Person

Walter Pidgeon

Acting · 1897–1984 · Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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

Filmography

2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1989Fritz Lang, drawings for a filmCaptain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
1978SextetteThe Chairman
1976Two-Minute WarningThe Pickpocket
1976Gibbsville
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodGrayson's Butler
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseJudge Trenchard
1975Murder on Flight 502Charlie Parkins
1975You Lie So Deep, My LoveUncle Joe Padway
1975The Lion Roars AgainSelf
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowJohn Pahlman
1974Live Again, Die AgainThomas Carmichael
1973The Snoop SistersKeith Follett
1973Harry in Your PocketCasey
1973The Neptune FactorDr. Samuel Andrews
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1972SkyjackedSen. Arne Lindner
1972The Screaming WomanDr. Amos Larkin
1970The Mask of ShebaDr. Max van Condon
1970House on Greenapple RoadMayor Jack Parker
1969RascalSterling North (voice)
1968Funny GirlFlorenz Ziegfeld
1968The Vatican AffairHerbert Cummings
1967The Danny Thomas HourJason Merrill
1967Warning ShotOrville Ames
1967How I Spent My Summer VacationLewis Gannet
1965The F.B.I.Leo Roland
1965CinderellaKing
1964Daniel BooneLord Dunsmore
1963Burke's LawB.G. Perkins
1963Breaking Point
1963The Shortest DayErnest Hemingway (uncredited)
1963Two ColonelsColonello Henderson
1963AnniversaryHimself - Host
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962Big RedJames Haggin
1962Advise & ConsentSenate Majority Leader
1961Dr. KildareDr. Charles Priest
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaAdmiral Harriman Nelson
1960CheckmateJohn Baker
1959Meet Me in St. LouisAlonzo Smith
1959RawhideGeneral Augustus Perry
1958The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf
1958Swiss Family RobinsonAnton (Father)
1957Perry MasonSherman Hatfield
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1956The RackCol. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJess Clark
1956These Wilder YearsJames Rayburn
1956Forbidden PlanetDr. Edward Morbius
1955The Glass SlipperNarrator (voice)
1955Hit the DeckXavier Smith
1954Deep in My HeartJ.J. Shubert
1954The Last Time I Saw ParisJames Ellswirth
1954Men of the Fighting LadyCmdr. Dowling
1954Executive SuiteFrederick Y. Alderson
1953Dream WifeWalter McBride
1953Scandal at ScouriePatrick J. McChesney
1952The Bad and the BeautifulHarry Pebbel
1952The HoaxtersNarrator (voice)
1952Million Dollar MermaidFrederick Kellerman
1952The SelloutHaven D. Allridge
1951The Unknown ManDwight Bradley Masen
1951Quo VadisNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951Calling Bulldog DrummondMajor Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
1951Soldiers ThreeCol. Brunswick
1950The Miniver StoryClem Miniver
1950What's My Line?Self
1949That Forsyte Womanle jeune Jolyon Forsyte
1949The Red DanubeCol. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
1948Command DecisionMajor General Roland Goodlow Kane
1948Julia MisbehavesWilliam Sylvester Packett
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947If Winter ComesMark Sabre
1946The Secret HeartChris Matthews
1946Holiday in MexicoJeffrey Evans
1945Week-End at the WaldorfChip Collyer
1944Mrs. ParkingtonMajor Augustus Parkington
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1943Madame CuriePierre Curie
1943The Youngest ProfessionWalter Pidgeon
1942White CargoMr. Harry Witzel
1942Mrs. MiniverClem Miniver
1941Design for ScandalJeff Sherman
1941How Green Was My ValleyMr. Gruffydd
1941Blossoms in the DustSam Gladney
1941Man HuntCaptain Alan Thorndike
1940Flight CommandSquadron Commander Billy Gary
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf
1940Sky MurderNick Carter
1940Phantom RaidersNick Carter
1940Dark CommandWilliam 'Will' Cantrell
1940It's a DateJohn Arlen
1940The House Across the BayTim Nolan
1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveNicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
1939Stronger Than DesireTyler Flagg
19396,000 EnemiesSteve Donegan
1939Society LawyerChristopher Durant
1938Listen, DarlingRichard Thurlow
1938Too Hot to HandleBill Dennis
1938The Shopworn AngelSam Bailey
1938The Girl of the Golden WestSheriff Jack Rance
1938Man-ProofAlan Wythe
1937A Girl with IdeasMickey McGuire
1937My Dear Miss AldrichKen Morley
1937SaratogaHartley Madison
1937As Good as MarriedFraser James
1937Girl OverboardPaul Stacey
1937She's DangerousDr. Scott Logan
1936Fatal LadyDavid Roberts
1936Big Brown EyesRichard Morey
1934Good BadmintonWalter
1934Journal of a CrimeFlorestan
1933The Kiss Before the MirrorLucy's Lover
1932RockabyeAl Howard
1931The Hot HeiressClay
1931Kiss Me AgainPaul de St. Cyr
1930Going Wild'Ace' Benton
1930Viennese NightsFranz von Renner
1930The GorillaArthur Marsden
1930Sweet Kitty BellairsLord Varney
1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelf
1930Bride of the RegimentColonel Vultow
1930Show Girl in HollywoodPremiere Emcee
1929A Most Immoral LadyTony Williams
1929Her Private LifeNed Thayer
1929The Voice Within
1928Melody of LoveJack Clark
1928Clothes Make the WomanVictor Trent
1928Turn Back the HoursPhilip Drake
1928Woman WiseUnited States Consul
1928The Gateway of the MoonArthur Wyatt
1927The GorillaStevens
1927The 13th JurorRichard Marsden
1927The Girl from RioPaul Sinclair
1927The Heart of SalomeMonte Carroll
1926Marriage License?Paul
1926Miss NobodyBravo
1926Old Loves and NewClyde Lord Geradine
1926The OutsiderBasil Owen
1926MannequinMartin Innesbrook

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