Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-09-22

Day of Death

1984-09-25 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Also Known As

Уолтер Пиджон

Walter Davis Pidgeon

Walter 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.

Known For

Acting

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as

Admiral Harriman Nelson

Forbidden Planet

1956

Forbidden Planet

as

Dr. Edward Morbius

Command Decision

1948

Command Decision

as

Major General Roland Goodlow Kane

Man Hunt

1941

Man Hunt

as

Captain Alan Thorndike

Two-Minute Warning

1976

Two-Minute Warning

as

The Pickpocket

The Hoaxters

1952

The Hoaxters

as

Narrator (voice)

The Sellout

1952

The Sellout

as

Haven D. Allridge

Too Hot to Handle

1938

Too Hot to Handle

as

Bill Dennis

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful

as

Harry Pebbel

Cinderella

1965

Cinderella

as

King

Sextette

1978

Sextette

as

The Chairman

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Mrs. Miniver

as

Clem Miniver

Dark Command

1940

Dark Command

as

William 'Will' Cantrell

The Red Danube

1949

The Red Danube

as

Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

as

Grayson's Butler

How Green Was My Valley

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as

Mr. Gruffydd

Executive Suite

1954

Executive Suite

as

Frederick Y. Alderson

That Forsyte Woman

1949

That Forsyte Woman

as

le jeune Jolyon Forsyte

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

Million Dollar Mermaid

as

Frederick Kellerman

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as

J.J. Shubert

Madame Curie

1943

Madame Curie

as

Pierre Curie

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

The Girl of the Golden West

as

Sheriff Jack Rance

Big Red

1962

Big Red

as

James Haggin

The Neptune Factor

1973

The Neptune Factor

as

Dr. Samuel Andrews

Funny Girl

1968

Funny Girl

as

Florenz Ziegfeld

The House Across the Bay

1940

The House Across the Bay

as

Tim Nolan

Saratoga

1937

Saratoga

as

Hartley Madison

These Wilder Years

1956

These Wilder Years

as

James Rayburn

Nick Carter, Master Detective

1939

Nick Carter, Master Detective

as

Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers

Sky Murder

1940

Sky Murder

as

Nick Carter

Phantom Raiders

1940

Phantom Raiders

as

Nick Carter

Advise & Consent

1962

Advise & Consent

as

Senate Majority Leader

Swiss Family Robinson

1958

Swiss Family Robinson

as

Father

The Unknown Man

1951

The Unknown Man

as

Dwight Bradley 'Brad' Masen

Mrs. Parkington

1944

Mrs. Parkington

as

Major Augustus Parkington

The Glass Slipper

1955

The Glass Slipper

as

Narrator (voice)

Dream Wife

1953

Dream Wife

as

Walter McBride

Julia Misbehaves

1948

Julia Misbehaves

as

William Sylvester Packett

Rascal

1969

Rascal

as

Sterling North (voice)

Big Brown Eyes

1936

Big Brown Eyes

as

Richard Morey

Harry in Your Pocket

1973

Harry in Your Pocket

as

Casey

The Rack

1956

The Rack

as

Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.

Listen, Darling

1938

Listen, Darling

as

Richard Thurlow

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

1974

The Girl on the Late, Late Show

as

John Pahlman

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

Men of the Fighting Lady

as

Cmdr. Dowling

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Blossoms in the Dust

as

Sam Gladney

The Miniver Story

1950

The Miniver Story

as

Clem Miniver

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

as

James Ellswirth

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Week-End at the Waldorf

as

Chip Collyer

Two Colonels

1963

Two Colonels

as

Colonello Henderson

Design for Scandal

1941

Design for Scandal

as

Jeff Sherman

Flight Command

1940

Flight Command

as

Squadron Commander Billy Gary

Skyjacked

1972

Skyjacked

as

Sen. Arne Lindner

Warning Shot

1967

Warning Shot

as

Orville Ames

White Cargo

1942

White Cargo

as

Mr. Harry Witzel

The Shopworn Angel

1938

The Shopworn Angel

as

Sam Bailey

Murder on Flight 502

1975

Murder on Flight 502

as

Charlie Parkins

The Youngest Profession

1943

The Youngest Profession

as

Walter Pidgeon

Going Wild

1930

Going Wild

as

'Ace' Benton

Hit the Deck

1955

Hit the Deck

as

Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

Holiday in Mexico

1946

Holiday in Mexico

as

Jeffrey Evans

It's a Date

1940

It's a Date

as

John Arlen

If Winter Comes

1947

If Winter Comes

as

Mark Sabre

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951

Calling Bulldog Drummond

as

Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond

The Screaming Woman

1972

The Screaming Woman

as

Dr. Amos Larkin

My Dear Miss Aldrich

1937

My Dear Miss Aldrich

as

Ken Morley

Soldiers Three

1951

Soldiers Three

as

Col. Brunswick

Journal of a Crime

1934

Journal of a Crime

as

Florestan

Stronger Than Desire

1939

Stronger Than Desire

as

Tyler Flagg

Society Lawyer

1939

Society Lawyer

as

Christopher Durant

The Hot Heiress

1931

The Hot Heiress

as

Clay

Man-Proof

1938

Man-Proof

as

Alan Wythe

You Lie So Deep, My Love

1975

You Lie So Deep, My Love

as

Uncle Joe Padway

Scandal at Scourie

1953

Scandal at Scourie

as

Patrick J. McChesney

Live Again, Die Again

1974

Live Again, Die Again

as

Thomas Carmichael

She's Dangerous

1937

She's Dangerous

as

Dr. Scott Logan

Kiss Me Again

1931

Kiss Me Again

as

Paul de St. Cyr

The Secret Heart

1946

The Secret Heart

as

Chris Matthews

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

as

Judge Trenchard

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

1930

Sweet Kitty Bellairs

as

Lord Varney

Viennese Nights

1930

Viennese Nights

as

Franz von Renner

Bride of the Regiment

1930

Bride of the Regiment

as

Colonel Vultow

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

as

Lewis Gannet

The Mask of Sheba

1970

The Mask of Sheba

as

Dr. Max van Condon

6,000 Enemies

1939

6,000 Enemies

as

Steve Donegan

House on Greenapple Road

1970

House on Greenapple Road

as

Mayor Jack Parker

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

as

Premiere Emcee

The Vatican Affair

1968

The Vatican Affair

as

Herbert Cummings

Fatal Lady

1936

Fatal Lady

as

David Roberts

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

1989

Fritz Lang, drawings for a film

as

Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)

Rockabye

1932

Rockabye

as

Al Howard

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as

Self

Quo Vadis

1951

Quo Vadis

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Gorilla

1927

The Gorilla

as

Stevens

The Gorilla

1930

The Gorilla

as

Arthur Marsden

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933

The Kiss Before the Mirror

as

Lucy's Lover

A Girl with Ideas

1937

A Girl with Ideas

as

Mickey McGuire

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as

Self

Meet Me in St. Louis

1959

Meet Me in St. Louis

as

Alonzo Smith

Mannequin

1926

Mannequin

as

Martin Innesbrook

Clothes Make the Woman

1928

Clothes Make the Woman

as

Victor Trent

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

As Good as Married

1937

As Good as Married

as

Fraser James

Girl Overboard

1937

Girl Overboard

as

Paul Stacey

Miss Nobody

1926

Miss Nobody

as

Bravo

Melody of Love

1928

Melody of Love

as

Jack Clark

Turn Back the Hours

1928

Turn Back the Hours

as

Philip Drake

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Outsider

1926

The Outsider

as

Basil Owen

Sumuru

1927

Sumuru

as

Paul Sinclair

Old Loves and New

1926

Old Loves and New

as

Clyde Lord Geradine

The Heart of Salome

1927

The Heart of Salome

as

Monte Carroll

Her Private Life

1929

Her Private Life

as

Ned Thayer

Marriage License?

1926

Marriage License?

as

Paul

The Gateway of the Moon

1928

The Gateway of the Moon

as

Arthur Wyatt

The 13th Juror

1927

The 13th Juror

as

Richard Marsden

Woman Wise

1928

Woman Wise

as

United States Consul

A Most Immoral Lady

1929

A Most Immoral Lady

as

Tony Williams

Good Badminton

1934

Good Badminton

as

Walter

The Voice Within

1929

The Voice Within

as

The Shortest Day

1963

The Shortest Day

as

Ernest Hemingway (uncredited)

The Lion Roars Again

1975

The Lion Roars Again

as

Self

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

B.G. Perkins

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Leo Roland

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Sherman Hatfield

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

General Augustus Perry

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Lord Dunsmore

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Jess Clark

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Charles Priest

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

as

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Dave King

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

John Baker

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

as

Keith Follett

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

as

Jason Merrill

Production

Crew

Directing