Walter Pidgeon
Canadian actor (1897-1984) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 87
Walter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian-American actor. A major leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, known for his "portrayals of men who prove both sturdy and wise," Pidgeon earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his roles in Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943).
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1984Died25 September 19841976
GibbsvilleSeries1975
Murder on Flight 502Film, Charlie Parkins1973
Harry in Your PocketFilm, Casey1968
Funny GirlFilm, Florenz Ziegfeld1967
The Danny Thomas HourSeries, Jason Merrill1965
The F.B.I.Series, Leo Roland
CinderellaFilm, 1965King1963
Breaking PointSeries1962
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries
Advise & ConsentFilm, 1962Senate Majority Leader1960
CheckmateSeries, John Baker1959
RawhideSeries, General Augustus Perry1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Jess Clark
Forbidden PlanetFilm, 1956Dr. Edward Morbius1953
Dream WifeFilm, Walter McBride1951
Quo VadisFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1950
What's My Line?Series1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries
Mrs. ParkingtonFilm, 1944Major Augustus Parkington1942
Mrs. MiniverFilm, Clem Miniver1940
Dark CommandFilm, William 'Will' Cantrell1937
SaratogaFilm, Hartley Madison1933
The Kiss Before the MirrorFilm, Lucy's Lover1897Born23 September 1897
GibbsvilleSeries1975Murder on Flight 502Film, Charlie Parkins1973Harry in Your PocketFilm, Casey1968Funny GirlFilm, Florenz Ziegfeld1967The Danny Thomas HourSeries, Jason Merrill1965The F.B.I.Series, Leo RolandCinderellaFilm, 1965King1963Breaking PointSeries1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesAdvise & ConsentFilm, 1962Senate Majority Leader1960CheckmateSeries, John Baker1959RawhideSeries, General Augustus Perry1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Jess ClarkForbidden PlanetFilm, 1956Dr. Edward Morbius1953Dream WifeFilm, Walter McBride1951Quo VadisFilm, Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1950What's My Line?Series1944Golden Globe AwardsSeriesMrs. ParkingtonFilm, 1944Major Augustus Parkington1942Mrs. MiniverFilm, Clem Miniver1940Dark CommandFilm, William 'Will' Cantrell1937SaratogaFilm, Hartley Madison1933The Kiss Before the MirrorFilm, Lucy's Lover1897Born23 September 1897People around Walter
Close ties
Mervyn LeRoy Directed Quo Vadis and Madame Curie
Sidney Franklin Produced Mrs. Miniver and Madame Curie
Frank Borzage Directed I Take This Woman and Flight Command
Robert Z. Leonard Directed Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Richard Thorpe Directed White Cargo and Man-Proof
Jack Conway Directed Saratoga and Julia Misbehaves
Joe Pasternak Produced Hit the Deck and Holiday in Mexico
Walter Wanger Produced Big Brown Eyes and Fatal Lady
William A. Seiter Directed It's a Date and Going Wild- Victor Saville Directed If Winter Comes (1947)
William Wyler Directed Mrs. Miniver and Funny Girl
John Houseman Produced The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
Raoul Walsh Directed Dark Command and Big Brown Eyes
William Fox Produced Marriage License? and The Outsider
George B. Seitz Directed 6,000 Enemies and Sky Murder
Lucien Hubbard Produced 6,000 Enemies (1939)
Edwin L. Marin Directed Listen, Darling and Society Lawyer
Roy Rowland Directed Hit the Deck and These Wilder Years- H. C. Potter Directed The Miniver Story (1950)
Pandro S. Berman Produced Soldiers Three and If Winter Comes
Arthur Hornblow, Jr. Produced Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)- Norman Tokar Directed Rascal and Big Red
Buzz Kulik Directed Warning Shot (1967)
Edwin H. Knopf Produced The Secret Heart and Scandal at Scourie
Known for
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Two Colonels 1963
That's Entertainment! 1974
Forbidden Planet 1956
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
How Green Was My Valley 1941
Filmography 40
148 credits on file
Television 19
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1984 · aged 87
