Acting
Walter Pidgeon
Born 22 September 1897 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada · Died 25 September 1984
141 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
Acting 141
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesFilmSelf - (archive footage)
- 2018Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerFilmactor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1989Fritz Lang, drawings for a filmFilmCaptain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
- 1978SextetteFilmThe Chairman
- 1976Two-Minute WarningFilmThe Pickpocket
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm(archive footage)
- 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodFilmGrayson's Butler
- 1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseFilmJudge Trenchard
- 1976GibbsvilleSeries
- 1975Murder on Flight 502FilmCharlie Parkins
- 1975You Lie So Deep, My LoveFilmUncle Joe Padway
- 1975The Lion Roars AgainFilmSelf
- 1974That's Entertainment!Film(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowFilmJohn Pahlman
- 1974Live Again, Die AgainFilmThomas Carmichael
- 1973The Neptune FactorFilmDr. Samuel Andrews
- 1973Harry in Your PocketFilmCasey
- 1973The Snoop SistersSeriesKeith Follett
- 1972SkyjackedFilmSen. Arne Lindner
- 1972The Screaming WomanFilmAmos Larkin
- 1970House on Greenapple RoadFilmMayor Jack Parker
- 1970The Mask of ShebaFilmDr. Max van Condon
- 1969RascalFilmSterling North (voice)
- 1968Funny GirlFilmFlorenz Ziegfeld
- 1968The Vatican AffairFilmHerbert Cummings
- 1967Warning ShotFilmOrville Ames
- 1967The Danny Thomas HourSeriesJason Merrill
- 1967How I Spent My Summer VacationFilmLewis Gannet
- 1965The F.B.I.SeriesLeo Roland
- 1965CinderellaFilmKing
- 1964Daniel BooneSeriesLord Dunsmore
- 1963Burke's LawSeriesB.G. Perkins
- 1963Two ColonelsFilmColonello Henderson
- 1963The Shortest DayFilmErnest Hemingway (uncredited)
- 1963Breaking PointSeries
- 1963AnniversaryFilmHimself - Host
- 1962Advise & ConsentFilmSenate Majority Leader
- 1962Big RedFilmJames Haggin
- 1961Dr. KildareSeriesDr. Charles Priest
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaFilmAdmiral Harriman Nelson
- 1960CheckmateSeriesJohn Baker
- 1959RawhideSeriesGeneral Augustus Perry
- 1959Meet Me in St. LouisFilmAlonzo Smith
- 1958The All-Star Christmas ShowFilmSelf
- 1958Swiss Family RobinsonFilmAnton (Father)
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesSherman Hatfield
- 1956Forbidden PlanetFilmDr. Edward Morbius
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesDave King, Jess Clark
- 1956The RackFilmCol. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
- 1956These Wilder YearsFilmJames Rayburn
- 1955The Glass SlipperFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1955Hit the DeckFilmXavier Smith
- 1954The Last Time I Saw ParisFilmJames Ellswirth
- 1954Executive SuiteFilmFrederick Y. Alderson
- 1954Deep in My HeartFilmJ.J. Shubert
- 1954Men of the Fighting LadyFilmCmdr. Dowling
- 1953Dream WifeFilmWalter McBride
- 1953Scandal at ScourieFilmPatrick J. McChesney
- 1952The Bad and the BeautifulFilmHarry Pebbel
- 1952Million Dollar MermaidFilmFrederick Kellerman
- 1952The SelloutFilmHaven D. Allridge
- 1952The HoaxtersFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1951Quo VadisFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1951The Unknown ManFilmDwight Bradley Masen
- 1951Soldiers ThreeFilmCol. Brunswick
- 1951Calling Bulldog DrummondFilmMajor Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
- 1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf
- 1950The Miniver StoryFilmClem Miniver
- 1949That Forsyte WomanFilmle jeune Jolyon Forsyte
- 1949The Red DanubeFilmCol. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
- 1948Command DecisionFilmMajor General Roland Goodlow Kane
- 1948Julia MisbehavesFilmWilliam Sylvester Packett
- 1947If Winter ComesFilmMark Sabre
- 1946The Secret HeartFilmChris Matthews
- 1946Holiday in MexicoFilmJeffrey Evans
- 1945Week-End at the WaldorfFilmChip Collyer
- 1944Mrs. ParkingtonFilmMajor Augustus Parkington
- 1944Twenty Years AfterFilm(archive footage)
- 1943Madame CurieFilmPierre Curie
- 1943The Youngest ProfessionFilmWalter Pidgeon
- 1942Mrs. MiniverFilmClem Miniver
- 1942White CargoFilmMr. Harry Witzel
- 1941How Green Was My ValleyFilmMr. Gruffydd
- 1941Man HuntFilmCaptain Alan Thorndike
- 1941Blossoms in the DustFilmSam Gladney
- 1941Design for ScandalFilmJeff Sherman
- 1940Dark CommandFilmWilliam 'Will' Cantrell
- 1940The House Across the BayFilmTim Nolan
- 1940Phantom RaidersFilmNick Carter
- 1940Flight CommandFilmSquadron Commander Billy Gary
- 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundFilmSelf
- 1940It's a DateFilmJohn Arlen
- 1940Sky MurderFilmNick Carter
- 1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveFilmNicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
- 1939Society LawyerFilmChristopher Durant
- 1939Stronger Than DesireFilmTyler Flagg
- 19396,000 EnemiesFilmSteve Donegan
- 1938Too Hot to HandleFilmBill Dennis
- 1938The Shopworn AngelFilmSam Bailey
- 1938Listen, DarlingFilmRichard Thurlow
- 1938Man-ProofFilmAlan Wythe
- 1938The Girl of the Golden WestFilmSheriff Jack Rance
- 1937SaratogaFilmHartley Madison
- 1937My Dear Miss AldrichFilmKen Morley
- 1937As Good as MarriedFilmFraser James
- 1937She's DangerousFilmDr. Scott Logan
- 1937Girl OverboardFilmPaul Stacey
- 1937A Girl with IdeasFilmMickey McGuire
- 1936Big Brown EyesFilmRichard Morey
- 1936Fatal LadyFilmDavid Roberts
- 1934Journal of a CrimeFilmFlorestan
- 1934Good BadmintonFilmWalter
- 1933The Kiss Before the MirrorFilmLucy's Lover
- 1932RockabyeFilmAl Howard
- 1931The Hot HeiressFilmClay
- 1931Kiss Me AgainFilmPaul de St. Cyr
- 1930Show Girl in HollywoodFilmPremiere Emcee
- 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeFilmSelf
- 1930Going WildFilm'Ace' Benton
- 1930Bride of the RegimentFilmColonel Vultow
- 1930Sweet Kitty BellairsFilmLord Varney
- 1930Viennese NightsFilmFranz von Renner
- 1930The GorillaFilmArthur Marsden
- 1929A Most Immoral LadyFilmTony Williams
- 1929Her Private LifeFilmNed Thayer
- 1929The Voice WithinFilm
- 1928Woman WiseFilmUnited States Consul
- 1928Turn Back the HoursFilmPhilip Drake
- 1928The Gateway of the MoonFilmArthur Wyatt
- 1928Clothes Make the WomanFilmVictor Trent
- 1928Melody of LoveFilmJack Clark
- 1927The Girl from RioFilmPaul Sinclair
- 1927The Heart of SalomeFilmMonte Carroll
- 1927The GorillaFilmStevens
- 1927The 13th JurorFilmRichard Marsden
- 1926Old Loves and NewFilmClyde Lord Geradine
- 1926MannequinFilmMartin Innesbrook
- 1926Marriage License?FilmPaul
- 1926The OutsiderFilmBasil Owen
- 1926Miss NobodyFilmBravo
Filmography from TMDB.