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Walter Pidgeon

Acting 87 (deceased) years old Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada ★ 0.7
Born: September 22, 1897
Died: September 25, 1984

Biography

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (149)

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies Self - (archive footage) 2022
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2018
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1991
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt) 1989
Sextette
Sextette The Chairman 1978
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning The Pickpocket 1976
Gibbsville
Gibbsville 1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Grayson's Butler 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Judge Trenchard 1976
Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502 Charlie Parkins 1975
You Lie So Deep, My Love
You Lie So Deep, My Love Uncle Joe Padway 1975
The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again Self 1975
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) (uncredited) 1974
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show John Pahlman 1974
Live Again, Die Again
Live Again, Die Again Thomas Carmichael 1974
The Snoop Sisters
The Snoop Sisters Keith Follett 1973
Harry in Your Pocket
Harry in Your Pocket Casey 1973
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor Dr. Samuel Andrews 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Skyjacked
Skyjacked Sen. Arne Lindner 1972
The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman Dr. Amos Larkin 1972
The Mask of Sheba
The Mask of Sheba Dr. Max van Condon 1970
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road Mayor Jack Parker 1970
Rascal
Rascal Sterling North (voice) 1969
Funny Girl
Funny Girl Florenz Ziegfeld 1968
The Vatican Affair
The Vatican Affair Herbert Cummings 1968
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Danny Thomas Hour Jason Merrill 1967
Warning Shot
Warning Shot Orville Ames 1967
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation Lewis Gannet 1967
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Leo Roland 1965
Cinderella
Cinderella King 1965
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Lord Dunsmore 1964
Burke's Law
Burke's Law B.G. Perkins 1963
Breaking Point
Breaking Point 1963
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day Ernest Hemingway (uncredited) 1963
Two Colonels
Two Colonels Colonello Henderson 1963
Anniversary
Anniversary Himself - Host 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
Big Red
Big Red James Haggin 1962
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent Senate Majority Leader 1962
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Dr. Charles Priest 1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Admiral Harriman Nelson 1961
Checkmate
Checkmate John Baker 1960
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis Alonzo Smith 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide General Augustus Perry 1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show Self 1958
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson Anton (Father) 1958
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Sherman Hatfield 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
The Rack
The Rack Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Jess Clark 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Dave King 1956
These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years James Rayburn 1956
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet Dr. Edward Morbius 1956
The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper Narrator (voice) 1955
Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith 1955
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart J.J. Shubert 1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris James Ellswirth 1954
Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady Cmdr. Dowling 1954
Executive Suite
Executive Suite Frederick Y. Alderson 1954
Dream Wife
Dream Wife Walter McBride 1953
Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie Patrick J. McChesney 1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful Harry Pebbel 1952
The Hoaxters
The Hoaxters Narrator (voice) 1952
Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid Frederick Kellerman 1952
The Sellout
The Sellout Haven D. Allridge 1952
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man Dwight Bradley Masen 1951
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond 1951
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three Col. Brunswick 1951
The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story Clem Miniver 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Panelist 1950
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman le jeune Jolyon Forsyte 1949
The Red Danube
The Red Danube Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar 1949
Command Decision
Command Decision Major General Roland Goodlow Kane 1948
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves William Sylvester Packett 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes Mark Sabre 1947
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart Chris Matthews 1946
Holiday in Mexico
Holiday in Mexico Jeffrey Evans 1946
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf Chip Collyer 1945
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington Major Augustus Parkington 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (archive footage) 1944
Madame Curie
Madame Curie Pierre Curie 1943
The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession Walter Pidgeon 1943
White Cargo
White Cargo Mr. Harry Witzel 1942
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver Clem Miniver 1942
Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal Jeff Sherman 1941
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley Mr. Gruffydd 1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust Sam Gladney 1941
Man Hunt
Man Hunt Captain Alan Thorndike 1941
Flight Command
Flight Command Squadron Commander Billy Gary 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self 1940
Sky Murder
Sky Murder Nick Carter 1940
Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders Nick Carter 1940
Dark Command
Dark Command William 'Will' Cantrell 1940
It's a Date
It's a Date John Arlen 1940
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay Tim Nolan 1940
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers 1939
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire Tyler Flagg 1939
6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies Steve Donegan 1939
Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer Christopher Durant 1939
Listen, Darling
Listen, Darling Richard Thurlow 1938
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle Bill Dennis 1938
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel Sam Bailey 1938
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West Sheriff Jack Rance 1938
Man-Proof
Man-Proof Alan Wythe 1938
A Girl with Ideas
A Girl with Ideas Mickey McGuire 1937
My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich Ken Morley 1937
Saratoga
Saratoga Hartley Madison 1937
As Good as Married
As Good as Married Fraser James 1937
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard Paul Stacey 1937
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous Dr. Scott Logan 1937
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady David Roberts 1936
Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes Richard Morey 1936
Good Badminton
Good Badminton Walter 1934
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime Florestan 1934
The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror Lucy's Lover 1933
Rockabye
Rockabye Al Howard 1932
The Hot Heiress
The Hot Heiress Clay 1931
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again Paul de St. Cyr 1931
Going Wild
Going Wild 'Ace' Benton 1930
Viennese Nights
Viennese Nights Franz von Renner 1930
The Gorilla
The Gorilla Arthur Marsden 1930
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs Lord Varney 1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee Self 1930
Bride of the Regiment
Bride of the Regiment Colonel Vultow 1930
Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood Premiere Emcee 1930
A Most Immoral Lady
A Most Immoral Lady Tony Williams 1929
Her Private Life
Her Private Life Ned Thayer 1929
The Voice Within
The Voice Within 1929
Melody of Love
Melody of Love Jack Clark 1928
Clothes Make the Woman
Clothes Make the Woman Victor Trent 1928
Turn Back the Hours
Turn Back the Hours Philip Drake 1928
Woman Wise
Woman Wise United States Consul 1928
The Gateway of the Moon
The Gateway of the Moon Arthur Wyatt 1928
The Gorilla
The Gorilla Stevens 1927
The 13th Juror
The 13th Juror Richard Marsden 1927
The Girl from Rio
The Girl from Rio Paul Sinclair 1927
The Heart of Salome
The Heart of Salome Monte Carroll 1927
Marriage License?
Marriage License? Paul 1926
Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody Bravo 1926
Old Loves and New
Old Loves and New Clyde Lord Geradine 1926
The Outsider
The Outsider Basil Owen 1926
Mannequin
Mannequin Martin Innesbrook 1926

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