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Walter Pidgeon
Acting

Walter Pidgeon

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

22 Sep 1897

Age

129 Years

Born In

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Total Projects

149

Years Active

96 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

movie

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

movie

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

movie

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

movie

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

1989

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

as Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)

Sextette

movie

Sextette

1978

Sextette

as The Chairman

Two-Minute Warning

movie

Two-Minute Warning

1976

Two-Minute Warning

as The Pickpocket

Gibbsville

tv

Gibbsville

1976

Gibbsville

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

movie

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as Grayson's Butler

That's Entertainment, Part II

movie

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

movie

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

as Judge Trenchard

Murder on Flight 502

movie

Murder on Flight 502

1975

Murder on Flight 502

as Charlie Parkins

You Lie So Deep, My Love

movie

You Lie So Deep, My Love

1975

You Lie So Deep, My Love

as Uncle Joe Padway

CineRaya

movie

The Lion Roars Again

1975

The Lion Roars Again

as Self

That's Entertainment!

movie

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

movie

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

as John Pahlman

Live Again, Die Again

movie

Live Again, Die Again

1974

Live Again, Die Again

as Thomas Carmichael

The Snoop Sisters

tv

The Snoop Sisters

1973

The Snoop Sisters

as Keith Follett

Harry in Your Pocket

movie

Harry in Your Pocket

1973

Harry in Your Pocket

as Casey

The Neptune Factor

movie

The Neptune Factor

1973

The Neptune Factor

as Dr. Samuel Andrews

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

tv

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Skyjacked

movie

Skyjacked

1972

Skyjacked

as Sen. Arne Lindner

The Screaming Woman

movie

The Screaming Woman

1972

The Screaming Woman

as Dr. Amos Larkin

The Mask of Sheba

movie

The Mask of Sheba

1970

The Mask of Sheba

as Dr. Max van Condon

House on Greenapple Road

movie

House on Greenapple Road

1970

House on Greenapple Road

as Mayor Jack Parker

Rascal

movie

Rascal

1969

Rascal

as Sterling North (voice)

Funny Girl

movie

Funny Girl

1968

Funny Girl

as Florenz Ziegfeld

The Vatican Affair

movie

The Vatican Affair

1968

The Vatican Affair

as Herbert Cummings

The Danny Thomas Hour

tv

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Jason Merrill

Warning Shot

movie

Warning Shot

1967

Warning Shot

as Orville Ames

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

movie

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

as Lewis Gannet

The F.B.I.

tv

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

as Leo Roland

Cinderella

movie

Cinderella

1965

Cinderella

as King

Daniel Boone

tv

Daniel Boone

1964

Daniel Boone

as Lord Dunsmore

Burke's Law

tv

Burke's Law

1963

Burke's Law

as B.G. Perkins

Breaking Point

tv

Breaking Point

1963

Breaking Point

The Shortest Day

movie

The Shortest Day

1963

The Shortest Day

as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)

Two Colonels

movie

Two Colonels

1963

Two Colonels

as Colonello Henderson

CineRaya

movie

Anniversary

1963

Anniversary

as Himself - Host

The Merv Griffin Show

tv

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Big Red

movie

Big Red

1962

Big Red

as James Haggin

Advise & Consent

movie

Advise & Consent

1962

Advise & Consent

as Senate Majority Leader

Dr. Kildare

tv

Dr. Kildare

1961

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Charles Priest

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

movie

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Admiral Harriman Nelson

Checkmate

tv

Checkmate

1960

Checkmate

as John Baker

Meet Me in St. Louis

movie

Meet Me in St. Louis

1959

Meet Me in St. Louis

as Alonzo Smith

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as General Augustus Perry

The All-Star Christmas Show

movie

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958

The All-Star Christmas Show

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Swiss Family Robinson

1958

Swiss Family Robinson

as Anton (Father)

Perry Mason

tv

Perry Mason

1957

Perry Mason

as Sherman Hatfield

CineRaya

tv

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Rack

movie

The Rack

1956

The Rack

as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

tv

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

tv

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Jess Clark

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

tv

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Dave King

These Wilder Years

movie

These Wilder Years

1956

These Wilder Years

as James Rayburn

Forbidden Planet

movie

Forbidden Planet

1956

Forbidden Planet

as Dr. Edward Morbius

The Glass Slipper

movie

The Glass Slipper

1955

The Glass Slipper

as Narrator (voice)

Hit the Deck

movie

Hit the Deck

1955

Hit the Deck

as Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith

Deep in My Heart

movie

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as J.J. Shubert

The Last Time I Saw Paris

movie

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

as James Ellswirth

Men of the Fighting Lady

movie

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

Men of the Fighting Lady

as Cmdr. Dowling

Executive Suite

movie

Executive Suite

1954

Executive Suite

as Frederick Y. Alderson

Dream Wife

movie

Dream Wife

1953

Dream Wife

as Walter McBride

Scandal at Scourie

movie

Scandal at Scourie

1953

Scandal at Scourie

as Patrick J. McChesney

The Bad and the Beautiful

movie

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

as Harry Pebbel

CineRaya

movie

The Hoaxters

1952

The Hoaxters

as Narrator (voice)

Million Dollar Mermaid

movie

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

Million Dollar Mermaid

as Frederick Kellerman

The Sellout

movie

The Sellout

1952

The Sellout

as Haven D. Allridge

The Unknown Man

movie

The Unknown Man

1951

The Unknown Man

as Dwight Bradley Masen

Quo Vadis

movie

Quo Vadis

1951

Quo Vadis

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Calling Bulldog Drummond

movie

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951

Calling Bulldog Drummond

as Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond

Soldiers Three

movie

Soldiers Three

1951

Soldiers Three

as Col. Brunswick

The Miniver Story

movie

The Miniver Story

1950

The Miniver Story

as Clem Miniver

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?

tv

What's My Line?

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

That Forsyte Woman

movie

That Forsyte Woman

1949

That Forsyte Woman

as le jeune Jolyon Forsyte

The Red Danube

movie

The Red Danube

1949

The Red Danube

as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar

Command Decision

movie

Command Decision

1948

Command Decision

as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane

Julia Misbehaves

movie

Julia Misbehaves

1948

Julia Misbehaves

as William Sylvester Packett

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

If Winter Comes

movie

If Winter Comes

1947

If Winter Comes

as Mark Sabre

The Secret Heart

movie

The Secret Heart

1946

The Secret Heart

as Chris Matthews

Holiday in Mexico

movie

Holiday in Mexico

1946

Holiday in Mexico

as Jeffrey Evans

Week-End at the Waldorf

movie

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

as Chip Collyer

Mrs. Parkington

movie

Mrs. Parkington

1944

Mrs. Parkington

as Major Augustus Parkington

Golden Globe Awards

tv

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Twenty Years After

movie

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

Madame Curie

movie

Madame Curie

1943

Madame Curie

as Pierre Curie

The Youngest Profession

movie

The Youngest Profession

1943

The Youngest Profession

as Walter Pidgeon

White Cargo

movie

White Cargo

1942

White Cargo

as Mr. Harry Witzel

Mrs. Miniver

movie

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Mrs. Miniver

as Clem Miniver

Design for Scandal

movie

Design for Scandal

1941

Design for Scandal

as Jeff Sherman

How Green Was My Valley

movie

How Green Was My Valley

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as Mr. Gruffydd

Blossoms in the Dust

movie

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Blossoms in the Dust

as Sam Gladney

Man Hunt

movie

Man Hunt

1941

Man Hunt

as Captain Alan Thorndike

Flight Command

movie

Flight Command

1940

Flight Command

as Squadron Commander Billy Gary

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

movie

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

Sky Murder

movie

Sky Murder

1940

Sky Murder

as Nick Carter

Phantom Raiders

movie

Phantom Raiders

1940

Phantom Raiders

as Nick Carter

Dark Command

movie

Dark Command

1940

Dark Command

as William 'Will' Cantrell

It's a Date

movie

It's a Date

1940

It's a Date

as John Arlen

The House Across the Bay

movie

The House Across the Bay

1940

The House Across the Bay

as Tim Nolan

Nick Carter, Master Detective

movie

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

Nick Carter, Master Detective

as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers

Stronger Than Desire

movie

Stronger Than Desire

1939

Stronger Than Desire

as Tyler Flagg

6,000 Enemies

movie

6,000 Enemies

1939

6,000 Enemies

as Steve Donegan

Society Lawyer

movie

Society Lawyer

1939

Society Lawyer

as Christopher Durant

Listen, Darling

movie

Listen, Darling

1938

Listen, Darling

as Richard Thurlow

Too Hot to Handle

movie

Too Hot to Handle

1938

Too Hot to Handle

as Bill Dennis

The Shopworn Angel

movie

The Shopworn Angel

1938

The Shopworn Angel

as Sam Bailey

The Girl of the Golden West

movie

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

The Girl of the Golden West

as Sheriff Jack Rance

Man-Proof

movie

Man-Proof

1938

Man-Proof

as Alan Wythe

A Girl with Ideas

movie

A Girl with Ideas

1937

A Girl with Ideas

as Mickey McGuire

My Dear Miss Aldrich

movie

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

My Dear Miss Aldrich

as Ken Morley

Saratoga

movie

Saratoga

1937

Saratoga

as Hartley Madison

As Good as Married

movie

As Good as Married

1937

As Good as Married

as Fraser James

Girl Overboard

movie

Girl Overboard

1937

Girl Overboard

as Paul Stacey

She's Dangerous

movie

She's Dangerous

1937

She's Dangerous

as Dr. Scott Logan

Fatal Lady

movie

Fatal Lady

1936

Fatal Lady

as David Roberts

Big Brown Eyes

movie

Big Brown Eyes

1936

Big Brown Eyes

as Richard Morey

CineRaya

movie

Good Badminton

1934

Good Badminton

as Walter

Journal of a Crime

movie

Journal of a Crime

1934

Journal of a Crime

as Florestan

The Kiss Before the Mirror

movie

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933

The Kiss Before the Mirror

as Lucy's Lover

Rockabye

movie

Rockabye

1932

Rockabye

as Al Howard

The Hot Heiress

movie

The Hot Heiress

1931

The Hot Heiress

as Clay

Kiss Me Again

movie

Kiss Me Again

1931

Kiss Me Again

as Paul de St. Cyr

Going Wild

movie

Going Wild

1930

Going Wild

as 'Ace' Benton

Viennese Nights

movie

Viennese Nights

1930

Viennese Nights

as Franz von Renner

The Gorilla

movie

The Gorilla

1930

The Gorilla

as Arthur Marsden

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

movie

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

1930

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

as Lord Varney

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

movie

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as Self

Bride of the Regiment

movie

Bride of the Regiment

1930

Bride of the Regiment

as Colonel Vultow

Show Girl in Hollywood

movie

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

as Premiere Emcee

A Most Immoral Lady

movie

A Most Immoral Lady

1929

A Most Immoral Lady

as Tony Williams

Her Private Life

movie

Her Private Life

1929

Her Private Life

as Ned Thayer

CineRaya

movie

The Voice Within

1929

The Voice Within

Melody of Love

movie

Melody of Love

1928

Melody of Love

as Jack Clark

Clothes Make the Woman

movie

Clothes Make the Woman

1928

Clothes Make the Woman

as Victor Trent

Turn Back the Hours

movie

Turn Back the Hours

1928

Turn Back the Hours

as Philip Drake

Woman Wise

movie

Woman Wise

1928

Woman Wise

as United States Consul

The Gateway of the Moon

movie

The Gateway of the Moon

1928

The Gateway of the Moon

as Arthur Wyatt

The Gorilla

movie

The Gorilla

1927

The Gorilla

as Stevens

The 13th Juror

movie

The 13th Juror

1927

The 13th Juror

as Richard Marsden

The Girl from Rio

movie

The Girl from Rio

1927

The Girl from Rio

as Paul Sinclair

The Heart of Salome

movie

The Heart of Salome

1927

The Heart of Salome

as Monte Carroll

Marriage License?

movie

Marriage License?

1926

Marriage License?

as Paul

Miss Nobody

movie

Miss Nobody

1926

Miss Nobody

as Bravo

Old Loves and New

movie

Old Loves and New

1926

Old Loves and New

as Clyde Lord Geradine

The Outsider

movie

The Outsider

1926

The Outsider

as Basil Owen

Mannequin

movie

Mannequin

1926

Mannequin

as Martin Innesbrook

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