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Walter Pidgeon

Personal Info

Born: 1897-09-22
Died: 1984-09-25

Place of Birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Known For: Acting

Walter Pidgeon

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.

Filmography

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Admiral Harriman Nelson
5.7

Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet

Dr. Edward Morbius
7.3

Command Decision
Command Decision

Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
6.4

Man Hunt
Man Hunt

Captain Alan Thorndike
6.9

Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning

The Pickpocket
6.2

The Hoaxters

Narrator (voice)
4.2

The Sellout
The Sellout

Haven D. Allridge
5.5

Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle

Bill Dennis
5.8

The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful

Harry Pebbel
7.3

Cinderella
Cinderella

King
6.4

Sextette
Sextette

The Chairman
3.9

Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

Clem Miniver
7.1

Dark Command
Dark Command

William 'Will' Cantrell
6.3

The Red Danube
The Red Danube

Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
6.3

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Grayson's Butler
4.1

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley

Mr. Gruffydd
7.3

Executive Suite
Executive Suite

Frederick Y. Alderson
7.0

Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart

J.J. Shubert
6.8

That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman

le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
5.9

Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid

Frederick Kellerman
6.4

Madame Curie
Madame Curie

Pierre Curie
7.2

The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West

Sheriff Jack Rance
4.6

Big Red
Big Red

James Haggin
5.6

The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor

Dr. Samuel Andrews
5.0

Funny Girl
Funny Girl

Florenz Ziegfeld
7.2

The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay

Tim Nolan
5.3

Saratoga
Saratoga

Hartley Madison
6.3

These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years

James Rayburn
6.3

Sky Murder
Sky Murder

Nick Carter
6.3

Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective

Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
5.7

Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders

Nick Carter
6.1

Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent

Senate Majority Leader
7.2

Swiss Family Robinson

Father
0.0

The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man

Dwight Bradley 'Brad' Masen
4.8

Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington

Major Augustus Parkington
6.1

The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper

Narrator (voice)
6.3

Dream Wife
Dream Wife

Walter McBride
5.5

Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves

William Sylvester Packett
6.5

Rascal
Rascal

Sterling North (voice)
5.8

Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes

Richard Morey
6.3

Harry in Your Pocket
Harry in Your Pocket

Casey
5.7

The Rack
The Rack

Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
6.6

Listen, Darling
Listen, Darling

Richard Thurlow
6.3

The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show

John Pahlman
5.5

Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady

Cmdr. Dowling
6.2

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust

Sam Gladney
6.6

The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story

Clem Miniver
6.0

The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris

James Ellswirth
6.0

Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf

Chip Collyer
6.0

Two Colonels
Two Colonels

Colonello Henderson
7.5

Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal

Jeff Sherman
5.2

Flight Command
Flight Command

Squadron Commander Billy Gary
5.6

Skyjacked
Skyjacked

Sen. Arne Lindner
6.2

Warning Shot
Warning Shot

Orville Ames
6.3

White Cargo
White Cargo

Mr. Harry Witzel
5.8

The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel

Sam Bailey
7.1

Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502

Charlie Parkins
5.7

The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession

Walter Pidgeon
5.2

Going Wild
Going Wild

'Ace' Benton
6.0

Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck

Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith
4.8

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Self (archive footage)
6.0

Holiday in Mexico
Holiday in Mexico

Jeffrey Evans
6.2

It's a Date
It's a Date

John Arlen
6.4

If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes

Mark Sabre
6.6

Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond

Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
5.8

The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman

Dr. Amos Larkin
6.7

My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich

Ken Morley
6.1

Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three

Col. Brunswick
4.4

Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime

Florestan
5.7

Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire

Tyler Flagg
5.8

Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer

Christopher Durant
5.1

The Hot Heiress
The Hot Heiress

Clay
5.3

Man-Proof
Man-Proof

Alan Wythe
4.8

You Lie So Deep, My Love
You Lie So Deep, My Love

Uncle Joe Padway
1.0

Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie

Patrick J. McChesney
6.7

Live Again, Die Again
Live Again, Die Again

Thomas Carmichael
8.0

She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous

Dr. Scott Logan
5.0

Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again

Paul de St. Cyr
6.0

The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart

Chris Matthews
6.3

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

Judge Trenchard
6.4

Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs

Lord Varney
5.0

Viennese Nights
Viennese Nights

Franz von Renner
2.0

Bride of the Regiment
Bride of the Regiment

Colonel Vultow
6.0

How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Lewis Gannet
3.5

The Mask of Sheba
The Mask of Sheba

Dr. Max van Condon
0.0

6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies

Steve Donegan
6.0

House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road

Mayor Jack Parker
6.0

Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood

Premiere Emcee
5.8

The Vatican Affair
The Vatican Affair

Herbert Cummings
3.6

Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady

David Roberts
0.0

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
0.0

Rockabye
Rockabye

Al Howard
6.2

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self
3.4

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
7.1

The Gorilla
The Gorilla

Arthur Marsden
0.0

The Gorilla
The Gorilla

Stevens
0.0

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)
7.3

The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror

Lucy's Lover
5.5

A Girl with Ideas
A Girl with Ideas

Mickey McGuire
0.0

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Self
6.7

Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis

Alonzo Smith
5.0

Mannequin
Mannequin

Martin Innesbrook
0.0

Clothes Make the Woman
Clothes Make the Woman

Victor Trent
0.0

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)
6.9

Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After

(archive footage)
6.0

As Good as Married
As Good as Married

Fraser James
7.0

Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard

Paul Stacey
0.0

Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody

Bravo
0.0

Melody of Love
Melody of Love

Jack Clark
0.0

Turn Back the Hours
Turn Back the Hours

Philip Drake
0.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.7

Old Loves and New
Old Loves and New

Clyde Lord Geradine
3.0

Marriage License?
Marriage License?

Paul
0.0

Her Private Life
Her Private Life

Ned Thayer
1.0

The Gateway of the Moon
The Gateway of the Moon

Arthur Wyatt
0.0

The Outsider
The Outsider

Basil Owen
0.0

The 13th Juror
The 13th Juror

Richard Marsden
0.0

The Girl from Rio
The Girl from Rio

Paul Sinclair
0.0

A Most Immoral Lady
A Most Immoral Lady

Tony Williams
1.0

The Heart of Salome
The Heart of Salome

Monte Carroll
0.0

Woman Wise
Woman Wise

United States Consul
0.0

Good Badminton

Walter
0.0

The Voice Within


0.0

The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day

Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
6.2

The Lion Roars Again

Self
0.0