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Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Acting·1897–1984·122 films

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

Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet (1956)Dr. Edward Morbius
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)Mr. Gruffydd
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Funny Girl
Funny Girl (1968)Florenz Ziegfeld
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)Harry Pebbel
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver (1942)Clem Miniver
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)Admiral Harriman Nelson
Man Hunt
Man Hunt (1941)Captain Alan Thorndike
Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)Senate Majority Leader
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning (1976)The Pickpocket
Two Colonels
Two Colonels (1963)Colonello Henderson
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)Frederick Y. Alderson
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)James Ellswirth
Dark Command
Dark Command (1940)William 'Will' Cantrell
Skyjacked
Skyjacked (1972)Sen. Arne Lindner
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor (1973)Dr. Samuel Andrews
Madame Curie
Madame Curie (1943)Pierre Curie
Cinderella
Cinderella (1965)King
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)Sam Gladney
Harry in Your Pocket
Harry in Your Pocket (1973)Casey
The Rack
The Rack (1956)Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
Dream Wife
Dream Wife (1953)Walter McBride
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day (1963)Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
Warning Shot
Warning Shot (1967)Orville Ames
Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)Frederick Kellerman
The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper (1955)Narrator (voice)
Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes (1936)Richard Morey
Rascal
Rascal (1969)Sterling North (voice)
Command Decision
Command Decision (1948)Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle (1938)Bill Dennis
Saratoga
Saratoga (1937)Hartley Madison
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington (1944)Major Augustus Parkington
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel (1938)Sam Bailey
Big Red
Big Red (1962)James Haggin
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart (1954)J.J. Shubert
The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)Lucy's Lover
Sextette
Sextette (1978)The Chairman
The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman (1972)Dr. Amos Larkin
Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck (1955)Xavier Smith
Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)Charlie Parkins
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)Grayson's Butler
Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders (1940)Nick Carter
The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay (1940)Tim Nolan
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man (1951)Dwight Bradley Masen
The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story (1950)Clem Miniver
The Sellout
The Sellout (1952)Haven D. Allridge
Listen, Darling
Listen, Darling (1938)Richard Thurlow
These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years (1956)James Rayburn
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman (1949)le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime (1934)Florestan
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)Chip Collyer
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
Flight Command
Flight Command (1940)Squadron Commander Billy Gary
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves (1948)William Sylvester Packett
Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer (1939)Christopher Durant
The Red Danube
The Red Danube (1949)Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)Cmdr. Dowling
Rockabye
Rockabye (1932)Al Howard
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart (1946)Chris Matthews
Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)Premiere Emcee
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)Judge Trenchard
It's a Date
It's a Date (1940)John Arlen
White Cargo
White Cargo (1942)Mr. Harry Witzel
Man-Proof
Man-Proof (1938)Alan Wythe
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire (1939)Tyler Flagg
Sky Murder
Sky Murder (1940)Nick Carter
Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal (1941)Jeff Sherman
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession (1943)Walter Pidgeon
Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three (1951)Col. Brunswick
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)Self
6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies (1939)Steve Donegan
Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie (1953)Patrick J. McChesney
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes (1947)Mark Sabre
My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)Ken Morley
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)John Pahlman
Holiday in Mexico
Holiday in Mexico (1946)Jeffrey Evans
The Vatican Affair
The Vatican Affair (1968)Herbert Cummings
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road (1970)Mayor Jack Parker
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)Sheriff Jack Rance
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930)Self
Live Again, Die Again
Live Again, Die Again (1974)Thomas Carmichael
Going Wild
Going Wild (1930)'Ace' Benton
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967)Lewis Gannet
Old Loves and New
Old Loves and New (1926)Clyde Lord Geradine
The Hot Heiress
The Hot Heiress (1931)Clay
You Lie So Deep, My Love
You Lie So Deep, My Love (1975)Uncle Joe Padway
A Most Immoral Lady
A Most Immoral Lady (1929)Tony Williams
Her Private Life
Her Private Life (1929)Ned Thayer
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)Alonzo Smith
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous (1937)Dr. Scott Logan
As Good as Married
As Good as Married (1937)Fraser James
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (1944)(archive footage)
Viennese Nights
Viennese Nights (1930)Franz von Renner
Bride of the Regiment
Bride of the Regiment (1930)Colonel Vultow
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again (1931)Paul de St. Cyr
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)Lord Varney
The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)Self
Clothes Make the Woman
Clothes Make the Woman (1928)Victor Trent
The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1927)Stevens
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady (1936)David Roberts
Mannequin
Mannequin (1926)Martin Innesbrook
The 13th Juror
The 13th Juror (1927)Richard Marsden
The Girl from Rio
The Girl from Rio (1927)Paul Sinclair
Marriage License?
Marriage License? (1926)Paul
Turn Back the Hours
Turn Back the Hours (1928)Philip Drake
Miss Nobody
Miss Nobody (1926)Bravo
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard (1937)Paul Stacey
The Outsider
The Outsider (1926)Basil Owen
Melody of Love
Melody of Love (1928)Jack Clark
The Gateway of the Moon
The Gateway of the Moon (1928)Arthur Wyatt
The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1930)Arthur Marsden
Woman Wise
Woman Wise (1928)United States Consul
A Girl with Ideas
A Girl with Ideas (1937)Mickey McGuire
The Heart of Salome
The Heart of Salome (1927)Monte Carroll
The Mask of Sheba
The Mask of Sheba (1970)Dr. Max van Condon
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)Self - (archive footage)
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film (1989)Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)