926 · Film · Paul
Miss Nobody1926 · Film · Bravo
Old Loves and New1926 · Film · Clyde Lord Geradine
The Outsider1926 · Film · Basil Owen
Mannequin1926 · Film · Martin Innesbrook

Filmography

Series

12 shows

Gibbsville1976 · Series
The Snoop Sisters1973 · Series · Keith Follett
The Danny Thomas Hour1967 · Series · Jason Merrill
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Leo Roland
Daniel Boone1964 · Series · Lord Dunsmore
Burke's Law1963 · Series · B.G. Perkins
Breaking Point1963 · Series
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Dr. Charles Priest
Checkmate1960 · Series · John Baker
Rawhide1959 · Series · General Augustus Perry
Perry Mason1957 · Series · Sherman Hatfield
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · Series · Jess Clark