Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Deceased · Born: Sep 22, 1897 · Died: Sep 25, 1984

Personal Details

Born Sep 22, 1897 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse
  • Ruth Walker

    ( Dec 12, 1931 to Sep 25, 1984 )
  • Edna (Muriel) Pickles

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Oct 19, 1921 )
Parents
  • Caleb Burpee Pidgeon
  • Hannah Pidgeon

Biography

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.

Career

2009
Rogue Male: The Making of 'Man Hunt'
Rogue Male: The Making of 'Man Hunt' as Captain Thorndike
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2005
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case as Judge Trenchard
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Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning as The Pickpocket
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1975
You Lie So Deep, My Love
You Lie So Deep, My Love as Uncle Joe Padway
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1974
Live Again, Die Again
Live Again, Die Again as Thomas Carmichael
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1973
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor as Dr. Samuel Andrews
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Harry in Your Pocket
Harry in Your Pocket as Casey
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1972
Skyjacked
Skyjacked as Sen. Arne Lindner
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The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman as Dr. Amos Larkin
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1970
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road as Mayor Jack Parker
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1968
Funny Girl
Funny Girl as Florenz Ziegfeld
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1967
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How I Spent My Summer Vacation as Lewis Gannet
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1965
Cinderella
Cinderella as King
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1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone as Lord Dunsmore
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1962
Big Red
Big Red as James Haggin
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Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent as Senate Majority Leader
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Perry Mason
Perry Mason as Sherman Hatfield
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1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Admiral Harriman Nelson
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Checkmate
Checkmate as John Baker
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Rawhide
Rawhide as General Augustus Perry
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1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis as Alonzo Smith
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1956
The Rack
The Rack as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
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Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet as Dr. Edward Morbius
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These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years as James Rayburn
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1955
Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck as Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith
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1954
Executive Suite
Executive Suite as Frederick Y. Alderson
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Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady as Cmdr. Dowling
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Last Time I Saw Paris as James Ellswirth
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Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart as J.J. Shubert
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1953
Dream Wife
Dream Wife as Walter McBride
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Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie as Patrick J. McChesney
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1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful as Harry Pebbel
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The Sellout
The Sellout as Haven D. Allridge
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Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid as Frederick Kellerman
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1951
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man as Dwight Bradley 'Brad' Masen
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Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond as Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
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Soldiers Three
Soldiers Three as Col. Brunswick
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1950
The Miniver Story
The Miniver Story as Clem Miniver
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1949
The Red Danube
The Red Danube as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
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That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman as le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
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1948
Julia Misbehaves
Julia Misbehaves as William Sylvester Packett
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Command Decision
Command Decision as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
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1947
If Winter Comes
If Winter Comes as Mark Sabre
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1946
Holiday in Mexico
Holiday in Mexico as Jeffrey Evans
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The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart as Chris Matthews
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1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf as Chip Collyer
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1944
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington as Major Augustus Parkington
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1943
Madame Curie
Madame Curie as Pierre Curie
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1942
White Cargo
White Cargo as Mr. Harry Witzel
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Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver as Clem Miniver
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1941
Man Hunt
Man Hunt as Captain Alan Thorndike
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Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal as Jeff Sherman
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How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley as Mr. Gruffydd
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Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust as Sam Gladney
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1940
Sky Murder
Sky Murder as Nick Carter
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It's a Date
It's a Date as John Arlen
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Dark Command
Dark Command as William 'Will' Cantrell
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Flight Command
Flight Command as Squadron Commander Billy Gary
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Phantom Raiders
Phantom Raiders as Nick Carter
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The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay as Tim Nolan
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1939
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire as Tyler Flagg
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Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
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Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer as Christopher Durant
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6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies as Steve Donegan
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1938
Man-Proof
Man-Proof as Alan Wythe
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The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West as Sheriff Jack Rance
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Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle as Bill Dennis
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The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel as Sam Bailey
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1937
Saratoga
Saratoga as Hartley Madison
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She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous as Dr. Scott Logan
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My Dear Miss Aldrich
My Dear Miss Aldrich as Ken Morley
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1936
Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes as Richard Morey
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1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror as Lucy's Lover
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1932
Rockabye
Rockabye as Al Howard
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1931
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again as Paul de St. Cyr
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The Hot Heiress
The Hot Heiress as Clay
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1930
Bride of the Regiment
Bride of the Regiment as Colonel Vultow
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The Gorilla
The Gorilla as Arthur Marsden
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Going Wild
Going Wild as 'Ace' Benton
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Sweet Kitty Bellairs
Sweet Kitty Bellairs as Lord Varney
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