Walter Pidgeon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 22, 1897
- Died
- September 25, 1984
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies 2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991
as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film 1989
as Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
Sextette 1978
as The Chairman
Two-Minute Warning 1976
as The Pickpocket
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976
as Grayson's Butler
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case 1976
as Judge Trenchard
Murder on Flight 502 1975
as Charlie Parkins
You Lie So Deep, My Love 1975
as Uncle Joe Padway
- The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again 1975
as Self
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Girl on the Late, Late Show 1974
as John Pahlman
Live Again, Die Again 1974
as Thomas Carmichael
Harry in Your Pocket 1973
as Casey
The Neptune Factor 1973
as Dr. Samuel Andrews
Skyjacked 1972
as Sen. Arne Lindner
The Screaming Woman 1972
as Amos Larkin
The Mask of Sheba 1970
as Dr. Max van Condon
House on Greenapple Road 1970
as Mayor Jack Parker
Rascal 1969
as Sterling North (voice)
Funny Girl 1968
as Florenz Ziegfeld
The Vatican Affair 1968
as Herbert Cummings
Warning Shot 1967
as Orville Ames
How I Spent My Summer Vacation 1967
as Lewis Gannet
Cinderella 1965
as King
The Shortest Day 1963
as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
Two Colonels 1963
as Colonello Henderson
- Anniversary
Anniversary 1963
as Himself - Host
Advise & Consent 1962
as Senate Majority Leader
Big Red 1962
as James Haggin
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961
as Admiral Harriman Nelson
Meet Me in St. Louis 1959
as Alonzo Smith
The All-Star Christmas Show 1958
as Self
- Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson 1958
as Anton (Father)
The Rack 1956
as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
These Wilder Years 1956
as James Rayburn
Forbidden Planet 1956
as Dr. Edward Morbius
The Glass Slipper 1955
as Narrator (voice)
Hit the Deck 1955
as Xavier Smith
Deep in My Heart 1954
as J.J. Shubert
The Last Time I Saw Paris 1954
as James Ellswirth
Men of the Fighting Lady 1954
as Cmdr. Dowling
Executive Suite 1954
as Frederick Y. Alderson
Dream Wife 1953
as Walter McBride
Scandal at Scourie 1953
as Patrick J. McChesney
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
as Harry Pebbel
- The Hoaxters
The Hoaxters 1952
as Narrator (voice)
Million Dollar Mermaid 1952
as Frederick Kellerman
The Sellout 1952
as Haven D. Allridge
The Unknown Man 1951
as Dwight Bradley Masen
Quo Vadis 1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Calling Bulldog Drummond 1951
as Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Soldiers Three 1951
as Col. Brunswick
The Miniver Story 1950
as Clem Miniver
That Forsyte Woman 1949
as le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
The Red Danube 1949
as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
Command Decision 1948
as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
Julia Misbehaves 1948
as William Sylvester Packett
If Winter Comes 1947
as Mark Sabre
The Secret Heart 1946
as Chris Matthews
Holiday in Mexico 1946
as Jeffrey Evans
Week-End at the Waldorf 1945
as Chip Collyer
Mrs. Parkington 1944
as Major Augustus Parkington
Twenty Years After 1944
as (archive footage)
Madame Curie 1943
as Pierre Curie
The Youngest Profession 1943
as Walter Pidgeon
White Cargo 1942
as Mr. Harry Witzel
Mrs. Miniver 1942
as Clem Miniver
Design for Scandal 1941
as Jeff Sherman
How Green Was My Valley 1941
as Mr. Gruffydd
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Sam Gladney
Man Hunt 1941
as Captain Alan Thorndike
Flight Command 1940
as Squadron Commander Billy Gary
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940
as Self
Sky Murder 1940
as Nick Carter
Phantom Raiders 1940
as Nick Carter
Dark Command 1940
as William 'Will' Cantrell
It's a Date 1940
as John Arlen
The House Across the Bay 1940
as Tim Nolan
Nick Carter, Master Detective 1939
as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
Stronger Than Desire 1939
as Tyler Flagg
6,000 Enemies 1939
as Steve Donegan
Society Lawyer 1939
as Christopher Durant
Listen, Darling 1938
as Richard Thurlow
Too Hot to Handle 1938
as Bill Dennis
The Shopworn Angel 1938
as Sam Bailey
The Girl of the Golden West 1938
as Sheriff Jack Rance
Man-Proof 1938
as Alan Wythe
A Girl with Ideas 1937
as Mickey McGuire
My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937
as Ken Morley
Saratoga 1937
as Hartley Madison
As Good as Married 1937
as Fraser James
Girl Overboard 1937
as Paul Stacey
She's Dangerous 1937
as Dr. Scott Logan
Fatal Lady 1936
as David Roberts
Big Brown Eyes 1936
as Richard Morey
- Good Badminton
Good Badminton 1934
as Walter
Journal of a Crime 1934
as Florestan
The Kiss Before the Mirror 1933
as Lucy's Lover
Rockabye 1932
as Al Howard
The Hot Heiress 1931
as Clay
Kiss Me Again 1931
as Paul de St. Cyr
Going Wild 1930
as 'Ace' Benton
Viennese Nights 1930
as Franz von Renner
The Gorilla 1930
as Arthur Marsden
Sweet Kitty Bellairs 1930
as Lord Varney
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee 1930
as Self
Bride of the Regiment 1930
as Colonel Vultow
Show Girl in Hollywood 1930
as Premiere Emcee
A Most Immoral Lady 1929
as Tony Williams
Her Private Life 1929
as Ned Thayer
- The Voice Within
The Voice Within 1929
Actor
Melody of Love 1928
as Jack Clark
Clothes Make the Woman 1928
as Victor Trent
Turn Back the Hours 1928
as Philip Drake
Woman Wise 1928
as United States Consul
The Gateway of the Moon 1928
as Arthur Wyatt
The 13th Juror 1927
as Richard Marsden
The Gorilla 1927
as Stevens
The Girl from Rio 1927
as Paul Sinclair
The Heart of Salome 1927
as Monte Carroll
Marriage License? 1926
as Paul
Miss Nobody 1926
as Bravo
Old Loves and New 1926
as Clyde Lord Geradine
The Outsider 1926
as Basil Owen
Mannequin 1926
as Martin Innesbrook
Credits from TMDB.