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

Filmography

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film
1989Fritz Lang, drawings for a film
as Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)Movie
Sextette
1978Sextette
as The ChairmanMovie
Two-Minute Warning
1976Two-Minute Warning
as The PickpocketMovie
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)Movie
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
as Judge TrenchardMovie
Murder on Flight 502
1975Murder on Flight 502
as Charlie ParkinsMovie
You Lie So Deep, My Love
1975You Lie So Deep, My Love
as Uncle Joe PadwayMovie
That's Entertainment!
1974That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Live Again, Die Again
1974Live Again, Die Again
as Thomas CarmichaelMovie
The Snoop Sisters
1973The Snoop Sisters
as Keith FollettTV
The Neptune Factor
1973The Neptune Factor
as Dr. Samuel AndrewsMovie
Skyjacked
1972Skyjacked
as Sen. Arne LindnerMovie
The Screaming Woman
1972The Screaming Woman
as Dr. Amos LarkinMovie
The Mask of Sheba
1970The Mask of Sheba
as Dr. Max van CondonMovie
House on Greenapple Road
1970House on Greenapple Road
as Mayor Jack ParkerMovie
Rascal
1969Rascal
as Sterling North (voice)Movie
Funny Girl
1968Funny Girl
as Florenz ZiegfeldMovie
The Vatican Affair
1968The Vatican Affair
as Herbert CummingsMovie
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967The Danny Thomas Hour
as Jason MerrillTV
Warning Shot
1967Warning Shot
as Orville AmesMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as Leo RolandTV
Cinderella
1965Cinderella
as KingMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Boone
as Lord DunsmoreTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Law
as B.G. PerkinsTV
The Shortest Day
1963The Shortest Day
as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)Movie
Two Colonels
1963Two Colonels
as Colonello HendersonMovie
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1963Anniversary
as Himself - HostMovie
Big Red
1962Big Red
as James HagginMovie
Advise & Consent
1962Advise & Consent
as Senate Majority LeaderMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Charles PriestTV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Admiral Harriman NelsonMovie
Checkmate
1960Checkmate
as John BakerTV
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959Meet Me in St. Louis
as Alonzo SmithMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as General Augustus PerryTV
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1958Swiss Family Robinson
as Anton (Father)Movie
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as Sherman HatfieldTV
The Rack
1956The Rack
as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.Movie
These Wilder Years
1956These Wilder Years
as James RayburnMovie
Forbidden Planet
1956Forbidden Planet
as Dr. Edward MorbiusMovie
The Glass Slipper
1955The Glass Slipper
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Hit the Deck
1955Hit the Deck
as Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier SmithMovie
Deep in My Heart
1954Deep in My Heart
as J.J. ShubertMovie
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954The Last Time I Saw Paris
as James EllswirthMovie
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954Men of the Fighting Lady
as Cmdr. DowlingMovie
Executive Suite
1954Executive Suite
as Frederick Y. AldersonMovie
Dream Wife
1953Dream Wife
as Walter McBrideMovie
Scandal at Scourie
1953Scandal at Scourie
as Patrick J. McChesneyMovie
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952The Bad and the Beautiful
as Harry PebbelMovie
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1952The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Million Dollar Mermaid
1952Million Dollar Mermaid
as Frederick KellermanMovie
The Sellout
1952The Sellout
as Haven D. AllridgeMovie
The Unknown Man
1951The Unknown Man
as Dwight Bradley MasenMovie
Quo Vadis
1951Quo Vadis
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Major Hugh "Bulldog" DrummondMovie
Soldiers Three
1951Soldiers Three
as Col. BrunswickMovie
The Miniver Story
1950The Miniver Story
as Clem MiniverMovie
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestTV
That Forsyte Woman
1949That Forsyte Woman
as le jeune Jolyon ForsyteMovie
The Red Danube
1949The Red Danube
as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' NicobarMovie
Command Decision
1948Command Decision
as Major General Roland Goodlow KaneMovie
Julia Misbehaves
1948Julia Misbehaves
as William Sylvester PackettMovie
If Winter Comes
1947If Winter Comes
as Mark SabreMovie
The Secret Heart
1946The Secret Heart
as Chris MatthewsMovie
Holiday in Mexico
1946Holiday in Mexico
as Jeffrey EvansMovie
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945Week-End at the Waldorf
as Chip CollyerMovie
Mrs. Parkington
1944Mrs. Parkington
as Major Augustus ParkingtonMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Twenty Years After
1944Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)Movie
Madame Curie
1943Madame Curie
as Pierre CurieMovie
The Youngest Profession
1943The Youngest Profession
as Walter PidgeonMovie
White Cargo
1942White Cargo
as Mr. Harry WitzelMovie
Mrs. Miniver
1942Mrs. Miniver
as Clem MiniverMovie
Design for Scandal
1941Design for Scandal
as Jeff ShermanMovie
How Green Was My Valley
1941How Green Was My Valley
as Mr. GruffyddMovie
Blossoms in the Dust
1941Blossoms in the Dust
as Sam GladneyMovie
Man Hunt
1941Man Hunt
as Captain Alan ThorndikeMovie
Flight Command
1940Flight Command
as Squadron Commander Billy GaryMovie
Sky Murder
1940Sky Murder
as Nick CarterMovie
Phantom Raiders
1940Phantom Raiders
as Nick CarterMovie
Dark Command
1940Dark Command
as William 'Will' CantrellMovie
It's a Date
1940It's a Date
as John ArlenMovie
Nick Carter, Master Detective
1939Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert ChalmersMovie
Stronger Than Desire
1939Stronger Than Desire
as Tyler FlaggMovie
6,000 Enemies
19396,000 Enemies
as Steve DoneganMovie
Society Lawyer
1939Society Lawyer
as Christopher DurantMovie
Listen, Darling
1938Listen, Darling
as Richard ThurlowMovie
Too Hot to Handle
1938Too Hot to Handle
as Bill DennisMovie
The Shopworn Angel
1938The Shopworn Angel
as Sam BaileyMovie
The Girl of the Golden West
1938The Girl of the Golden West
as Sheriff Jack RanceMovie
Man-Proof
1938Man-Proof
as Alan WytheMovie
A Girl with Ideas
1937A Girl with Ideas
as Mickey McGuireMovie
My Dear Miss Aldrich
1937My Dear Miss Aldrich
as Ken MorleyMovie
Saratoga
1937Saratoga
as Hartley MadisonMovie
As Good as Married
1937As Good as Married
as Fraser JamesMovie
Girl Overboard
1937Girl Overboard
as Paul StaceyMovie
She's Dangerous
1937She's Dangerous
as Dr. Scott LoganMovie
Fatal Lady
1936Fatal Lady
as David RobertsMovie
Big Brown Eyes
1936Big Brown Eyes
as Richard MoreyMovie
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1934Good Badminton
as WalterMovie
Journal of a Crime
1934Journal of a Crime
as FlorestanMovie
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Lucy's LoverMovie
Rockabye
1932Rockabye
as Al HowardMovie
Kiss Me Again
1931Kiss Me Again
as Paul de St. CyrMovie
Going Wild
1930Going Wild
as 'Ace' BentonMovie
Viennese Nights
1930Viennese Nights
as Franz von RennerMovie
The Gorilla
1930The Gorilla
as Arthur MarsdenMovie
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
1930Sweet Kitty Bellairs
as Lord VarneyMovie
Bride of the Regiment
1930Bride of the Regiment
as Colonel VultowMovie
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930Show Girl in Hollywood
as Premiere EmceeMovie
A Most Immoral Lady
1929A Most Immoral Lady
as Tony WilliamsMovie
Her Private Life
1929Her Private Life
as Ned ThayerMovie
Melody of Love
1928Melody of Love
as Jack ClarkMovie
Clothes Make the Woman
1928Clothes Make the Woman
as Victor TrentMovie
Turn Back the Hours
1928Turn Back the Hours
as Philip DrakeMovie
Woman Wise
1928Woman Wise
as United States ConsulMovie
The Gateway of the Moon
1928The Gateway of the Moon
as Arthur WyattMovie
The Gorilla
1927The Gorilla
as StevensMovie
The 13th Juror
1927The 13th Juror
as Richard MarsdenMovie
The Girl from Rio
1927The Girl from Rio
as Paul SinclairMovie
The Heart of Salome
1927The Heart of Salome
as Monte CarrollMovie
Miss Nobody
1926Miss Nobody
as BravoMovie
Old Loves and New
1926Old Loves and New
as Clyde Lord GeradineMovie
The Outsider
1926The Outsider
as Basil OwenMovie
Mannequin
1926Mannequin
as Martin InnesbrookMovie