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Irving Pichel(1891-1954)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Irving Pichel in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Irving Pichel was born on 24 June 1891 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Destination Moon (1950), Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) and The Most Dangerous Game (1932). He was previously married to Violette Wilson. He died on 13 July 1954 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 24, 1891
DiedJuly 13, 1954(63)
BornJune 24, 1891
DiedJuly 13, 1954(63)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations

Photos46

Kay Francis and Irving Pichel in British Agent (1934)
Ruth Chatterton and Irving Pichel in The Right to Love (1930)
Phillips Holmes, Charles Middleton, and Irving Pichel in An American Tragedy (1931)
Nancy Carroll, John Halliday, and Irving Pichel in The Woman Accused (1933)
Irving Pichel and Irene Purcell in Westward Passage (1932)
Ruth Chatterton and Irving Pichel in The Right to Love (1930)
David Manners, Robert Parrish, Irving Pichel, and Dannie Mac Grant in The Right to Love (1930)
Ruth Chatterton and Irving Pichel in The Right to Love (1930)
Irving Pichel and Robert Wilcox in Gambling Ship (1938)
Tallulah Bankhead, Loretta Andrews, Barbara Brown, Bess Flowers, Jack Gargan, Victor Kilian, Ethelreda Leopold, Harold Miller, Patsy Moran, Irving Pichel, Ronald R. Rondell, Benny Rubin, and Bee Stevens in The Cheat (1931)
Gloria Holden, Otto Kruger, and Irving Pichel in Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Paul Fix, David Oliver, Irving Pichel, and Robert Wilcox in Armored Car (1937)

Known for

Destination Moon (1950)
Destination Moon
6.3
  • Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon(uncredited)
  • 1950
Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert, and George Brent in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
Tomorrow Is Forever
7.3
  • Radio Commentator(voice, uncredited)
  • 1946
Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, and Fay Wray in The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
The Most Dangerous Game
7.1
  • Director
  • 1932
Gloria Holden in Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Dracula's Daughter
6.3
  • Sandor
  • 1936

Credits

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Actor

  • Martin Luther (1953)
    Martin Luther
    • Brueck
    • 1953
  • Randolph Scott and Janis Carter in Santa Fe (1951)
    Santa Fe
    • Harned
    • 1951
  • Destination Moon (1950)
    Destination Moon
    • Off Screen Narrator of Woody Woodpecker Cartoon (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Peter Lorre, Mickey Rooney, Barbara Bates, and Jeanne Cagney in Quicksand (1950)
    Quicksand
    • Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Great Rupert (1950)
    The Great Rupert
    • Puzzled Pedestrian (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • A Voice in the Wilderness
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 1949
  • Laraine Day and Franchot Tone in Without Honor (1949)
    Without Honor
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1949
  • John Wayne, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, and Ben Johnson in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Deanna Durbin, John Dall, and Donald O'Connor in Something in the Wind (1947)
    Something in the Wind
    • Dynamo Dan (voice, uncredited)
    • 1947
  • They Won't Believe Me (1947)
    They Won't Believe Me
    • Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Cummings, and Diana Lynn in The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
    The Bride Wore Boots
    • Steeplechase Announcer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Orson Welles, Claudette Colbert, and George Brent in Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
    Tomorrow Is Forever
    • Radio Commentator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
    Know Your Ally: Britain
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 1944
  • Randolph Scott, Bob Burns, Jane Hale, Gypsy Rose Lee, Wanda McKay, Dinah Shore, and Charles Winninger in Belle of the Yukon (1944)
    Belle of the Yukon
    • Narrator (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • December 7th (1943)
    December 7th
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1943

Director

  • Day of Triumph (1954)
    Day of Triumph
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Martin Luther (1953)
    Martin Luther
    • Director
    • 1953
  • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
    The Bigelow Theatre
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1951
  • Randolph Scott and Janis Carter in Santa Fe (1951)
    Santa Fe
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
    Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1950
  • Destination Moon (1950)
    Destination Moon
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Peter Lorre, Mickey Rooney, Barbara Bates, and Jeanne Cagney in Quicksand (1950)
    Quicksand
    • Director
    • 1950
  • The Great Rupert (1950)
    The Great Rupert
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Laraine Day and Franchot Tone in Without Honor (1949)
    Without Honor
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
    Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Frank Sinatra, Fred MacMurray, and Alida Valli in The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
    The Miracle of the Bells
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Deanna Durbin, John Dall, and Donald O'Connor in Something in the Wind (1947)
    Something in the Wind
    • Director
    • 1947
  • They Won't Believe Me (1947)
    They Won't Believe Me
    • Director
    • 1947
  • George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas, and Merle Oberon in Temptation (1946)
    Temptation
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald in O.S.S. (1946)
    O.S.S.
    • Director
    • 1946

Producer

  • Anne Baxter, Walter Brennan, and Walter Huston in Swamp Water (1941)
    Swamp Water
    • producer
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • June 24, 1891
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 1954
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Violette Wilson? - July 13, 1954 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    (July 2 to 11, 1925) He directed Henrik Ibsen's play, "Peer Gynt," in a Pasadena Playhouse production at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Gilmor Brown was artistic director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Articles

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