Walter Pidgeon

Acting

Walter Pidgeon

Born September 22, 1897Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada147 credits

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

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Movie

2022

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
6.0

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Movie

2018

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
7.7

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Movie

1991

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

Movie

1989

Sextette
3.7

Sextette

Movie

1978

Two-Minute Warning
6.2

Two-Minute Warning

Movie

1976

Filmography

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Moviesas Self - (archive footage)Movie
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film
1989Fritz Lang, drawings for a filmas Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)Movie
Sextette
1978Sextetteas The ChairmanMovie
Two-Minute Warning
1976Two-Minute Warningas The PickpocketMovie
Gibbsville
1976GibbsvilleTV
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywoodas Grayson's ButlerMovie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)Movie
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas Judge TrenchardMovie
Murder on Flight 502
1975Murder on Flight 502as Charlie ParkinsMovie
You Lie So Deep, My Love
1975You Lie So Deep, My Loveas Uncle Joe PadwayMovie
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1975The Lion Roars Againas SelfMovie
That's Entertainment!
1974That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974The Girl on the Late, Late Showas John PahlmanMovie
Live Again, Die Again
1974Live Again, Die Againas Thomas CarmichaelMovie
The Snoop Sisters
1973The Snoop Sistersas Keith FollettTV
Harry in Your Pocket
1973Harry in Your Pocketas CaseyMovie
The Neptune Factor
1973The Neptune Factoras Dr. Samuel AndrewsMovie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as SelfTV
Skyjacked
1972Skyjackedas Sen. Arne LindnerMovie
The Screaming Woman
1972The Screaming Womanas Dr. Amos LarkinMovie
The Mask of Sheba
1970The Mask of Shebaas Dr. Max van CondonMovie
House on Greenapple Road
1970House on Greenapple Roadas Mayor Jack ParkerMovie
Rascal
1969Rascalas Sterling North (voice)Movie
Funny Girl
1968Funny Girlas Florenz ZiegfeldMovie
The Vatican Affair
1968The Vatican Affairas Herbert CummingsMovie
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967The Danny Thomas Houras Jason MerrillTV
Warning Shot
1967Warning Shotas Orville AmesMovie
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967How I Spent My Summer Vacationas Lewis GannetMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Leo RolandTV
Cinderella
1965Cinderellaas KingMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas Lord DunsmoreTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas B.G. PerkinsTV
Breaking Point
1963Breaking PointTV
The Shortest Day
1963The Shortest Dayas Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)Movie
Two Colonels
1963Two Colonelsas Colonello HendersonMovie
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1963Anniversaryas Himself - HostMovie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
Big Red
1962Big Redas James HagginMovie
Advise & Consent
1962Advise & Consentas Senate Majority LeaderMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Dr. Charles PriestTV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas Admiral Harriman NelsonMovie
Checkmate
1960Checkmateas John BakerTV
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959Meet Me in St. Louisas Alonzo SmithMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas General Augustus PerryTV
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958The All-Star Christmas Showas SelfMovie
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1958Swiss Family Robinsonas Anton (Father)Movie
Perry Mason
1957Perry Masonas Sherman HatfieldTV
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1957Tonight Starring Jack Paaras SelfTV
The Rack
1956The Rackas Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.Movie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Showas SelfTV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Jess ClarkTV
These Wilder Years
1956These Wilder Yearsas James RayburnMovie
Forbidden Planet
1956Forbidden Planetas Dr. Edward MorbiusMovie
The Glass Slipper
1955The Glass Slipperas Narrator (voice)Movie
Hit the Deck
1955Hit the Deckas Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier SmithMovie
Deep in My Heart
1954Deep in My Heartas J.J. ShubertMovie
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954The Last Time I Saw Parisas James EllswirthMovie
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954Men of the Fighting Ladyas Cmdr. DowlingMovie
Executive Suite
1954Executive Suiteas Frederick Y. AldersonMovie
Dream Wife
1953Dream Wifeas Walter McBrideMovie
Scandal at Scourie
1953Scandal at Scourieas Patrick J. McChesneyMovie
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952The Bad and the Beautifulas Harry PebbelMovie
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1952The Hoaxtersas Narrator (voice)Movie
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952Million Dollar Mermaidas Frederick KellermanMovie
The Sellout
1952The Selloutas Haven D. AllridgeMovie
The Unknown Man
1951The Unknown Manas Dwight Bradley MasenMovie
Quo Vadis
1951Quo Vadisas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951Calling Bulldog Drummondas Major Hugh "Bulldog" DrummondMovie
Soldiers Three
1951Soldiers Threeas Col. BrunswickMovie
The Miniver Story
1950The Miniver Storyas Clem MiniverMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as Self - Mystery GuestTV
That Forsyte Woman
1949That Forsyte Womanas le jeune Jolyon ForsyteMovie
The Red Danube
1949The Red Danubeas Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' NicobarMovie
Command Decision
1948Command Decisionas Major General Roland Goodlow KaneMovie
Julia Misbehaves
1948Julia Misbehavesas William Sylvester PackettMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
If Winter Comes
1947If Winter Comesas Mark SabreMovie
The Secret Heart
1946The Secret Heartas Chris MatthewsMovie
Holiday in Mexico
1946Holiday in Mexicoas Jeffrey EvansMovie
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945Week-End at the Waldorfas Chip CollyerMovie
Mrs. Parkington
1944Mrs. Parkingtonas Major Augustus ParkingtonMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Twenty Years After
1944Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)Movie
Madame Curie
1943Madame Curieas Pierre CurieMovie
The Youngest Profession
1943The Youngest Professionas Walter PidgeonMovie
White Cargo
1942White Cargoas Mr. Harry WitzelMovie
Mrs. Miniver
1942Mrs. Miniveras Clem MiniverMovie
Design for Scandal
1941Design for Scandalas Jeff ShermanMovie
How Green Was My Valley
1941How Green Was My Valleyas Mr. GruffyddMovie
Blossoms in the Dust
1941Blossoms in the Dustas Sam GladneyMovie
Man Hunt
1941Man Huntas Captain Alan ThorndikeMovie
Flight Command
1940Flight Commandas Squadron Commander Billy GaryMovie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Soundas SelfMovie
Sky Murder
1940Sky Murderas Nick CarterMovie
Phantom Raiders
1940Phantom Raidersas Nick CarterMovie
Dark Command
1940Dark Commandas William 'Will' CantrellMovie
It's a Date
1940It's a Dateas John ArlenMovie
The House Across the Bay
1940The House Across the Bayas Tim NolanMovie
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939Nick Carter, Master Detectiveas Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert ChalmersMovie
Stronger Than Desire
1939Stronger Than Desireas Tyler FlaggMovie
6,000 Enemies
19396,000 Enemiesas Steve DoneganMovie
Society Lawyer
1939Society Lawyeras Christopher DurantMovie
Listen, Darling
1938Listen, Darlingas Richard ThurlowMovie
Too Hot to Handle
1938Too Hot to Handleas Bill DennisMovie
The Shopworn Angel
1938The Shopworn Angelas Sam BaileyMovie
The Girl of the Golden West
1938The Girl of the Golden Westas Sheriff Jack RanceMovie
Man-Proof
1938Man-Proofas Alan WytheMovie
A Girl with Ideas
1937A Girl with Ideasas Mickey McGuireMovie
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937My Dear Miss Aldrichas Ken MorleyMovie
Saratoga
1937Saratogaas Hartley MadisonMovie
As Good as Married
1937As Good as Marriedas Fraser JamesMovie
Girl Overboard
1937Girl Overboardas Paul StaceyMovie
She's Dangerous
1937She's Dangerousas Dr. Scott LoganMovie
Fatal Lady
1936Fatal Ladyas David RobertsMovie
Big Brown Eyes
1936Big Brown Eyesas Richard MoreyMovie
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1934Good Badmintonas WalterMovie
Journal of a Crime
1934Journal of a Crimeas FlorestanMovie
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933The Kiss Before the Mirroras Lucy's LoverMovie
Rockabye
1932Rockabyeas Al HowardMovie
The Hot Heiress
1931The Hot Heiressas ClayMovie
Kiss Me Again
1931Kiss Me Againas Paul de St. CyrMovie
Going Wild
1930Going Wildas 'Ace' BentonMovie
Viennese Nights
1930Viennese Nightsas Franz von RennerMovie
The Gorilla
1930The Gorillaas Arthur MarsdenMovie
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
1930Sweet Kitty Bellairsas Lord VarneyMovie
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubileeas SelfMovie
Bride of the Regiment
1930Bride of the Regimentas Colonel VultowMovie
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930Show Girl in Hollywoodas Premiere EmceeMovie
A Most Immoral Lady
1929A Most Immoral Ladyas Tony WilliamsMovie
Her Private Life
1929Her Private Lifeas Ned ThayerMovie
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1929The Voice WithinMovie
Melody of Love
1928Melody of Loveas Jack ClarkMovie
Clothes Make the Woman
1928Clothes Make the Womanas Victor TrentMovie
Turn Back the Hours
1928Turn Back the Hoursas Philip DrakeMovie
Woman Wise
1928Woman Wiseas United States ConsulMovie
The Gateway of the Moon
1928The Gateway of the Moonas Arthur WyattMovie
The Gorilla
1927The Gorillaas StevensMovie
The 13th Juror
1927The 13th Juroras Richard MarsdenMovie
The Girl from Rio
1927The Girl from Rioas Paul SinclairMovie
The Heart of Salome
1927The Heart of Salomeas Monte CarrollMovie
Marriage License?
1926Marriage License?as PaulMovie
Miss Nobody
1926Miss Nobodyas BravoMovie
Old Loves and New
1926Old Loves and Newas Clyde Lord GeradineMovie
The Outsider
1926The Outsideras Basil OwenMovie
Mannequin
1926Mannequinas Martin InnesbrookMovie