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Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Acting·1910–1986·131 films

A well known character actor, Vigran was originally a law school graduate. He later chose to pursue acting, and performed in hundreds of radio shows with the likes of Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante. He appeared frequently as various villains on the television series Adventures of Superman (1952), and made several guest appearances on television series like The Brady Bunch (1969) and I Love Lucy (1951).

Filmography

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
The Love Bug
The Love Bug (1968)Policeman on Bridge (uncredited)
White Christmas
White Christmas (1954)Novello (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)Reporter (uncredited)
Herbie Rides Again
Herbie Rides Again (1974)Window Washer
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web (1973)Lurvy (voice)
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon (1953)Man on Train (uncredited)
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")
Benji
Benji (1974)Lt. Ted Samuels
Blackbeard's Ghost
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)Danny Oly
Send Me No Flowers
Send Me No Flowers (1964)TV Announcer (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)Stillwell (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)Fat
House of Strangers
House of Strangers (1949)Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)
Gypsy
Gypsy (1962)Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)Nashby (uncredited)
The Ghost Ship
The Ghost Ship (1943)Chief Engineer
Party Girl
Party Girl (1958)Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)Vito Maggio (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy (1961)Cigar Smoker in Elevator
The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
World Without End
World Without End (1956)Reporter (uncredited)
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)Hopps (voice)
Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing (1960)Barney Lampwick (uncredited)
Illegal
Illegal (1955)Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
The Star
The Star (1952)Roy
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
The Reluctant Astronaut
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)NASA Doctor
Side Street
Side Street (1950)News Photographer
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
The Racket
The Racket (1951)Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
The Vampire
The Vampire (1957)Sgt. George Ryan
The Midnight Story
The Midnight Story (1957)Charlie Cuneo
Appointment with Danger
Appointment with Danger (1950)Policeman
All My Sons
All My Sons (1948)Wertheimer (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here (1954)Sergeant Sam Hanlon
I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)Art (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1957)Man in Elevator (uncredited)
First Monday in October
First Monday in October (1981)Justice Ambrose Quincy
Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong (1942)Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Dragnet
Dragnet (1954)Mr. Archer
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle (1964)Eddie
The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High (1948)Coat Thief (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
Period of Adjustment (1962)Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Iron Man
Iron Man (1951)Melio (uncredited)
Cry Baby Killer
Cry Baby Killer (1958)John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)
It All Came True
It All Came True (1940)Monks
The Gun Runners
The Gun Runners (1958)Freddy (uncredited)
A Cry in the Night
A Cry in the Night (1956)Jensen
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down (1950)Collins' Aide (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)Lt. Daggett
Behave Yourself!
Behave Yourself! (1951)Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Tall Story
Tall Story (1960)Man in Back Seat (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay (1943)Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
My Dog, the Thief
My Dog, the Thief (1969)Helicopter Mechanic
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)Photographer
At Gunpoint
At Gunpoint (1955)Matt, a Saloon Patron
The Flintstones: Little Big League
The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)Judge Shale (voice)
The Case Against Brooklyn
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)Sergeant
These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years (1956)Traffic Cop
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge (1957)R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
The Miracle on 34th Street
The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)Postal Clerk
The Judge
The Judge (1949)Reporter with pipe
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks (1956)Herb
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)Finney (uncredited)
City of Missing Girls
City of Missing Girls (1941)Danny Mason
Night Into Morning
Night Into Morning (1951)Joe - the Bartender
Murder by Invitation
Murder by Invitation (1941)Eddie Stats, photographer
Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Calling Homicide
Calling Homicide (1956)Ray Engel
The Loneliest Runner
The Loneliest Runner (1976)Guard
Reg'lar Fellers
Reg'lar Fellers (1941)Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer
The Mystery Man
The Mystery Man (1935)Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
The Payoff
The Payoff (1942)Reporter (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)Detective
I Was a Mail Order Bride
I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)Casey
The Day of the Wolves
The Day of the Wolves (1971)The Realtor
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing (1940)Taxi Driver (uncredited)
What's My Lion?
What's My Lion? (1961)Narrator (voice)
Redhead
Redhead (1941)Morocco Club bartender
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three (1949)Woodley
So This Is Love
So This Is Love (1953)Club M.C.
Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)Reporter (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
Night in New Orleans
Night in New Orleans (1942)Player (uncredited)
That Certain Feeling
That Certain Feeling (1956)TV Director
Cross-Country Romance
Cross-Country Romance (1940)Omaha Reporter
The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve (1942)George, the jeweller
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)Orderly (uncredited)
Babe
Babe (1977)Heckler (uncredited)
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again (1953)Charlie Foster (uncredited)
Go, Johnny, Go!
Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)Bill Barnett
Plunderers of Painted Flats
Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)Mr. Perry
Vagabond Lady
Vagabond Lady (1935)Edgar (uncredited)
Getting Wasted
Getting Wasted (1980)Mr. Kramer
Cancel My Reservation
Cancel My Reservation (1972)Roscoe Snagby
Just for You
Just for You (1952)George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)Man in Subway (uncredited)
Hawmps!
Hawmps! (1976)Smitty
The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story (1952)Rugger Grady
Those High Grey Walls
Those High Grey Walls (1939)Orderly (uncredited)
Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)Committee Chairman
Hazard
Hazard (1948)Gambler in Courtroom (uncredited)
Uranium Boom
Uranium Boom (1956)Hotel Desk Clerk
Public Pigeon No. 1
Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957)Club Manager
Oklahoma Annie
Oklahoma Annie (1952)Otto
Secrets of a Co-Ed
Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942)Soapy
Her Adventurous Night
Her Adventurous Night (1946)Cop #2 (uncredited)
New York Town
New York Town (1941)Barker (uncredited)
Three for Jamie Dawn
Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)Mr. Robbins
Somebody Loves Me
Somebody Loves Me (1952)Lipscott
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (1948)Reporter
The Burning Cross
The Burning Cross (1947)Jim Todd
Redhead
Redhead (1934)Factory Worker (uncredited)
The Wayward Girl
The Wayward Girl (1957)Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados
Last of the Desperados (1955)Coroner (bit)
Every Girl Should Have One
Every Girl Should Have One (1978)Ambrose
Hold That Woman!
Hold That Woman! (1940)Furniture Company Repossessor
Behind the News
Behind the News (1940)Reporter #1 on Phone
Carnival Nights
Carnival Nights (1968)Policeman
Inside O.U.T.
Inside O.U.T. (1971)Harry
Dear Uncle
Dear Uncle (1953)(voice)
Chase
Chase (1973)
Happy Landing
Happy Landing (1934)Radio Operator
The Notorious Mr. Monks
The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)Bartender (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling (1943)Photographer (uncredited)
Who's a Dummy?
Who's a Dummy? (1941)
Jan & Dean: On the Run
Jan & Dean: On the Run (1966)Harry
The Edge of Innocence
The Edge of Innocence (1957)
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) (1959)Mr. McCloy (voice)