Walter Pidgeon

Person

Walter Pidgeon

Born 22 September 1897 Died 25 September 1984, aged 87 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
28age in their first credit on record (1926)
65years on screen and counting
6credits in 1940, their busiest year
131dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker poster Age: 94

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991
as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fritz Lang, drawings for a film poster Age: 91

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

1989
as Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
Sextette poster Age: 80

Sextette

1978
as The Chairman
Two-Minute Warning poster Age: 79

Two-Minute Warning

1976
as The Pickpocket
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster Age: 78

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976
as Grayson's Butler
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case poster Age: 78

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976
as Judge Trenchard
Murder on Flight 502 poster Age: 78

Murder on Flight 502

1975
as Charlie Parkins
You Lie So Deep, My Love poster Age: 77

You Lie So Deep, My Love

1975
as Uncle Joe Padway
The Girl on the Late, Late Show poster Age: 76

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974
as John Pahlman
Live Again, Die Again poster Age: 76

Live Again, Die Again

1974
as Thomas Carmichael
Harry in Your Pocket poster Age: 76

Harry in Your Pocket

1973
as Casey
The Neptune Factor poster Age: 75

The Neptune Factor

1973
as Dr. Samuel Andrews
Skyjacked poster Age: 74

Skyjacked

1972
as Sen. Arne Lindner
The Screaming Woman poster Age: 74

The Screaming Woman

1972
as Dr. Amos Larkin
The Mask of Sheba poster Age: 72

The Mask of Sheba

1970
as Dr. Max van Condon
House on Greenapple Road poster Age: 72

House on Greenapple Road

1970
as Mayor Jack Parker
Rascal poster Age: 71

Rascal

1969
as Sterling North (voice)
Funny Girl poster Age: 70

Funny Girl

1968
as Florenz Ziegfeld
The Vatican Affair poster Age: 70

The Vatican Affair

1968
as Herbert Cummings
Warning Shot poster Age: 69

Warning Shot

1967
as Orville Ames
How I Spent My Summer Vacation poster Age: 69

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967
as Lewis Gannet
Cinderella poster Age: 67

Cinderella

1965
as King
The Shortest Day poster Age: 65

The Shortest Day

1963
as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)
Two Colonels poster Age: 65

Two Colonels

1963
as Colonello Henderson
Big Red poster Age: 64

Big Red

1962
as James Haggin
Advise & Consent poster Age: 64

Advise & Consent

1962
as Senate Majority Leader
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea poster Age: 63

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961
as Admiral Harriman Nelson
Meet Me in St. Louis poster Age: 61

Meet Me in St. Louis

1959
as Alonzo Smith
No poster
Age: 61

Swiss Family Robinson

1958
as Anton (Father)
The Rack poster Age: 59

The Rack

1956
as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
These Wilder Years poster Age: 58

These Wilder Years

1956
as James Rayburn
Forbidden Planet poster Age: 58

Forbidden Planet

1956
as Dr. Edward Morbius
The Glass Slipper poster Age: 57

The Glass Slipper

1955
as Narrator (voice)
Hit the Deck poster Age: 57

Hit the Deck

1955
as Xavier Smith
Deep in My Heart poster Age: 57

Deep in My Heart

1954
as J.J. Shubert
The Last Time I Saw Paris poster Age: 57

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954
as James Ellswirth
Men of the Fighting Lady poster Age: 56

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954
as Cmdr. Dowling
Executive Suite poster Age: 56

Executive Suite

1954
as Frederick Y. Alderson
Dream Wife poster Age: 55

Dream Wife

1953
as Walter McBride
Scandal at Scourie poster Age: 55

Scandal at Scourie

1953
as Patrick J. McChesney
The Bad and the Beautiful poster Age: 55

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952
as Harry Pebbel
No poster
Age: 55

The Hoaxters

1952
as Narrator (voice)
Million Dollar Mermaid poster Age: 55

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952
as Frederick Kellerman
The Sellout poster Age: 54

The Sellout

1952
as Haven D. Allridge
The Unknown Man poster Age: 54

The Unknown Man

1951
as Dwight Bradley Masen
Quo Vadis poster Age: 54

Quo Vadis

1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Calling Bulldog Drummond poster Age: 53

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951
as Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Soldiers Three poster Age: 53

Soldiers Three

1951
as Col. Brunswick
The Miniver Story poster Age: 53

The Miniver Story

1950
as Clem Miniver
That Forsyte Woman poster Age: 52

That Forsyte Woman

1949
as le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
The Red Danube poster Age: 52

The Red Danube

1949
as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
Command Decision poster Age: 51

Command Decision

1948
as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
Julia Misbehaves poster Age: 50

Julia Misbehaves

1948
as William Sylvester Packett
If Winter Comes poster Age: 50

If Winter Comes

1947
as Mark Sabre
The Secret Heart poster Age: 49

The Secret Heart

1946
as Chris Matthews
Holiday in Mexico poster Age: 48

Holiday in Mexico

1946
as Jeffrey Evans
Week-End at the Waldorf poster Age: 48

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945
as Chip Collyer
Mrs. Parkington poster Age: 47

Mrs. Parkington

1944
as Major Augustus Parkington
Madame Curie poster Age: 46

Madame Curie

1943
as Pierre Curie
The Youngest Profession poster Age: 45

The Youngest Profession

1943
as Walter Pidgeon
White Cargo poster Age: 45

White Cargo

1942
as Mr. Harry Witzel
Mrs. Miniver poster Age: 44

Mrs. Miniver

1942
as Clem Miniver
Design for Scandal poster Age: 44

Design for Scandal

1941
as Jeff Sherman
How Green Was My Valley poster Age: 44

How Green Was My Valley

1941
as Mr. Gruffydd
Blossoms in the Dust poster Age: 43

Blossoms in the Dust

1941
as Sam Gladney
Man Hunt poster Age: 43

Man Hunt

1941
as Captain Alan Thorndike
Flight Command poster Age: 43

Flight Command

1940
as Squadron Commander Billy Gary
Sky Murder poster Age: 43

Sky Murder

1940
as Nick Carter
Phantom Raiders poster Age: 42

Phantom Raiders

1940
as Nick Carter
Dark Command poster Age: 42

Dark Command

1940
as William 'Will' Cantrell
It's a Date poster Age: 42

It's a Date

1940
as John Arlen
The House Across the Bay poster Age: 42

The House Across the Bay

1940
as Tim Nolan
Nick Carter, Master Detective poster Age: 42

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939
as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
Stronger Than Desire poster Age: 41

Stronger Than Desire

1939
as Tyler Flagg
6,000 Enemies poster Age: 41

6,000 Enemies

1939
as Steve Donegan
Society Lawyer poster Age: 41

Society Lawyer

1939
as Christopher Durant
Listen, Darling poster Age: 41

Listen, Darling

1938
as Richard Thurlow
Too Hot to Handle poster Age: 40

Too Hot to Handle

1938
as Bill Dennis
The Shopworn Angel poster Age: 40

The Shopworn Angel

1938
as Sam Bailey
The Girl of the Golden West poster Age: 40

The Girl of the Golden West

1938
as Sheriff Jack Rance
Man-Proof poster Age: 40

Man-Proof

1938
as Alan Wythe
A Girl with Ideas poster Age: 40

A Girl with Ideas

1937
as Mickey McGuire
My Dear Miss Aldrich poster Age: 39

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937
as Ken Morley
Saratoga poster Age: 39

Saratoga

1937
as Hartley Madison
As Good as Married poster Age: 39

As Good as Married

1937
as Fraser James
Girl Overboard poster Age: 39

Girl Overboard

1937
as Paul Stacey
She's Dangerous poster Age: 39

She's Dangerous

1937
as Dr. Scott Logan
Fatal Lady poster Age: 38

Fatal Lady

1936
as David Roberts
Big Brown Eyes poster Age: 38

Big Brown Eyes

1936
as Richard Morey
No poster
Age: 37

Good Badminton

1934
as Walter
Journal of a Crime poster Age: 36

Journal of a Crime

1934
as Florestan
The Kiss Before the Mirror poster Age: 35

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933
as Lucy's Lover
Rockabye poster Age: 35

Rockabye

1932
as Al Howard
The Hot Heiress poster Age: 33

The Hot Heiress

1931
as Clay
Kiss Me Again poster Age: 33

Kiss Me Again

1931
as Paul de St. Cyr
Going Wild poster Age: 33

Going Wild

1930
as 'Ace' Benton
Viennese Nights poster Age: 33

Viennese Nights

1930
as Franz von Renner
The Gorilla poster Age: 33

The Gorilla

1930
as Arthur Marsden
Sweet Kitty Bellairs poster Age: 32

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

1930
as Lord Varney
Bride of the Regiment poster Age: 32

Bride of the Regiment

1930
as Colonel Vultow
Show Girl in Hollywood poster Age: 32

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930
as Premiere Emcee
A Most Immoral Lady poster Age: 32

A Most Immoral Lady

1929
as Tony Williams
Her Private Life poster Age: 31

Her Private Life

1929
as Ned Thayer
No poster
Age: 31

The Voice Within

1929
Melody of Love poster Age: 31

Melody of Love

1928
as Jack Clark
Clothes Make the Woman poster Age: 30

Clothes Make the Woman

1928
as Victor Trent
Turn Back the Hours poster Age: 30

Turn Back the Hours

1928
as Philip Drake
Woman Wise poster Age: 30

Woman Wise

1928
as United States Consul
The Gateway of the Moon poster Age: 30

The Gateway of the Moon

1928
as Arthur Wyatt
The Gorilla poster Age: 30

The Gorilla

1927
as Stevens
The 13th Juror poster Age: 30

The 13th Juror

1927
as Richard Marsden
The Girl from Rio poster Age: 29

The Girl from Rio

1927
as Paul Sinclair
The Heart of Salome poster Age: 29

The Heart of Salome

1927
as Monte Carroll
Marriage License? poster Age: 28

Marriage License?

1926
as Paul
Miss Nobody poster Age: 28

Miss Nobody

1926
as Bravo
Old Loves and New poster Age: 28

Old Loves and New

1926
as Clyde Lord Geradine
The Outsider poster Age: 28

The Outsider

1926
as Basil Owen
Mannequin poster Age: 28

Mannequin

1926
as Martin Innesbrook
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TV credits

Newest first
Gibbsville poster Age: 79

Gibbsville

1976
The Snoop Sisters poster Age: 76

The Snoop Sisters

1973
as Keith Follett
The Danny Thomas Hour poster Age: 69

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967
as Jason Merrill
The F.B.I. poster Age: 67

The F.B.I.

1965
as Leo Roland
Daniel Boone poster Age: 67

Daniel Boone

1964
as Lord Dunsmore
Burke's Law poster Age: 65

Burke's Law

1963
as B.G. Perkins
Breaking Point poster Age: 65

Breaking Point

1963
Dr. Kildare poster Age: 64

Dr. Kildare

1961
as Dr. Charles Priest
Checkmate poster Age: 62

Checkmate

1960
as John Baker
Rawhide poster Age: 61

Rawhide

1959
as General Augustus Perry
Perry Mason poster Age: 59

Perry Mason

1957
as Sherman Hatfield
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 59

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Jess Clark
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster Age: 59

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
as Dave King
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