Walter Pidgeon
Sep 22, 1897 - Sep 25, 1984 (87 years old) in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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
Perry Mason
Sherman Hatfield
Burke's Law
B.G. Perkins
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Charles Priest
Rawhide
General Augustus Perry
Daniel Boone
Lord Dunsmore
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jess Clark
The F.B.I.
Leo Roland
Checkmate
John Baker
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.7 -
Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)★ NR -
Sextette 1978The Chairman★ 3.9 -
Two-Minute Warning 1976The Pickpocket★ 6.2 -
Gibbsville 1976★ NR -
Grayson's Butler★ 4.1 -
(archive footage)★ 6.9 -
Judge Trenchard★ 6.4 -
Murder on Flight 502 1975Charlie Parkins★ 5.7 -
Uncle Joe Padway★ 1 -
The Lion Roars Again 1975Self★ NR
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(archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
John Pahlman★ 5.5 -
Thomas Carmichael★ 8 -
The Snoop Sisters 1973Keith Follett★ 7.2 -
Harry in Your Pocket 1973Casey★ 5.7 -
The Neptune Factor 1973Dr. Samuel Andrews★ 5 -
Self★ 6.3 -
Skyjacked 1972Sen. Arne Lindner★ 6.2 -
The Screaming Woman 1972Dr. Amos Larkin★ 6.7 -
The Mask of Sheba 1970Dr. Max van Condon★ NR -
Mayor Jack Parker★ 6 -
Rascal 1969Sterling North (voice)★ 5.8 -
Funny Girl 1968Florenz Ziegfeld★ 7.2 -
The Vatican Affair 1968Herbert Cummings★ 3.6 -
Jason Merrill★ 5 -
Warning Shot 1967Orville Ames★ 6.3 -
Lewis Gannet★ 3.5 -
The F.B.I. 1965Leo Roland★ 5.5 -
Cinderella 1965King★ 6.4 -
Daniel Boone 1964Lord Dunsmore★ 6.9 -
Burke's Law 1963B.G. Perkins★ 6 -
Breaking Point 1963★ 7.3 -
The Shortest Day 1963Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Two Colonels 1963Colonello Henderson★ 7.5 -
Big Red 1962James Haggin★ 5.6 -
Advise & Consent 1962Senate Majority Leader★ 7.2 -
Dr. Kildare 1961Dr. Charles Priest★ 5.5 -
Admiral Harriman Nelson★ 5.7 -
Checkmate 1960John Baker★ 4.1 -
Meet Me in St. Louis 1959Alonzo Smith★ 5 -
Rawhide 1959General Augustus Perry★ 7.1 -
Father★ NR
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Perry Mason 1957Sherman Hatfield★ 7.7 -
The Rack 1956Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.★ 6.6 -
Self★ 6 -
Jess Clark★ 5.5 -
These Wilder Years 1956James Rayburn★ 6.3 -
Forbidden Planet 1956Dr. Edward Morbius★ 7.2 -
The Glass Slipper 1955Narrator (voice)★ 6.3 -
Hit the Deck 1955Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith★ 4.9 -
Deep in My Heart 1954J.J. Shubert★ 6.8 -
James Ellswirth★ 6 -
Cmdr. Dowling★ 6.2 -
Executive Suite 1954Frederick Y. Alderson★ 7 -
Dream Wife 1953Walter McBride★ 5.5 -
Scandal at Scourie 1953Patrick J. McChesney★ 6.7 -
Harry Pebbel★ 7.3 -
The Hoaxters 1952Narrator (voice)★ 4.2
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Frederick Kellerman★ 6.4 -
The Sellout 1952Haven D. Allridge★ 5.5 -
The Unknown Man 1951Dwight Bradley 'Brad' Masen★ 4.8 -
Quo Vadis 1951Narrator (voice) (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond★ 5.8 -
Soldiers Three 1951Col. Brunswick★ 4.4 -
The Miniver Story 1950Clem Miniver★ 6 -
What's My Line? 1950Self - Mystery Guest★ 6.9 -
That Forsyte Woman 1949le jeune Jolyon Forsyte★ 5.9 -
The Red Danube 1949Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar★ 6.3 -
Command Decision 1948Major General Roland Goodlow Kane★ 6.4 -
Julia Misbehaves 1948William Sylvester Packett★ 6.5 -
If Winter Comes 1947Mark Sabre★ 6.6 -
The Secret Heart 1946Chris Matthews★ 6.3 -
Holiday in Mexico 1946Jeffrey Evans★ 6.2 -
Chip Collyer★ 6 -
Mrs. Parkington 1944Major Augustus Parkington★ 6.1 -
Twenty Years After 1944(archive footage)★ 6 -
Madame Curie 1943Pierre Curie★ 7.1 -
Walter Pidgeon★ 5.2 -
White Cargo 1942Mr. Harry Witzel★ 5.8 -
Mrs. Miniver 1942Clem Miniver★ 7.1 -
Design for Scandal 1941Jeff Sherman★ 5.2 -
Mr. Gruffydd★ 7.3 -
Blossoms in the Dust 1941Sam Gladney★ 6.6 -
Man Hunt 1941Captain Alan Thorndike★ 6.9 -
Flight Command 1940Squadron Commander Billy Gary★ 5.6 -
Self★ 6.7 -
Sky Murder 1940Nick Carter★ 6.3 -
Phantom Raiders 1940Nick Carter★ 6.1 -
Dark Command 1940William 'Will' Cantrell★ 6.3 -
It's a Date 1940John Arlen★ 6.4 -
Tim Nolan★ 5.5 -
Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers★ 5.7 -
Stronger Than Desire 1939Tyler Flagg★ 5.8 -
6,000 Enemies 1939Steve Donegan★ 6 -
Society Lawyer 1939Christopher Durant★ 5.3 -
Listen, Darling 1938Richard Thurlow★ 6.3 -
Too Hot to Handle 1938Bill Dennis★ 5.8 -
The Shopworn Angel 1938Sam Bailey★ 6.9 -
Sheriff Jack Rance★ 4.6 -
Man-Proof 1938Alan Wythe★ 4.8 -
A Girl with Ideas 1937Mickey McGuire★ NR -
My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937Ken Morley★ 6.1 -
Saratoga 1937Hartley Madison★ 6.2 -
As Good as Married 1937Fraser James★ 7 -
Girl Overboard 1937Paul Stacey★ NR -
She's Dangerous 1937Dr. Scott Logan★ 5 -
Fatal Lady 1936David Roberts★ NR -
Big Brown Eyes 1936Richard Morey★ 6.3 -
Good Badminton 1934Walter★ NR
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Journal of a Crime 1934Florestan★ 5.7 -
Lucy's Lover★ 5.5 -
Rockabye 1932Al Howard★ 6.2 -
The Hot Heiress 1931Clay★ 5.3 -
Kiss Me Again 1931Paul de St. Cyr★ 6 -
Going Wild 1930'Ace' Benton★ 6 -
Viennese Nights 1930Franz von Renner★ 2 -
Sweet Kitty Bellairs 1930Lord Varney★ 5 -
Self★ 3.4 -
Colonel Vultow★ 6 -
Premiere Emcee★ 5.8 -
A Most Immoral Lady 1929Tony Williams★ 1 -
Her Private Life 1929Ned Thayer★ 1 -
The Voice Within 1929★ NR
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Melody of Love 1928Jack Clark★ NR -
Victor Trent★ NR -
Turn Back the Hours 1928Philip Drake★ NR -
Woman Wise 1928United States Consul★ NR -
Arthur Wyatt★ NR -
The Gorilla 1927Stevens★ NR -
The 13th Juror 1927Richard Marsden★ NR -
The Girl from Rio 1927Paul Sinclair★ NR -
The Heart of Salome 1927Monte Carroll★ NR -
Marriage License? 1926Paul★ NR -
Miss Nobody 1926Bravo★ NR -
Old Loves and New 1926Clyde Lord Geradine★ 3 -
The Outsider 1926Basil Owen★ NR -
Mannequin 1926Martin Innesbrook★ NR
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