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Irving Pichel (1891–1954)

Actor | Director | Producer

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Played Fagin in Monogram Pictures' low-budget version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. His reviews were mixed. See more trivia »

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 63) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1953 Martin Luther
Brueck
 
1951 Santa Fe
Harned
 
1950 Destination Moon
Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (uncredited)
 
1950 Quicksand
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 The Great Rupert
Puzzled Pedestrian (uncredited)
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1947 Something in the Wind
Dynamo Dan (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 They Won't Believe Me
Courtroom Extra (uncredited)
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots
Steeplechase Announcer (uncredited)
 
1946 Tomorrow Is Forever
Radio Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
Peder, Inn Keeper (uncredited)
 
1943 December 7th
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1941 How Green Was My Valley
Huw Morgan as an Adult (voice) (uncredited)
 
1939 Old Hickory (short)
Bruce Renoir
 
1939 Torture Ship
Dr. Herbert Stander
 
1939 The Great Commandment
Jesus Christ (voice) (uncredited)
 
1939 Rio
Rocco
 
1939 Dick Tracy's G-Men
Nicolas Zarnoff
 
1939 Exile Express
Victor
 
1939 Juarez
Gen. Carbajal
 
1938 Topper Takes a Trip
Prosecutor
 
1938 Newsboys' Home
Tom Davenport
 
1938 Gambling Ship
Professor
 
1938 There Goes My Heart
Mr. Gorman
 
1938 Jezebel
Huger
 
1937 The Sheik Steps Out (uncredited)
 
1937 High, Wide, and Handsome
Mr. Stark
 
1937 Armored Car
Walinsky
 
1937 Join the Marines
Col. Leonard
 
1936 General Spanky
Simmons
 
1936 Down to the Sea
Alex Fotakis
 
1936 Hearts in Bondage
Secretary of War Sumner Gideon Welles
 
1936 Dracula's Daughter
Sandor
 
1936 Special Agent K-7
Lester Owens
 
1936 The House of a Thousand Candles
Anton Sebastian
 
1936 Don't Gamble with Love
Rick Collins
 
1935 Three Kids and a Queen
Kraft
 
1935 Special Agent
U.S. District Attorney
 
1934 The Silver Streak
Bronte
 
1934 I Am a Thief
Count Carlo Trentini
 
1934 Cleopatra
Apollodorus
 
1934 British Agent
Sergei Pavlov
 
1934 Ela Foi uma Dama
Marco
 
1934 Return of the Terror
Burke
 
1934 Such Women Are Dangerous
Stanley
 
1934 Fog Over Frisco
Jake Bellow
 
1933 The Right to Romance
Dr. Beck
 
1933 I'm No Angel
Bob - Clayton's Attorney (uncredited)
 
1933 Night Flight
Dr. Decosta
 
1933 Before Dawn
Police Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1933 The Story of Temple Drake
Lee Goodwin
 
1933 King of the Jungle
Corey
 
1933 Oliver Twist
Fagin
 
1933 The Woman Accused
District Attorney Clark
 
1933 The Mysterious Rider
Cliff Harkness
 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
Albert Griswold
 
1933 Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
 
1932 Madame Butterfly
Yomadori
 
1932 Wild Girl
Rufe Waters
 
1932 Strange Justice
L.D. Waters
 
1932 The Painted Woman
Robert Dunn, Lawyer
 
1932 Westward Passage
Harry Ottendorf
 
1932 Forgotten Commandments
Prof. Marinoff
 
1932 The Miracle Man
Henry Holmes
 
1932 Two Kinds of Women
Senator Krull
 
1931 The Cheat
Hardy Livingstone
 
1931 The Road to Reno
Robert Millet
 
1931 An American Tragedy
District Attorney Orville Mason
 
1931 Murder by the Clock
Philip Endicott
 
1930 The Right to Love
Caleb Evans
 
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1954 Day of Triumph
 
1953 Martin Luther
 
1951 Santa Fe
 
1950 Destination Moon
 
1950 Quicksand
 
1950 The Great Rupert
 
1949 Without Honor
 
1948 Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
 
1948 The Miracle of the Bells
 
1947 Something in the Wind
 
1947 They Won't Believe Me
 
1946 Temptation
 
1946 O.S.S.
 
1946 The Bride Wore Boots
 
1946 Colonel Effingham's Raid
 
1946 Tomorrow Is Forever
 
1945 A Medal for Benny
 
1944 And Now Tomorrow
 
1943 Happy Land
 
1943 The Moon Is Down
 
1942 Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
 
1942 The Pied Piper
 
1942 Secret Agent of Japan
 
1941 Swamp Water (uncredited)
 
1941 Dance Hall
 
1941 Hudson's Bay
 
1940 The Man I Married
 
1940 Earthbound
 
1939 The Great Commandment
 
1937 The Duke Comes Back
 
1937 The Sheik Steps Out
 
1937 Larceny on the Air
 
1936 Beware of Ladies
 
1936 The Gentleman from Louisiana
 
1935 She
 
1933 Before Dawn
 
1932 The Most Dangerous Game
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1941 Swamp Water (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1941 Swamp Water (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1951 This Is Korea! (documentary)
Narrator
 
1942 The Battle of Midway (documentary short)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

served for many years on the advisory board of the Theatre Guild of New York.

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Played Fagin in Monogram Pictures' low-budget version of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. His reviews were mixed. See more »

Star Sign:

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