Walter Pidgeon
Known for
Acting
Life
1897 – 1984 (aged 87)
Born in
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits
View on IMDb133 acting credits
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.
Known For
Forbidden Planet
23 Mar 1956
How Green Was My Valley
28 Oct 1941
Quo Vadis
08 Nov 1951
Funny Girl
19 Sep 1968
The Bad and the Beautiful
25 Dec 1952
Mrs. Miniver
03 Jul 1942
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
12 Jul 1961
Perry Mason
21 Sep 1957
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Filmography
1991
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989
- Fritz Lang, drawings for a filmas Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
1978
- Sextetteas The Chairman
1976
- Two-Minute Warningas The Pickpocket
- Gibbsville1 episode
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywoodas Grayson's Butler
- That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas Judge Trenchard
1975
- Murder on Flight 502as Charlie Parkins
- You Lie So Deep, My Loveas Uncle Joe Padway
1974
- That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Girl on the Late, Late Showas John Pahlman
- Live Again, Die Againas Thomas Carmichael
1973
- The Snoop Sistersas Keith Follett1 episode
- Harry in Your Pocketas Casey
- The Neptune Factoras Dr. Samuel Andrews
1972
- Skyjackedas Sen. Arne Lindner
- The Screaming Womanas Amos Larkin
1970
- The Mask of Shebaas Dr. Max van Condon
- House on Greenapple Roadas Mayor Jack Parker
1969
- Rascalas Sterling North (voice)
1968
- Funny Girlas Florenz Ziegfeld
- The Vatican Affairas Herbert Cummings
1967
- The Danny Thomas Houras Jason Merrill1 episode
- Warning Shotas Orville Ames
- How I Spent My Summer Vacationas Lewis Gannet
1965
- The F.B.I.as Leo Roland2 episodes
- Cinderellaas King
1964
- Daniel Booneas Lord Dunsmore1 episode
1963
- Burke's Lawas B.G. Perkins1 episode
- Breaking Point1 episode
- The Shortest Dayas Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
- Two Colonelsas Colonello Henderson
1962
- Big Redas James Haggin
- Advise & Consentas Senate Majority Leader
1961
- Dr. Kildareas Dr. Charles Priest1 episode
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas Admiral Harriman Nelson
1960
- Checkmateas John Baker1 episode
1959
- Meet Me in St. Louisas Alonzo Smith
- Rawhideas General Augustus Perry1 episode
1958
- Swiss Family Robinsonas Anton (Father)
1957
- Perry Masonas Sherman Hatfield1 episode
1956
- The Rackas Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Dave King1 episode
- These Wilder Yearsas James Rayburn
- Forbidden Planetas Dr. Edward Morbius
1955
- The Glass Slipperas Narrator (voice)
- Hit the Deckas Xavier Smith
1954
- Deep in My Heartas J.J. Shubert
- The Last Time I Saw Parisas James Ellswirth
- Men of the Fighting Ladyas Cmdr. Dowling
- Executive Suiteas Frederick Y. Alderson
1953
- Dream Wifeas Walter McBride
- Scandal at Scourieas Patrick J. McChesney
1952
- The Bad and the Beautifulas Harry Pebbel
- The Hoaxtersas Narrator (voice)
- Million Dollar Mermaidas Frederick Kellerman
- The Selloutas Haven D. Allridge
1951
- The Unknown Manas Dwight Bradley Masen
- Quo Vadisas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Calling Bulldog Drummondas Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
- Soldiers Threeas Col. Brunswick
1950
- The Miniver Storyas Clem Miniver
1949
- That Forsyte Womanas le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
- The Red Danubeas Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
1948
- Command Decisionas Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
- Julia Misbehavesas William Sylvester Packett
1947
- If Winter Comesas Mark Sabre
1946
- The Secret Heartas Chris Matthews
- Holiday in Mexicoas Jeffrey Evans
1945
- Week-End at the Waldorfas Chip Collyer
1944
- Mrs. Parkingtonas Major Augustus Parkington
- Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)
1943
- Madame Curieas Pierre Curie
- The Youngest Professionas Walter Pidgeon
1942
- White Cargoas Mr. Harry Witzel
- Mrs. Miniveras Clem Miniver
1941
- Design for Scandalas Jeff Sherman
- How Green Was My Valleyas Mr. Gruffydd
- Blossoms in the Dustas Sam Gladney
- Man Huntas Captain Alan Thorndike
1940
- Flight Commandas Squadron Commander Billy Gary
- Sky Murderas Nick Carter
- Phantom Raidersas Nick Carter
- Dark Commandas William 'Will' Cantrell
- It's a Dateas John Arlen
- The House Across the Bayas Tim Nolan
1939
- Nick Carter, Master Detectiveas Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
- Stronger Than Desireas Tyler Flagg
- 6,000 Enemiesas Steve Donegan
- Society Lawyeras Christopher Durant
1938
- Listen, Darlingas Richard Thurlow
- Too Hot to Handleas Bill Dennis
- The Shopworn Angelas Sam Bailey
- The Girl of the Golden Westas Sheriff Jack Rance
- Man-Proofas Alan Wythe
1937
- A Girl with Ideasas Mickey McGuire
- My Dear Miss Aldrichas Ken Morley
- Saratogaas Hartley Madison
- As Good as Marriedas Fraser James
- Girl Overboardas Paul Stacey
- She's Dangerousas Dr. Scott Logan
1936
- Fatal Ladyas David Roberts
- Big Brown Eyesas Richard Morey
1934
- Good Badmintonas Walter
- Journal of a Crimeas Florestan
1933
- The Kiss Before the Mirroras Lucy's Lover
1932
- Rockabyeas Al Howard
1931
- The Hot Heiressas Clay
- Kiss Me Againas Paul de St. Cyr
1930
- Going Wildas 'Ace' Benton
- Viennese Nightsas Franz von Renner
- The Gorillaas Arthur Marsden
- Sweet Kitty Bellairsas Lord Varney
- Bride of the Regimentas Colonel Vultow
- Show Girl in Hollywoodas Premiere Emcee
1929
- A Most Immoral Ladyas Tony Williams
- Her Private Lifeas Ned Thayer
- The Voice Within
1928
- Melody of Loveas Jack Clark
- Clothes Make the Womanas Victor Trent
- Turn Back the Hoursas Philip Drake
- Woman Wiseas United States Consul
- The Gateway of the Moonas Arthur Wyatt
1927
- The Gorillaas Stevens
- The 13th Juroras Richard Marsden
- The Girl from Rioas Paul Sinclair
- The Heart of Salomeas Monte Carroll
1926
- Marriage License?as Paul
- Miss Nobodyas Bravo
- Old Loves and Newas Clyde Lord Geradine
- The Outsideras Basil Owen
- Mannequinas Martin Innesbrook