Walter Pidgeon
- Born
- September 22, 1897
- Died
- September 25, 1984 (87 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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
★ 7.7Perry Mason
1957
★ 7.3Forbidden Planet
1956
★ 7.1Funny Girl
1968
★ 7.1Quo Vadis
1951
★ 7.3How Green Was My Valley
1941
★ 7.1Mrs. Miniver
1942
★ 7.3The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
★ 5.7Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
★ 7.2Advise & Consent
1962
★ 6.3Two-Minute Warning
1976
★ 6.9Man Hunt
1941
★ 6.1The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954
Filmography
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesFilm · Self - (archive footage)
- 2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 5.9
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerFilm · actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1989Fritz Lang, drawings for a filmFilm · Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
- 1978SextetteFilm · The Chairman★ 4.0
- 1976Two-Minute WarningFilm · The Pickpocket★ 6.3
- 1976GibbsvilleSeries
- 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodFilm · Grayson's Butler
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm · (archive footage)★ 7.0
- 1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseFilm · Judge Trenchard
- 1975Murder on Flight 502Film · Charlie Parkins
- 1975You Lie So Deep, My LoveFilm · Uncle Joe Padway
- 1975The Lion Roars AgainThe Lion Roars AgainFilm · Self
- 1974That's Entertainment!Film · (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.4
- 1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowFilm · John Pahlman
- 1974Live Again, Die AgainFilm · Thomas Carmichael
- 1973The Snoop SistersSeries · Keith Follett
- 1973Harry in Your PocketFilm · Casey★ 5.6
- 1973The Neptune FactorFilm · Dr. Samuel Andrews★ 5.1
- 1972SkyjackedFilm · Sen. Arne Lindner★ 6.2
- 1972The Screaming WomanFilm · Amos Larkin★ 6.7
- 1970The Mask of ShebaFilm · Dr. Max van Condon
- 1970House on Greenapple RoadFilm · Mayor Jack Parker
- 1969RascalFilm · Sterling North (voice)★ 6.0
- 1968Funny GirlFilm · Florenz Ziegfeld★ 7.1
- 1968The Vatican AffairFilm · Herbert Cummings
- 1967The Danny Thomas HourSeries · Jason Merrill
- 1967Warning ShotFilm · Orville Ames★ 6.4
- 1967How I Spent My Summer VacationFilm · Lewis Gannet
- 1965The F.B.I.Series · Leo Roland★ 5.6
- 1965CinderellaFilm · King★ 6.5
- 1964Daniel BooneSeries · Lord Dunsmore★ 7.0
- 1963Burke's LawSeries · B.G. Perkins
- 1963Breaking PointSeries
- 1963The Shortest DayFilm · Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)★ 6.4
- 1963Two ColonelsFilm · Colonello Henderson★ 7.5
- 1963AnniversaryAnniversaryFilm · Himself - Host
- 1962Big RedFilm · James Haggin★ 5.7
- 1962Advise & ConsentFilm · Senate Majority Leader★ 7.2
- 1961Dr. KildareSeries · Dr. Charles Priest
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaFilm · Admiral Harriman Nelson★ 5.7
- 1960CheckmateSeries · John Baker
- 1959Meet Me in St. LouisFilm · Alonzo Smith
- 1959RawhideSeries · General Augustus Perry★ 7.3
- 1958The All-Star Christmas ShowFilm · Self
- 1958Swiss Family RobinsonSwiss Family RobinsonFilm · Anton (Father)
- 1957Perry MasonSeries · Sherman Hatfield★ 7.7
- 1956The RackFilm · Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.★ 6.6
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries · Jess Clark, Dave King
- 1956These Wilder YearsFilm · James Rayburn
- 1956Forbidden PlanetFilm · Dr. Edward Morbius★ 7.3
- 1955The Glass SlipperFilm · Narrator (voice)★ 6.2
- 1955Hit the DeckFilm · Xavier Smith
- 1954Deep in My HeartFilm · J.J. Shubert★ 6.7
- 1954The Last Time I Saw ParisFilm · James Ellswirth★ 6.1
- 1954Men of the Fighting LadyFilm · Cmdr. Dowling
- 1954Executive SuiteFilm · Frederick Y. Alderson★ 7.0
- 1953Dream WifeFilm · Walter McBride★ 5.4
- 1953Scandal at ScourieFilm · Patrick J. McChesney
- 1952The Bad and the BeautifulFilm · Harry Pebbel★ 7.3
- 1952The HoaxtersThe HoaxtersFilm · Narrator (voice)
- 1952Million Dollar MermaidFilm · Frederick Kellerman★ 6.5
- 1952The SelloutFilm · Haven D. Allridge
- 1951The Unknown ManFilm · Dwight Bradley Masen
- 1951Quo VadisFilm · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)★ 7.1
- 1951Calling Bulldog DrummondFilm · Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
- 1951Soldiers ThreeFilm · Col. Brunswick
- 1950The Miniver StoryFilm · Clem Miniver
- 1949That Forsyte WomanFilm · le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
- 1949The Red DanubeFilm · Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
- 1948Command DecisionFilm · Major General Roland Goodlow Kane★ 6.6
- 1948Julia MisbehavesFilm · William Sylvester Packett
- 1947If Winter ComesFilm · Mark Sabre
- 1946The Secret HeartFilm · Chris Matthews
- 1946Holiday in MexicoFilm · Jeffrey Evans
- 1945Week-End at the WaldorfFilm · Chip Collyer
- 1944Mrs. ParkingtonFilm · Major Augustus Parkington★ 6.0
- 1944Twenty Years AfterFilm · (archive footage)
- 1943Madame CurieFilm · Pierre Curie★ 7.2
- 1943The Youngest ProfessionFilm · Walter Pidgeon
- 1942White CargoFilm · Mr. Harry Witzel
- 1942Mrs. MiniverFilm · Clem Miniver★ 7.1
- 1941Design for ScandalFilm · Jeff Sherman
- 1941How Green Was My ValleyFilm · Mr. Gruffydd★ 7.3
- 1941Blossoms in the DustFilm · Sam Gladney★ 6.6
- 1941Man HuntFilm · Captain Alan Thorndike★ 6.9
- 1940Flight CommandFilm · Squadron Commander Billy Gary
- 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundFilm · Self
- 1940Sky MurderFilm · Nick Carter
- 1940Phantom RaidersFilm · Nick Carter
- 1940Dark CommandFilm · William 'Will' Cantrell★ 6.4
- 1940It's a DateFilm · John Arlen
- 1940The House Across the BayFilm · Tim Nolan
- 1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveFilm · Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
- 1939Stronger Than DesireFilm · Tyler Flagg
- 19396,000 EnemiesFilm · Steve Donegan
- 1939Society LawyerFilm · Christopher Durant
- 1938Listen, DarlingFilm · Richard Thurlow
- 1938Too Hot to HandleFilm · Bill Dennis★ 6.1
- 1938The Shopworn AngelFilm · Sam Bailey★ 6.8
- 1938The Girl of the Golden WestFilm · Sheriff Jack Rance
- 1938Man-ProofFilm · Alan Wythe
- 1937A Girl with IdeasFilm · Mickey McGuire
- 1937My Dear Miss AldrichFilm · Ken Morley
- 1937SaratogaFilm · Hartley Madison★ 6.5
- 1937As Good as MarriedFilm · Fraser James
- 1937Girl OverboardFilm · Paul Stacey
- 1937She's DangerousFilm · Dr. Scott Logan
- 1936Fatal LadyFilm · David Roberts
- 1936Big Brown EyesFilm · Richard Morey★ 6.2
- 1934Good BadmintonGood BadmintonFilm · Walter
- 1934Journal of a CrimeFilm · Florestan
- 1933The Kiss Before the MirrorFilm · Lucy's Lover
- 1932RockabyeFilm · Al Howard
- 1931The Hot HeiressFilm · Clay
- 1931Kiss Me AgainFilm · Paul de St. Cyr
- 1930Going WildFilm · 'Ace' Benton
- 1930Viennese NightsFilm · Franz von Renner
- 1930The GorillaFilm · Arthur Marsden
- 1930Sweet Kitty BellairsFilm · Lord Varney
- 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeFilm · Self
- 1930Bride of the RegimentFilm · Colonel Vultow
- 1930Show Girl in HollywoodFilm · Premiere Emcee
- 1929A Most Immoral LadyFilm · Tony Williams
- 1929Her Private LifeFilm · Ned Thayer
- 1929The Voice WithinThe Voice WithinFilm
- 1928Melody of LoveFilm · Jack Clark
- 1928Clothes Make the WomanFilm · Victor Trent
- 1928Turn Back the HoursFilm · Philip Drake
- 1928Woman WiseFilm · United States Consul
- 1928The Gateway of the MoonFilm · Arthur Wyatt
- 1927The GorillaFilm · Stevens
- 1927The 13th JurorFilm · Richard Marsden
- 1927The Girl from RioFilm · Paul Sinclair
- 1927The Heart of SalomeFilm · Monte Carroll
- 1926Marriage License?Film · Paul
- 1926Miss NobodyFilm · Bravo
- 1926Old Loves and NewFilm · Clyde Lord Geradine
- 1926The OutsiderFilm · Basil Owen
- 1926MannequinFilm · Martin Innesbrook
