ACTOR
Walter Pidgeon
Known for Perry Mason · What's My Line? · Golden Globe Awards
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Sep 22, 1897
- Died
- Sep 25, 1984
- Birthplace
- Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
MannequinMartin Innesbrook
1926
Marriage License?Paul
1926
Miss NobodyBravo
1926
Old Loves and NewClyde Lord Geradine
1926
The OutsiderBasil Owen
1926
The 13th JurorRichard Marsden
1927
The Girl from RioPaul Sinclair
1927
The GorillaStevens
1927
The Heart of SalomeMonte Carroll
1927
Clothes Make the WomanVictor Trent
1928
Melody of LoveJack Clark
1928
The Gateway of the MoonArthur Wyatt
1928
Turn Back the HoursPhilip Drake
1928
Woman WiseUnited States Consul
1928
A Most Immoral LadyTony Williams
1929
Her Private LifeNed Thayer
1929TV
The Voice Within
1929
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver JubileeSelf
1930
Bride of the RegimentColonel Vultow
1930
Going Wild'Ace' Benton
1930
Show Girl in HollywoodPremiere Emcee
1930
Sweet Kitty BellairsLord Varney
1930
The GorillaArthur Marsden
1930
Viennese NightsFranz von Renner
1930
Kiss Me AgainPaul de St. Cyr
1931
The Hot HeiressClay
1931
RockabyeAl Howard
1932
The Kiss Before the MirrorLucy's Lover
1933GB
Good BadmintonWalter
1934
Journal of a CrimeFlorestan
1934
Big Brown EyesRichard Morey
1936
Fatal LadyDavid Roberts
1936
A Girl with IdeasMickey McGuire
1937
As Good as MarriedFraser James
1937
Girl OverboardPaul Stacey
1937
My Dear Miss AldrichKen Morley
1937
SaratogaHartley Madison
1937
She's DangerousDr. Scott Logan
1937
Listen, DarlingRichard Thurlow
1938
Man-ProofAlan Wythe
1938
The Girl of the Golden WestSheriff Jack Rance
1938
The Shopworn AngelSam Bailey
1938
Too Hot to HandleBill Dennis
1938
6,000 EnemiesSteve Donegan
1939
Nick Carter, Master DetectiveNicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
1939
Society LawyerChristopher Durant
1939
Stronger Than DesireTyler Flagg
1939
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of SoundSelf
1940
Dark CommandWilliam 'Will' Cantrell
1940
Flight CommandSquadron Commander Billy Gary
1940
It's a DateJohn Arlen
1940
Phantom RaidersNick Carter
1940
Sky MurderNick Carter
1940
The House Across the BayTim Nolan
1940
Blossoms in the DustSam Gladney
1941
Design for ScandalJeff Sherman
1941
How Green Was My ValleyMr. Gruffydd
1941
Man HuntCaptain Alan Thorndike
1941
Mrs. MiniverClem Miniver
1942
White CargoMr. Harry Witzel
1942
Madame CuriePierre Curie
1943
The Youngest ProfessionWalter Pidgeon
1943
Mrs. ParkingtonMajor Augustus Parkington
1944
Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1944
Week-End at the WaldorfChip Collyer
1945
Holiday in MexicoJeffrey Evans
1946
The Secret HeartChris Matthews
1946
If Winter ComesMark Sabre
1947
Command DecisionMajor General Roland Goodlow Kane
1948
Julia MisbehavesWilliam Sylvester Packett
1948
That Forsyte Womanle jeune Jolyon Forsyte
1949
The Red DanubeCol. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
1949
The Miniver StoryClem Miniver
1950
Calling Bulldog DrummondMajor Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
1951
Quo VadisNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Soldiers ThreeCol. Brunswick
1951
The Unknown ManDwight Bradley Masen
1951
Million Dollar MermaidFrederick Kellerman
1952
The Bad and the BeautifulHarry Pebbel
1952TH
The HoaxtersNarrator (voice)
1952
The SelloutHaven D. Allridge
1952
Dream WifeWalter McBride
1953
Scandal at ScouriePatrick J. McChesney
1953
Deep in My HeartJ.J. Shubert
1954
Executive SuiteFrederick Y. Alderson
1954
Men of the Fighting LadyCmdr. Dowling
1954
The Last Time I Saw ParisJames Ellswirth
1954
Hit the DeckXavier Smith
1955
The Glass SlipperNarrator (voice)
1955
Forbidden PlanetDr. Edward Morbius
1956
The RackCol. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
1956
These Wilder YearsJames Rayburn
1956SF
Swiss Family RobinsonAnton (Father)
1958
The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf
1958
Meet Me in St. LouisAlonzo Smith
1959
Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaAdmiral Harriman Nelson
1961
Advise & ConsentSenate Majority Leader
1962
Big RedJames Haggin
1962A
AnniversaryHimself - Host
1963
The Shortest DayErnest Hemingway (uncredited)
1963
Two ColonelsColonello Henderson
1963
CinderellaKing
1965
How I Spent My Summer VacationLewis Gannet
1967
Warning ShotOrville Ames
1967
Funny GirlFlorenz Ziegfeld
1968
The Vatican AffairHerbert Cummings
1968
RascalSterling North (voice)
1969
House on Greenapple RoadMayor Jack Parker
1970
The Mask of ShebaDr. Max van Condon
1970
SkyjackedSen. Arne Lindner
1972
The Screaming WomanAmos Larkin
1972
Harry in Your PocketCasey
1973
The Neptune FactorDr. Samuel Andrews
1973
Live Again, Die AgainThomas Carmichael
1974
That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
The Girl on the Late, Late ShowJohn Pahlman
1974
Murder on Flight 502Charlie Parkins
1975TL
The Lion Roars AgainSelf
1975
You Lie So Deep, My LoveUncle Joe Padway
1975
That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseJudge Trenchard
1976
Two-Minute WarningThe Pickpocket
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodGrayson's Butler
1976
SextetteThe Chairman
1978
Fritz Lang, drawings for a filmCaptain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
1989
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeractor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Scotty and the Secret History of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
2018
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2022Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1944
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 eps
1948
What's My Line?Self · 6 eps
1950
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJess Clark · 1 eps
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDave King · 1 eps
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf · 1 eps
1956
Perry MasonSherman Hatfield · 1 eps
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf · 1 eps
1957
RawhideGeneral Augustus Perry · 1 eps
1959
CheckmateJohn Baker · 1 eps
1960
Dr. KildareDr. Charles Priest · 1 eps
1961
The Merv Griffin ShowSelf · 2 eps
1962
Breaking Point1 eps
1963
Burke's LawB.G. Perkins · 1 eps
1963
Daniel BooneLord Dunsmore · 1 eps
1964
The F.B.I.Leo Roland · 2 eps
1965
The Danny Thomas HourJason Merrill · 1 eps
1967
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self · 1 eps
1973
The Snoop SistersKeith Follett · 1 eps
1973
Gibbsville1 eps
1976Photos
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