Walter Pidgeon

Acting • 1897-09-22 • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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

7.3

Forbidden Planet

1956

7.3

How Green Was My Valley

1941

7.1

Mrs. Miniver

1942

7.3

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

6.9

Man Hunt

1941

5.6

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

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Filmography

2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesFilm
Self - (archive footage)
★ 2.0
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerFilm
actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 8.0
1989
Fritz Lang, drawings for a filmFilm
Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
1978
SextetteFilm
The Chairman
★ 4.0
1976
Two-Minute WarningFilm
The Pickpocket
★ 6.3
1976
That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm
(archive footage)
★ 7.0
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodFilm
Grayson's Butler
★ 4.4
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseFilm
Judge Trenchard
★ 6.5
1976
GibbsvilleTV
★ 10.0
1975
Murder on Flight 502Film
Charlie Parkins
★ 5.8
1975
The Lion Roars AgainFilm
Self
★ 6.5
1975
You Lie So Deep, My LoveFilm
Uncle Joe Padway
★ 3.3
1974
That's Entertainment!Film
(archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
1974
Live Again, Die AgainFilm
Thomas Carmichael
★ 7.8
1974
The Girl on the Late, Late ShowFilm
John Pahlman
★ 5.5
1973
The Neptune FactorFilm
Dr. Samuel Andrews
★ 5.1
1973
Harry in Your PocketFilm
Casey
★ 5.6
1973
The Snoop SistersTV
Keith Follett • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1972
SkyjackedFilm
Sen. Arne Lindner
★ 6.2
1972
The Screaming WomanFilm
Amos Larkin
★ 6.7
1970
House on Greenapple RoadFilm
Mayor Jack Parker
★ 7.4
1970
The Mask of ShebaFilm
Dr. Max van Condon
1969
RascalFilm
Sterling North (voice)
★ 6.0
1968
Funny GirlFilm
Florenz Ziegfeld
★ 7.1
1968
The Vatican AffairFilm
Herbert Cummings
★ 4.1
1967
Warning ShotFilm
Orville Ames
★ 6.4
1967
The Danny Thomas HourTV
Jason Merrill • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1967
How I Spent My Summer VacationFilm
Lewis Gannet
★ 4.2
1965
The F.B.I.TV
Leo Roland • 2 episodes
★ 5.6
1965
CinderellaFilm
King
★ 6.5
1964
Daniel BooneTV
Lord Dunsmore • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1963
Two ColonelsFilm
Colonello Henderson
★ 7.5
1963
Burke's LawTV
B.G. Perkins • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
The Shortest DayFilm
Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1963
Breaking PointTV
★ 7.4
1963
AnniversaryFilm
Himself - Host
★ 9.0
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
Advise & ConsentFilm
Senate Majority Leader
★ 7.2
1962
Big RedFilm
James Haggin
★ 5.7
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Dr. Charles Priest • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaFilm
Admiral Harriman Nelson
★ 5.6
1960
CheckmateTV
John Baker • 1 episodes
★ 4.8
1959
RawhideTV
General Augustus Perry • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
Meet Me in St. LouisFilm
Alonzo Smith
★ 6.0
1958
Swiss Family RobinsonFilm
Anton (Father)
★ 10.0
1958
The All-Star Christmas ShowFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1957
Perry MasonTV
Sherman Hatfield • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1956
Forbidden PlanetFilm
Dr. Edward Morbius
★ 7.3
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Jess Clark • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Dave King • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The RackFilm
Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
★ 6.6
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1956
These Wilder YearsFilm
James Rayburn
★ 6.5
1955
The Glass SlipperFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.2
1955
Hit the DeckFilm
Xavier Smith
★ 5.0
1954
Executive SuiteFilm
Frederick Y. Alderson
★ 7.0
1954
The Last Time I Saw ParisFilm
James Ellswirth
★ 6.1
1954
Deep in My HeartFilm
J.J. Shubert
★ 6.7
1954
Men of the Fighting LadyFilm
Cmdr. Dowling
★ 6.3
1953
Dream WifeFilm
Walter McBride
★ 5.4
1953
Scandal at ScourieFilm
Patrick J. McChesney
★ 6.9
1952
The Bad and the BeautifulFilm
Harry Pebbel
★ 7.3
1952
Million Dollar MermaidFilm
Frederick Kellerman
★ 6.5
1952
The SelloutFilm
Haven D. Allridge
★ 5.4
1952
The HoaxtersFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 5.3
1951
Quo VadisFilm
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1951
The Unknown ManFilm
Dwight Bradley Masen
★ 5.1
1951
Calling Bulldog DrummondFilm
Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
★ 6.4
1951
Soldiers ThreeFilm
Col. Brunswick
★ 4.5
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
The Miniver StoryFilm
Clem Miniver
★ 6.2
1949
That Forsyte WomanFilm
le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
★ 6.0
1949
The Red DanubeFilm
Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
★ 6.7
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
Command DecisionFilm
Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
★ 6.6
1948
Julia MisbehavesFilm
William Sylvester Packett
★ 6.7
1947
If Winter ComesFilm
Mark Sabre
★ 6.7
1946
The Secret HeartFilm
Chris Matthews
★ 6.5
1946
Holiday in MexicoFilm
Jeffrey Evans
★ 6.7
1945
Week-End at the WaldorfFilm
Chip Collyer
★ 6.5
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1944
Mrs. ParkingtonFilm
Major Augustus Parkington
★ 6.0
1944
Twenty Years AfterFilm
(archive footage)
★ 8.0
1943
Madame CurieFilm
Pierre Curie
★ 7.2
1943
The Youngest ProfessionFilm
Walter Pidgeon
★ 5.2
1942
Mrs. MiniverFilm
Clem Miniver
★ 7.1
1942
White CargoFilm
Mr. Harry Witzel
★ 6.2
1941
How Green Was My ValleyFilm
Mr. Gruffydd
★ 7.3
1941
Man HuntFilm
Captain Alan Thorndike
★ 6.9
1941
Blossoms in the DustFilm
Sam Gladney
★ 6.6
1941
Design for ScandalFilm
Jeff Sherman
★ 5.1
1940
Dark CommandFilm
William 'Will' Cantrell
★ 6.4
1940
Phantom RaidersFilm
Nick Carter
★ 6.1
1940
The House Across the BayFilm
Tim Nolan
★ 5.6
1940
Flight CommandFilm
Squadron Commander Billy Gary
★ 5.9
1940
It's a DateFilm
John Arlen
★ 6.4
1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundFilm
Self
★ 6.8
1940
Sky MurderFilm
Nick Carter
★ 6.8
1939
Nick Carter, Master DetectiveFilm
Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
★ 6.0
1939
Society LawyerFilm
Christopher Durant
★ 5.4
1939
Stronger Than DesireFilm
Tyler Flagg
★ 5.5
1939
6,000 EnemiesFilm
Steve Donegan
★ 6.1
1938
The Shopworn AngelFilm
Sam Bailey
★ 6.8
1938
Too Hot to HandleFilm
Bill Dennis
★ 6.1
1938
Listen, DarlingFilm
Richard Thurlow
★ 6.6
1938
Man-ProofFilm
Alan Wythe
★ 5.2
1938
The Girl of the Golden WestFilm
Sheriff Jack Rance
★ 5.3
1937
SaratogaFilm
Hartley Madison
★ 6.5
1937
My Dear Miss AldrichFilm
Ken Morley
★ 6.2
1937
As Good as MarriedFilm
Fraser James
★ 8.0
1937
She's DangerousFilm
Dr. Scott Logan
★ 7.0
1937
Girl OverboardFilm
Paul Stacey
★ 9.0
1937
A Girl with IdeasFilm
Mickey McGuire
★ 9.0
1936
Big Brown EyesFilm
Richard Morey
★ 6.2
1936
Fatal LadyFilm
David Roberts
★ 10.0
1934
Journal of a CrimeFilm
Florestan
★ 5.9
1934
Good BadmintonFilm
Walter
1933
The Kiss Before the MirrorFilm
Lucy's Lover
★ 5.6
1932
RockabyeFilm
Al Howard
★ 6.5
1931
The Hot HeiressFilm
Clay
★ 6.2
1931
Kiss Me AgainFilm
Paul de St. Cyr
★ 8.0
1930
Show Girl in HollywoodFilm
Premiere Emcee
★ 5.8
1930
Going WildFilm
'Ace' Benton
★ 7.0
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeFilm
Self
★ 4.6
1930
The GorillaFilm
Arthur Marsden
★ 9.0
1930
Sweet Kitty BellairsFilm
Lord Varney
★ 6.5
1930
Bride of the RegimentFilm
Colonel Vultow
★ 6.5
1930
Viennese NightsFilm
Franz von Renner
★ 6.0
1929
The Voice WithinFilm
★ 8.0
1929
A Most Immoral LadyFilm
Tony Williams
★ 3.3
1929
Her Private LifeFilm
Ned Thayer
★ 3.0
1928
Turn Back the HoursFilm
Philip Drake
★ 10.0
1928
Clothes Make the WomanFilm
Victor Trent
★ 10.0
1928
Melody of LoveFilm
Jack Clark
★ 9.0
1928
Woman WiseFilm
United States Consul
★ 8.0
1928
The Gateway of the MoonFilm
Arthur Wyatt
★ 8.0
1927
The GorillaFilm
Stevens
★ 10.0
1927
The 13th JurorFilm
Richard Marsden
★ 9.0
1927
The Heart of SalomeFilm
Monte Carroll
★ 8.0
1927
The Girl from RioFilm
Paul Sinclair
★ 7.0
1926
MannequinFilm
Martin Innesbrook
★ 10.0
1926
Marriage License?Film
Paul
★ 10.0
1926
Old Loves and NewFilm
Clyde Lord Geradine
★ 4.0
1926
Miss NobodyFilm
Bravo
★ 9.0
1926
The OutsiderFilm
Basil Owen
★ 8.0