About

Known credits:
125
Birthday:
1897-09-22
Place of birth:
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Website:
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Walter Pidgeon

Overview

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
2018 Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Actor actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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1989 Fritz Lang, drawings for a film Actor Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt) N/A
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1978 Sextette Actor The Chairman 58
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1976 Two-Minute Warning Actor The Pickpocket 59
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1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Actor Grayson's Butler 58
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II Actor (archive footage) 59
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1976 The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Actor Judge Trenchard 59
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1975 Murder on Flight 502 Actor Charlie Parkins 59
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1975 You Lie So Deep, My Love Actor Uncle Joe Padway 59
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1975 The Lion Roars Again Actor Self N/A
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1974 That's Entertainment! Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) 60
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1974 The Girl on the Late, Late Show Actor John Pahlman 59
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1974 Live Again, Die Again Actor Thomas Carmichael 59
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1973 Harry in Your Pocket Actor Casey 59
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1973 The Neptune Factor Actor Dr. Samuel Andrews 58
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1972 Skyjacked Actor Sen. Arne Lindner 59
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1972 The Screaming Woman Actor Dr. Amos Larkin 59
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1970 The Mask of Sheba Actor Dr. Max van Condon N/A
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1970 House on Greenapple Road Actor Mayor Jack Parker 58
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1969 Rascal Actor Sterling North (voice) 58
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1968 Funny Girl Actor Florenz Ziegfeld 64
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1968 The Vatican Affair Actor Herbert Cummings 58
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1967 Warning Shot Actor Orville Ames 59
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1967 How I Spent My Summer Vacation Actor Lewis Gannet 58
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1965 Cinderella Actor King 59
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1963 The Shortest Day Actor Ernest Hemingway (uncredited) 58
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1963 Two Colonels Actor Colonello Henderson 61
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1962 Advise & Consent Actor Senate Majority Leader 61
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1962 Big Red Actor James Haggin 58
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1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Actor Admiral Harriman Nelson 58
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1959 Meet Me in St. Louis Actor Alonzo Smith 59
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1958 Swiss Family Robinson Actor Father N/A
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1956 The Rack Actor Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. 59
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1956 These Wilder Years Actor James Rayburn 59
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1956 Forbidden Planet Actor Dr. Edward Morbius 68
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1955 The Glass Slipper Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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1955 Hit the Deck Actor Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith 58
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1954 Deep in My Heart Actor J.J. Shubert 59
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1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris Actor James Ellswirth 58
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1954 Men of the Fighting Lady Actor Cmdr. Dowling 59
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1954 Executive Suite Actor Frederick Y. Alderson 59
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1953 Dream Wife Actor Walter McBride 58
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1953 Scandal at Scourie Actor Patrick J. McChesney 59
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1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Actor Harry Pebbel 63
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1952 The Hoaxters Actor Narrator (voice) 58
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1952 Million Dollar Mermaid Actor Frederick Kellerman 59
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1952 The Sellout Actor Haven D. Allridge 58
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1951 The Unknown Man Actor Dwight Bradley 'Brad' Masen 58
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1951 Quo Vadis Actor Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 64
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1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond Actor Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond 59
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1951 Soldiers Three Actor Col. Brunswick 58
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1950 The Miniver Story Actor Clem Miniver 59
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1949 That Forsyte Woman Actor le jeune Jolyon Forsyte 58
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1949 The Red Danube Actor Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar 59
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1948 Command Decision Actor Major General Roland Goodlow Kane 59
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1948 Julia Misbehaves Actor William Sylvester Packett 59
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1947 If Winter Comes Actor Mark Sabre 59
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1946 The Secret Heart Actor Chris Matthews 58
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1946 Holiday in Mexico Actor Jeffrey Evans 59
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1945 Week-End at the Waldorf Actor Chip Collyer 59
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1944 Mrs. Parkington Actor Major Augustus Parkington 59
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1944 Twenty Years After Actor (archive footage) 59
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1943 Madame Curie Actor Pierre Curie 59
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1943 The Youngest Profession Actor Walter Pidgeon 58
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1942 White Cargo Actor Mr. Harry Witzel 58
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1942 Mrs. Miniver Actor Clem Miniver 62
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1941 Design for Scandal Actor Jeff Sherman 59
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1941 How Green Was My Valley Actor Mr. Gruffydd 65
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1941 Blossoms in the Dust Actor Sam Gladney 59
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1941 Man Hunt Actor Captain Alan Thorndike 61
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1940 Flight Command Actor Squadron Commander Billy Gary 58
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1940 A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Actor Self 59
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1940 Sky Murder Actor Nick Carter 59
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1940 Phantom Raiders Actor Nick Carter 59
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1940 Dark Command Actor William 'Will' Cantrell 59
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1940 It's a Date Actor John Arlen 59
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1940 The House Across the Bay Actor Tim Nolan 58
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1939 Nick Carter, Master Detective Actor Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers 59
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1939 Stronger Than Desire Actor Tyler Flagg 59
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1939 6,000 Enemies Actor Steve Donegan 59
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1939 Society Lawyer Actor Christopher Durant 58
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1938 Listen, Darling Actor Richard Thurlow 59
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1938 Too Hot to Handle Actor Bill Dennis 59
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1938 The Shopworn Angel Actor Sam Bailey 59
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1938 The Girl of the Golden West Actor Sheriff Jack Rance 58
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1938 Man-Proof Actor Alan Wythe 58
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1937 A Girl with Ideas Actor Mickey McGuire N/A
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1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich Actor Ken Morley 59
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1937 Saratoga Actor Hartley Madison 59
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1937 As Good as Married Actor Fraser James 59
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1937 Girl Overboard Actor Paul Stacey N/A
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1937 She's Dangerous Actor Dr. Scott Logan 59
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1936 Fatal Lady Actor David Roberts N/A
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1936 Big Brown Eyes Actor Richard Morey 59
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1934 Good Badminton Actor Walter N/A
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1934 Journal of a Crime Actor Florestan 58
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1933 The Kiss Before the Mirror Actor Lucy's Lover 58
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1932 Rockabye Actor Al Howard 59
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1931 The Hot Heiress Actor Clay 59
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1931 Kiss Me Again Actor Paul de St. Cyr 59
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1930 Going Wild Actor 'Ace' Benton 59
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1930 Viennese Nights Actor Franz von Renner 58
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1930 The Gorilla Actor Arthur Marsden N/A
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1930 Sweet Kitty Bellairs Actor Lord Varney 59
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1930 An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee Actor Self 59
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1930 Bride of the Regiment Actor Colonel Vultow 59
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1930 Show Girl in Hollywood Actor Premiere Emcee 59
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1929 A Most Immoral Lady Actor Tony Williams 58
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1929 Her Private Life Actor Ned Thayer 58
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1929 The Voice Within Actor N/A
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1928 Melody of Love Actor Jack Clark N/A
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1928 Clothes Make the Woman Actor Victor Trent N/A
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1928 Turn Back the Hours Actor Philip Drake N/A
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1928 Woman Wise Actor United States Consul N/A
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1928 The Gateway of the Moon Actor Arthur Wyatt N/A
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1927 The 13th Juror Actor Richard Marsden N/A
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1927 The Gorilla Actor Stevens N/A
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1927 Sumuru Actor Paul Sinclair N/A
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1927 The Heart of Salome Actor Monte Carroll N/A
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1926 Marriage License? Actor Paul N/A
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1926 Miss Nobody Actor Bravo N/A
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1926 Old Loves and New Actor Clyde Lord Geradine 58
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1926 The Outsider Actor Basil Owen N/A
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1926 Mannequin Actor Martin Innesbrook N/A
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