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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

293

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-06-05

Day of Death

1986-11-29 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Herbert Vigran

Herburt Vigran

Herb Vigram

Herb Vigran

Biography

A well known character actor, Vigran was originally a law school graduate. He later chose to pursue acting, and performed in hundreds of radio shows with the likes of Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante. He appeared frequently as various villains on the television series Adventures of Superman (1952), and made several guest appearances on television series like The Brady Bunch (1969) and I Love Lucy (1951).

Known For

Acting

Redhead

1934

Redhead

as

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957

Public Pigeon No. 1

as

Club Manager

The Ghost Ship

1943

The Ghost Ship

as

Chief Engineer

A Cry in the Night

1956

A Cry in the Night

as

Jensen

Bells Are Ringing

1960

Bells Are Ringing

as

Barney Lampwick (uncredited)

Send Me No Flowers

1964

Send Me No Flowers

as

TV Announcer (uncredited)

House of Strangers

1949

House of Strangers

as

Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)

Calling Homicide

1956

Calling Homicide

as

Ray Engel

The Judge

1949

The Judge

as

Reporter with pipe

The Midnight Story

1957

The Midnight Story

as

Charlie Cuneo

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as

Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)

The Band Wagon

1953

The Band Wagon

as

Man on Train (uncredited)

Those High Grey Walls

1939

Those High Grey Walls

as

Orderly (uncredited)

What's My Lion?

1961

What's My Lion?

as

Narrator (voice)

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

as

Art (uncredited)

That Certain Feeling

1956

That Certain Feeling

as

TV Director

Redhead

1941

Redhead

as

Morocco Club bartender

First Monday in October

1981

First Monday in October

as

Justice Ambrose Quincy

Somebody Loves Me

1952

Somebody Loves Me

as

Lipscott

Lucky Me

1954

Lucky Me

as

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Inside O.U.T.

1971

Inside O.U.T.

as

Harry

Illegal

1955

Illegal

as

Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)

City of Missing Girls

1941

City of Missing Girls

as

Danny Mason

Dragnet

1954

Dragnet

as

Mr. Archer

Side Street

1950

Side Street

as

News Photographer

Chase

1973

Chase

as

Emergency!

1972

Emergency!

as

Committee Chairman

The Rose Bowl Story

1952

The Rose Bowl Story

as

Rugger Grady

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

as

Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)

Period of Adjustment

1962

Period of Adjustment

as

Christmas Caroler (uncredited)

Party Girl

1958

Party Girl

as

Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

The Long, Long Trailer

as

Trailer Salesman (uncredited)

The Mystery Man

1935

The Mystery Man

as

Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

Gypsy

1962

Gypsy

as

Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)

Getting Wasted

1980

Getting Wasted

as

Mr. Kramer

Skybound

1935

Skybound

as

Grant the Mechanic

All My Sons

1948

All My Sons

as

Wertheimer (uncredited)

Gunsight Ridge

1957

Gunsight Ridge

as

R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace

The Payoff

1942

The Payoff

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as

Man in Subway (uncredited)

Susan Slept Here

1954

Susan Slept Here

as

Sergeant Sam Hanlon

So This Is Love

1953

So This Is Love

as

Club M.C.

The Star

1952

The Star

as

Roy

Oklahoma Annie

1952

Oklahoma Annie

as

Otto

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Three for Jamie Dawn

1956

Three for Jamie Dawn

as

Mr. Robbins

O. Henry's Full House

1952

O. Henry's Full House

as

Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Charlotte's Web

1973

Charlotte's Web

as

Lurvy (voice)

Happy Landing

1934

Happy Landing

as

Radio Operator

Reg'lar Fellers

1941

Reg'lar Fellers

as

Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer

Dear Uncle

1953

Dear Uncle

as

(voice)

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

It's Always Fair Weather

as

Nashby (uncredited)

Hazard

1948

Hazard

as

Gambler in Courtroom (uncredited)

It All Came True

1940

It All Came True

as

Monks

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

as

Reporter (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing

1940

The Golden Fleecing

as

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Cross-Country Romance

as

Omaha Reporter

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

as

Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)

Behind the News

1940

Behind the News

as

Reporter #1 on Phone

Hold That Woman!

1940

Hold That Woman!

as

Furniture Company Repossessor

Let's Do It Again

1953

Let's Do It Again

as

Charlie Foster (uncredited)

The Vampire

1957

The Vampire

as

Sgt. George Ryan

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

The Damned Don't Cry

as

Vito Maggio (uncredited)

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

The Great Gildersleeve

as

George, the jeweller

Murder by Invitation

1941

Murder by Invitation

as

Eddie Stats, photographer

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967

The Reluctant Astronaut

as

NASA Doctor

The Burning Cross

1947

The Burning Cross

as

Jim Todd

Last of the Desperados

1955

Last of the Desperados

as

Coroner (bit)

The Gun Runners

1958

The Gun Runners

as

Freddy (uncredited)

New York Town

1941

New York Town

as

Barker (uncredited)

Benji

1974

Benji

as

Lt. Ted Samuels

Herbie Rides Again

1974

Herbie Rides Again

as

Window Washer

Never Wave at a WAC

1953

Never Wave at a WAC

as

Photographer

The Day of the Wolves

1971

The Day of the Wolves

as

The Realtor

Just for You

1952

Just for You

as

George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)

The Cry Baby Killer

1958

The Cry Baby Killer

as

John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)

White Christmas

1954

White Christmas

as

Novello (uncredited)

The Errand Boy

1961

The Errand Boy

as

Cigar Smoker in Elevator

The Brass Bottle

1964

The Brass Bottle

as

Eddie

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as

Orderly (uncredited)

Bedtime for Bonzo

1951

Bedtime for Bonzo

as

Lt. Daggett

World Without End

1956

World Without End

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Hunt the Man Down

1950

Hunt the Man Down

as

Collins' Aide (uncredited)

Pardon My Sarong

1942

Pardon My Sarong

as

Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay

1943

It Ain't Hay

as

Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

Blackbeard's Ghost

as

Danny Oly

Night in New Orleans

1942

Night in New Orleans

as

Player (Uncredited)

Our Miss Brooks

1956

Our Miss Brooks

as

Herb

The Noose Hangs High

1948

The Noose Hangs High

as

Coat Thief (uncredited)

Behave Yourself!

1951

Behave Yourself!

as

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Her Adventurous Night

1946

Her Adventurous Night

as

Cop #2 (uncredited)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

1954

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

as

Rocco McDoakes (uncredited)

The Wayward Girl

1957

The Wayward Girl

as

Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited)

The Flintstones: Little Big League

1978

The Flintstones: Little Big League

as

Judge Shale (voice)

The Racket

1951

The Racket

as

Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)

A Hatful of Rain

1957

A Hatful of Rain

as

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Uranium Boom

1956

Uranium Boom

as

Hotel Desk Clerk

At Gunpoint

1955

At Gunpoint

as

Matt, a Saloon Patron

Go, Johnny, Go!

1959

Go, Johnny, Go!

as

Bill Barnett

My Dog, the Thief

1969

My Dog, the Thief

as

Helicopter Mechanic

Night Into Morning

1951

Night Into Morning

as

Joe - the Bartender

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

The Notorious Mr. Monks

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

Amazon Women on the Moon

as

Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")

Vagabond Lady

1935

Vagabond Lady

as

Edgar (uncredited)

Hawmps!

1976

Hawmps!

as

Smitty

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Seymour Glass / Fred Melneck

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

as

Judge Hennessey

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Postman

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as

First Tour Guide

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

as

Cop (voice)

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Barney Morgan

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Joe Weatherby

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Charlie, Bartender

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Judge Brooker

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Gus Archer

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

as

Stanley the Barber

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Drummer

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Grocery Wagon Driver

M Squad

M Squad

as

Danny

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Vanished

Vanished

as

Joe Hotchkiss

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!

as

Bus driver

Channing

Channing

as

Manny

Shirt Tales

Shirt Tales

as

Mr. Dinkel (voice)

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

as

Caretaker

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Sam the Bartender

Taxi

Taxi

as

Weldon Manning

Maverick

Maverick

as

Mr. Butler

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Pete Eigen

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!

as

Weltman

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Card Player

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Quizmaster (2nd phone caller) (voice)

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Dr. Jacoby

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Arthur Wyman

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

Bellmont Gateman

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Hank The All Night Disc Jockey (voice)

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

as

Out-Of-Town Man

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

as

Herb Mooney

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Monty Leeds

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

3rd Reporter

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Lt. Richards

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Monte - Bartender

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

as

Sam Rawlings

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Man in Life Vest

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Ernest Pritchard

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Bartender

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Muley Evans

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Manager

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

as

Mortimer Murray

Topper

Topper

as

Fenster

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Stranger with $1000

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

as

George (uncredited)

The Ed Wynn Show

The Ed Wynn Show

as

Ernest Hinshaw

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as

The Man with the Money Order

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as

The Man in the Dentist's Office

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Eugene Murray

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Photographer (uncredited)

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

as

Detective Bartholdi

Lawman

Lawman

as

Walt Perkins

Top Cat

Top Cat

as

Space Shuttle Doctor (voice)

The Texan

The Texan

as

Sandy Potts

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Paul Woods

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Blondie

Blondie

as

J. Tyler Grant

Hey Mulligan

Hey Mulligan

as

Police Captain

Hazel

Hazel

as

Mickey

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Jim Pincher

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Sheriff Longhorn

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Jocko Harris

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Sam Phillips

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

as

Lucky (voice) (uncredited)

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

Mr. Vigran

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Man on CBS Studio Tour

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Helicopter Mechanic (uncredited)

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

Dr. Crawford

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

John Hagen

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Mr. Ferguson

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Pete Gulka

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Erv Fowler

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Desk Clerk

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Al Sousa

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Sam Conrad

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Salesman

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Carlton Flexstone - Ex-lawyer

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Al Sparks

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as

Bob Rakle (uncredited)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as

Police Chief Rosenbloom

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Manager of Ice Cream Parlor

Production

Crew

Directing