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Walter Pidgeon(1897-1984)

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Walter Pidgeon, 1936.
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Walter Pidgeon, a handsome, tall and dark-haired man, began his career studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He then did theater, mainly stage musicals. He went to Hollywood in the early 1920s, where he made silent films, including Mannequin (1926) and Sumuru (1927). When talkies arrived, Pidgeon made some musicals, but he never received top billing or recognition in these. In 1937 MGM put him under contract, but only in supporting roles and "the other man" roles, such as in Saratoga (1937) opposite Jean Harlow and Clark Gable and in The Girl of the Golden West (1938) opposite Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. Although these two films were big successes, Pidgeon was overlooked for his contributions to them. MGM lent him out to Fox, where he finally had top billing, in How Green Was My Valley (1941). When he returned to MGM the studio tried to give him bigger roles, and he was cast opposite his frequent co-star Greer Garson. However, Garson seemed to come up on top in Blossoms in the Dust (1941) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), although Pidgeon did receive an Academy Award nomination for his role in the latter film.

Pidgeon remained with MGM through the mid-'50s, making films like Dream Wife (1953) and Hit the Deck (1955) with Jane Powell and old pal Gene Raymond. In 1956 Pidgeon left the movies to do some work in the theater, but he returned to film in 1961.

Pidgeon retired from acting in 1977. He suffered from several strokes that eventually led to his death in 1984.
BornSeptember 23, 1897
DiedSeptember 25, 1984(87)
BornSeptember 23, 1897
DiedSeptember 25, 1984(87)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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June Collyer and Walter Pidgeon in Woman Wise (1928)
Walter Pidgeon in Woman Wise (1928)
Walter Pidgeon and Vivienne Segal in Bride of the Regiment (1930)
Montagu Love, Billie Dove, Mary Forbes, and Walter Pidgeon in Her Private Life (1929)
Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon in Turn Back the Hours (1928)
Fred Kelsey, Walter Pidgeon, and Lloyd Whitlock in The 13th Juror (1927)
Montagu Love, Sidney Blackmer, Leatrice Joy, and Walter Pidgeon in A Most Immoral Lady (1929)
June Collyer and Walter Pidgeon in Woman Wise (1928)
Walter Pidgeon and Eve Southern in Clothes Make the Woman (1928)
Billie Dove and Walter Pidgeon in Her Private Life (1929)
Billie Dove and Walter Pidgeon in Her Private Life (1929)
Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon in Bride of the Regiment (1930)

Known for

Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet
7.5
  • Dr. Morbius
  • 1956
Joan Bennett, George Sanders, and Walter Pidgeon in Man Hunt (1941)
Man Hunt
7.2
  • Captain Alan Thorndike
  • 1941
Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif in Funny Girl (1968)
Funny Girl
7.3
  • Florenz Ziegfeld
  • 1968
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Mrs. Miniver
7.6
  • Clem Miniver
  • 1942

Credits

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Actor

  • Sextette (1977)
    Sextette
  • Charlton Heston, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, David Groh, Marilyn Hassett, David Janssen, Brock Peters, and Walter Pidgeon in Two-Minute Warning (1976)
    Two-Minute Warning
  • John Savage and Gig Young in Gibbsville (1976)
    Gibbsville
  • Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, and Augustus von Schumacher in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
  • Ellery Queen (1975)
    Ellery Queen
  • The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
    The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
  • Farrah Fawcett and Robert Stack in Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
    Murder on Flight 502
  • You Lie So Deep, My Love (1975)
    You Lie So Deep, My Love
  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show (1974)
    The Girl on the Late, Late Show
  • Live Again, Die Again (1974)
    Live Again, Die Again
  • Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick in The Snoop Sisters (1972)
    The Snoop Sisters
  • James Coburn in Harry in Your Pocket (1973)
    Harry in Your Pocket
  • Yellow-Headed Summer (1973)
    Yellow-Headed Summer
    • (rumored)
  • Ernest Borgnine, Ben Gazzara, Yvette Mimieux, and Walter Pidgeon in The Neptune Factor (1973)
    The Neptune Factor
  • Skyjacked (1972)
    Skyjacked

Soundtrack

  • Lesley Ann Warren in Cinderella (1965)
    Cinderella
  • Tab Hunter and Jane Powell in Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)
    Meet Me in St. Louis
    • (uncredited)
  • Paul Newman and Anne Francis in The Rack (1956)
    The Rack
    • ("The Last Time I Saw Paris", uncredited)
  • The Miniver Story (1950)
    The Miniver Story
    • (uncredited)
  • The Red Danube (1949)
    The Red Danube
    • (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Greer Garson, Peter Lawford, and Walter Pidgeon in Julia Misbehaves (1948)
    Julia Misbehaves
    • (uncredited)
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Mrs. Parkington (1944)
    Mrs. Parkington
    • (uncredited)
  • Madame Curie (1943)
    Madame Curie
    • ("Auprès de ma Blonde", uncredited)
  • Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon in White Cargo (1942)
    White Cargo
    • (uncredited)
  • Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind Russell in Design for Scandal (1941)
    Design for Scandal
    • ("Wonderful One" (1923), "Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built For Two)" (1892), uncredited)
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
    Blossoms in the Dust
    • (uncredited)
  • Virginia Bruce and Walter Pidgeon in Stronger Than Desire (1939)
    Stronger Than Desire
    • (uncredited)
  • Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Freddie Bartholomew, and Walter Pidgeon in Listen, Darling (1938)
    Listen, Darling
    • ("On the Bumpy Road to Love" (1938), "Ten Pins in the Sky" (1938))
  • Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Rosalind Russell, and Franchot Tone in Man-Proof (1938)
    Man-Proof
    • ("On a Sunday Afternoon" (1935), uncredited)
  • Kiss Me Again (1931)
    Kiss Me Again
    • (uncredited)

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Personal details

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    • September 23, 1897
    • Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
    • September 25, 1984
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(stroke)
    • December 12, 1931 - September 25, 1984 (his death)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Starred in a pilot called "Grandparents" about an elderly couple who must raise their grandchildren after the deaths of their parents.
  • Publicity listings
    • 11 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His first wife Edna died in 1921 while giving birth to their daughter, whom Mr. Pidgeon also named Edna. His widowed mother Hannah moved out to California to help care for his daughter. She lived there for the next 38 years, dying at the age of 94.
  • Quotes
    [on Hollywood] It was like an expensive, beautifully-run fan club. You didn't need to carry money. Your face was your credit card--all over the world.
    • Funny Girl
      (1968)
      $40,000

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