09/22/1897
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada:
Walter Davis Pidgeon (Saint John, 23 de septiembre de 1897-Santa Mónica, 25 de septiembre de 1984) fue un actor canadiense que vivió la mayor parte de su vida en los Estados Unidos, y que finalmente se nacionalizó como ciudadano de esa nación. Descontento con la banca, se trasladó a Nueva York, presentándose como actor en la oficina de E. E. Clive. Tras trabajar en el teatro unos pocos años, debutó en Broadway en 1925. Pidgeon hizo varias películas mudas en los años veinte. Se convirtió en una gran estrella con la llegada del cine sonoro gracias a su facilidad para el canto. Trabajó en varias musicales con el inicial Technicolor, tales como The Bride of the Regiment (La novia del regimiento) (1930), Sweet Kitty Bellairs (La dulce Ketty) (1930), Kiss Me Again (Bésame otra vez) (1930) y Viennese Nights (Noches en Viena) (1930). Quedó rápidamente encasillado en los musicales, por lo que, cuando a finales de los años treinta el público empezó a cansarse de ellos, su carrera empezó a vacilar. Pocos después Pidgeon hizo papeles secundarios en películas como Saratoga y The Girl of the Golden West (Ciudad de oro). No recuperó su popularidad hasta que protagonizó ¡Qué verde era mi valle!. Trabajó frente a Greer Garson en Blossoms in the Dust (De corazón a corazón), La señora Miniver (por la cual fue nominado al Oscar al mejor actor) y su secuela, The Miniver Story (La historia de los Miniver). Fue otra vez nominado en 1944 por Madame Curie, de nuevo junto a Garson. Aunque continuó trabajando en el cine, en películas como Week-End at the Waldorf (Fin de semana) y El planeta prohibido, basada en La Tempestad de William Shakespeare, Pidgeon volvió al teatro de Broadway a mediados de los años cincuenta, tras una ausencia de veinte años, siendo elegido para representar el musical Take Me Along, junto a Jackie Gleason. Siguió haciendo cine, interpretando al Almirante Harriman Nelson en el film de 1961 Viaje al fondo del mar, y en 1962, en la producción de Walt Disney Big Red (El campeón) y en el título de Otto Preminger Advise and Consent ((Tempestad sobre Washington). Fue bien recibido su papel como Florenz Ziegfield en Funny Girl (1965). Tambié fue Casey, el compinche de James Coburn en Harry in Your Pocket (Harry, dedos largos) (1973). Pidgeon también participó en diversos programas televisivos, incluyendo Perry Mason, The FBI, y Marcus Welby, M.D.. Se retiró totalmente en 1973. Pidgeon participó en el Sindicato de Actores Estadounidenses, siendo su presidente desde 1952 a 1957. Como tal, intentó paralizar la producción de la película Salt of the Earth, la cual fue realizada por un equipo incluido en la lista negra durante el macarthismo. Pidgeon tiene una estrella en el paseo de la fama de Hollywood, en el 6414 de Hollywood Blvd.
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Fritz Lang, dessins d'un film (1989) as Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt) |
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Sextette (1978) as The Chairman |
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Two-Minute Warning (1976) as The Pickpocket |
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) as Grayson's Butler |
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage) |
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) as Judge Trenchard |
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Murder on Flight 502 (1975) as Charlie Parkins |
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You Lie So Deep, My Love (1975) as Uncle Joe Padway |
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The Lion Roars Again (1975) as Self |
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That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974) as John Pahlman |
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Live Again, Die Again (1974) as Thomas Carmichael |
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Harry in Your Pocket (1973) as Casey |
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The Neptune Factor (1973) as Dr. Samuel Andrews |
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Skyjacked (1972) as Sen. Arne Lindner |
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The Screaming Woman (1972) as Dr. Amos Larkin |
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The Mask of Sheba (1970) as Dr. Max van Condon |
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House on Greenapple Road (1970) as Mayor Jack Parker |
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Rascal (1969) as Sterling North (voice) |
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Funny Girl (1968) as Florenz Ziegfeld |
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A qualsiasi prezzo (1968) as Herbert Cummings |
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Warning Shot (1967) as Orville Ames |
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967) as Lewis Gannet |
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Cinderella (1965) as King |
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Il giorno più corto (1963) as Ernest Hemingway (uncredited) |
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I due colonnelli (1963) as Colonello Henderson |
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Anniversary (1963) as Himself - Host |
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Big Red (1962) as James Haggin |
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Advise & Consent (1962) as Senate Majority Leader |
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) as Admiral Harriman Nelson |
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Meet Me in St. Louis (1959) as Alonzo Smith |
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The All-Star Christmas Show (1958) as Self |
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Swiss Family Robinson (1958) as Anton (Father) |
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The Rack (1956) as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. |
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These Wilder Years (1956) as James Rayburn |
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Forbidden Planet (1956) as Dr. Edward Morbius |
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The Glass Slipper (1955) as Narrator (voice) |
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Hit the Deck (1955) as Rear Adm. Daniel Xavier Smith |
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Deep in My Heart (1954) as J.J. Shubert |
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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) as James Ellswirth |
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Men of the Fighting Lady (1954) as Cmdr. Dowling |
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Executive Suite (1954) as Frederick Y. Alderson |
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Dream Wife (1953) as Walter McBride |
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Scandal at Scourie (1953) as Patrick J. McChesney |
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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) as Harry Pebbel |
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The Hoaxters (1952) as Narrator (voice) |
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Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) as Frederick Kellerman |
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The Sellout (1952) as Haven D. Allridge |
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The Unknown Man (1951) as Dwight Bradley Masen |
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Quo Vadis (1951) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) as Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond |
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Soldiers Three (1951) as Col. Brunswick |
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The Miniver Story (1950) as Clem Miniver |
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That Forsyte Woman (1949) as le jeune Jolyon Forsyte |
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The Red Danube (1949) as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar |
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Command Decision (1948) as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane |
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Julia Misbehaves (1948) as William Sylvester Packett |
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If Winter Comes (1947) as Mark Sabre |
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The Secret Heart (1946) as Chris Matthews |
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Holiday in Mexico (1946) as Jeffrey Evans |
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Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) as Chip Collyer |
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Mrs. Parkington (1944) as Major Augustus Parkington |
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Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage) |
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Madame Curie (1943) as Pierre Curie |
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The Youngest Profession (1943) as Walter Pidgeon |
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White Cargo (1942) as Mr. Harry Witzel |
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Mrs. Miniver (1942) as Clem Miniver |
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Design for Scandal (1941) as Jeff Sherman |
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How Green Was My Valley (1941) as Mr. Gruffydd |
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Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Sam Gladney |
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Man Hunt (1941) as Captain Alan Thorndike |
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Flight Command (1940) as Squadron Commander Billy Gary |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) as Self |
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Sky Murder (1940) as Nick Carter |
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Phantom Raiders (1940) as Nick Carter |
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Dark Command (1940) as William 'Will' Cantrell |
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It's a Date (1940) as John Arlen |
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The House Across the Bay (1940) as Tim Nolan |
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Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers |
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Stronger Than Desire (1939) as Tyler Flagg |
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6,000 Enemies (1939) as Steve Donegan |
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Society Lawyer (1939) as Christopher Durant |
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Listen, Darling (1938) as Richard Thurlow |
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Too Hot to Handle (1938) as Bill Dennis |
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The Shopworn Angel (1938) as Sam Bailey |
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The Girl of the Golden West (1938) as Sheriff Jack Rance |
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Man-Proof (1938) as Alan Wythe |
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A Girl with Ideas (1937) as Mickey McGuire |
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My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937) as Ken Morley |
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Saratoga (1937) as Hartley Madison |
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As Good as Married (1937) as Fraser James |
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Girl Overboard (1937) as Paul Stacey |
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She's Dangerous (1937) as Dr. Scott Logan |
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Fatal Lady (1936) as David Roberts |
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Big Brown Eyes (1936) as Richard Morey |
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Good Badminton (1934) as Walter |
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Journal of a Crime (1934) as Florestan |
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The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) as Lucy's Lover |
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Rockabye (1932) as Al Howard |
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The Hot Heiress (1931) as Clay |
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Kiss Me Again (1931) as Paul de St. Cyr |
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Going Wild (1930) as 'Ace' Benton |
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Viennese Nights (1930) as Franz von Renner |
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The Gorilla (1930) as Arthur Marsden |
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Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930) as Lord Varney |
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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee (1930) as Self |
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Bride of the Regiment (1930) as Colonel Vultow |
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Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) as Premiere Emcee |
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A Most Immoral Lady (1929) as Tony Williams |
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Her Private Life (1929) as Ned Thayer |
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The Voice Within (1929) as |
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Melody of Love (1928) as Jack Clark |
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Clothes Make the Woman (1928) as Victor Trent |
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Turn Back the Hours (1928) as Philip Drake |
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Woman Wise (1928) as United States Consul |
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The Gateway of the Moon (1928) as Arthur Wyatt |
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The Gorilla (1927) as Stevens |
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The 13th Juror (1927) as Richard Marsden |
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The Girl from Rio (1927) as Paul Sinclair |
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The Heart of Salome (1927) as Monte Carroll |
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Marriage License? (1926) as Paul |
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Miss Nobody (1926) as Bravo |
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Old Loves and New (1926) as Clyde Lord Geradine |
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The Outsider (1926) as Basil Owen |
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Mannequin (1926) as Martin Innesbrook |