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Walter Pidgeon

Actor

Walter Pidgeon

Born September 22, 1897 in Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaDied September 25, 1984115 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.

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Forbidden Planet posterFirst watchForbidden Planet19567.3as Dr. Edward MorbiusStarship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
How Green Was My Valley poster7.3How Green Was My Valley1941Quo Vadis poster7.1Quo Vadis1951Funny Girl poster7.1Funny Girl1968The Bad and the Beautiful poster7.3The Bad and the Beautiful1952Mrs. Miniver poster7.1Mrs. Miniver1942Advise & Consent poster7.2Advise & Consent1962Man Hunt poster6.9Man Hunt1941Two Colonels poster7.5Two Colonels1963

Filmography

115 films as actor
  1. 1978SextetteThe Chairman
  2. 1976Two-Minute WarningThe Pickpocket
  3. 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodGrayson's Butler
  4. 1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseJudge Trenchard
  5. 1975Murder on Flight 502Charlie Parkins
  6. 1975You Lie So Deep, My LoveUncle Joe Padway
  7. 1974The Girl on the Late, Late ShowJohn Pahlman
  8. 1974Live Again, Die AgainThomas Carmichael
  9. 1973Harry in Your PocketCasey
  10. 1973The Neptune FactorDr. Samuel Andrews
  11. 1972SkyjackedSen. Arne Lindner
  12. 1972The Screaming WomanAmos Larkin
  13. 1970The Mask of ShebaDr. Max van Condon
  14. 1970House on Greenapple RoadMayor Jack Parker
  15. 1969RascalSterling North (voice)
  16. 1968Funny GirlFlorenz Ziegfeld
  17. 1968The Vatican AffairHerbert Cummings
  18. 1967Warning ShotOrville Ames
  19. 1967How I Spent My Summer VacationLewis Gannet
  20. 1965CinderellaKing
  21. 1963The Shortest DayErnest Hemingway (uncredited)
  22. 1963Two ColonelsColonello Henderson
  23. 1962Big RedJames Haggin
  24. 1962Advise & ConsentSenate Majority Leader
  25. 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaAdmiral Harriman Nelson
  26. 1959Meet Me in St. LouisAlonzo Smith
  27. 1958Swiss Family RobinsonAnton (Father)
  28. 1956The RackCol. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
  29. 1956These Wilder YearsJames Rayburn
  30. 1956Forbidden PlanetDr. Edward Morbius
  31. 1955The Glass SlipperNarrator (voice)
  32. 1955Hit the DeckXavier Smith
  33. 1954Deep in My HeartJ.J. Shubert
  34. 1954The Last Time I Saw ParisJames Ellswirth
  35. 1954Men of the Fighting LadyCmdr. Dowling
  36. 1954Executive SuiteFrederick Y. Alderson
  37. 1953Dream WifeWalter McBride
  38. 1953Scandal at ScouriePatrick J. McChesney
  39. 1952The Bad and the BeautifulHarry Pebbel
  40. 1952Million Dollar MermaidFrederick Kellerman
  41. 1952The SelloutHaven D. Allridge
  42. 1951The Unknown ManDwight Bradley Masen
  43. 1951Quo VadisNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
  44. 1951Calling Bulldog DrummondMajor Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
  45. 1951Soldiers ThreeCol. Brunswick
  46. 1950The Miniver StoryClem Miniver
  47. 1949That Forsyte Womanle jeune Jolyon Forsyte
  48. 1949The Red DanubeCol. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
  49. 1948Command DecisionMajor General Roland Goodlow Kane
  50. 1948Julia MisbehavesWilliam Sylvester Packett
  51. 1947If Winter ComesMark Sabre
  52. 1946The Secret HeartChris Matthews
  53. 1946Holiday in MexicoJeffrey Evans
  54. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfChip Collyer
  55. 1944Mrs. ParkingtonMajor Augustus Parkington
  56. 1943Madame CuriePierre Curie
  57. 1943The Youngest ProfessionWalter Pidgeon
  58. 1942White CargoMr. Harry Witzel
  59. 1942Mrs. MiniverClem Miniver
  60. 1941Design for ScandalJeff Sherman
  61. 1941How Green Was My ValleyMr. Gruffydd
  62. 1941Blossoms in the DustSam Gladney
  63. 1941Man HuntCaptain Alan Thorndike
  64. 1940Flight CommandSquadron Commander Billy Gary
  65. 1940Sky MurderNick Carter
  66. 1940Phantom RaidersNick Carter
  67. 1940Dark CommandWilliam 'Will' Cantrell
  68. 1940It's a DateJohn Arlen
  69. 1940The House Across the BayTim Nolan
  70. 1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveNicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
  71. 1939Stronger Than DesireTyler Flagg
  72. 19396,000 EnemiesSteve Donegan
  73. 1939Society LawyerChristopher Durant
  74. 1938Listen, DarlingRichard Thurlow
  75. 1938Too Hot to HandleBill Dennis
  76. 1938The Shopworn AngelSam Bailey
  77. 1938The Girl of the Golden WestSheriff Jack Rance
  78. 1938Man-ProofAlan Wythe
  79. 1937A Girl with IdeasMickey McGuire
  80. 1937My Dear Miss AldrichKen Morley
  81. 1937SaratogaHartley Madison
  82. 1937As Good as MarriedFraser James
  83. 1937Girl OverboardPaul Stacey
  84. 1937She's DangerousDr. Scott Logan
  85. 1936Fatal LadyDavid Roberts
  86. 1936Big Brown EyesRichard Morey
  87. 1934Good BadmintonWalter
  88. 1934Journal of a CrimeFlorestan
  89. 1933The Kiss Before the MirrorLucy's Lover
  90. 1932RockabyeAl Howard
  91. 1931The Hot HeiressClay
  92. 1931Kiss Me AgainPaul de St. Cyr
  93. 1930Going Wild'Ace' Benton
  94. 1930Viennese NightsFranz von Renner
  95. 1930The GorillaArthur Marsden
  96. 1930Sweet Kitty BellairsLord Varney
  97. 1930Bride of the RegimentColonel Vultow
  98. 1930Show Girl in HollywoodPremiere Emcee
  99. 1929A Most Immoral LadyTony Williams
  100. 1929Her Private LifeNed Thayer
  101. 1929The Voice Within
  102. 1928Melody of LoveJack Clark
  103. 1928Clothes Make the WomanVictor Trent
  104. 1928Turn Back the HoursPhilip Drake
  105. 1928Woman WiseUnited States Consul
  106. 1928The Gateway of the MoonArthur Wyatt
  107. 1927The GorillaStevens
  108. 1927The 13th JurorRichard Marsden
  109. 1927The Girl from RioPaul Sinclair
  110. 1927The Heart of SalomeMonte Carroll
  111. 1926Marriage License?Paul
  112. 1926Miss NobodyBravo
  113. 1926Old Loves and NewClyde Lord Geradine
  114. 1926The OutsiderBasil Owen
  115. 1926MannequinMartin Innesbrook