Acting
Walter Pidgeon
- Titles
- 127movies19TV shows
- Career
Active from 1926 to 1989, with a break from 1976 to 1988, busiest in 1937 and 1940 with 6 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 78top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Executive Suite86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.7
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Romance5.0average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.4
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
- Violence2.9, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Class Conflict 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Historical Romance 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Character Study 3
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Family Saga 3
- Melancholy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Greer GarsonActorMrs. Miniver, Mrs. Parkington, Blossoms in the Dust, Madame Curie, The Miniver Story, +3 more
George J. FolseyCinematographerForbidden Planet, Million Dollar Mermaid, Executive Suite, Deep in My Heart, Hit the Deck, +3 more
Joseph RuttenbergCinematographerMrs. Miniver, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Mrs. Parkington, Madame Curie, The Miniver Story, +3 more
Myrna LoyActorToo Hot to Handle, Turn Back the Hours, Meet Me in St. Louis, Man-Proof, Bride of the Regiment
Peter LawfordActorAdvise & Consent, The Red Danube, Mrs. Parkington, Julia Misbehaves, How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Reginald OwenActorMrs. Miniver, If Winter Comes, The Miniver Story, Julia Misbehaves, White Cargo- HHarold F. KressEditorMrs. Miniver, Command Decision, Madame Curie, The Rack, The Miniver Story
Van JohnsonActorCommand Decision, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Men of the Fighting Lady, Week-End at the Waldorf
Edward ArnoldActorCommand Decision, Mrs. Parkington, Week-End at the Waldorf, Design for Scandal
Samuel S. HindsActorBlossoms in the Dust, A Girl with Ideas, Fatal Lady, It's a Date
Barry SullivanActorThe Bad and the Beautiful, The Unknown Man, House on Greenapple Road, The Hoaxters
Rita JohnsonActorNick Carter, Master Detective, 6,000 Enemies, My Dear Miss Aldrich, Stronger Than Desire
Movies and TV shows
1321990s
1 title
as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
1 title
as Captain Alan Thorndike (stills from Man Hunt)
1970s
18 titles · average score 55
as (archive footage)
as The Pickpocket
as Uncle Joe Padway
as Thomas Carmichael
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Dr. Samuel Andrews
as Casey
TV show · as Keith Follett
as Amos Larkin
as Sen. Arne Lindner
as Dr. Max van Condon
as Mayor Jack Parker
1960s
18 titles · average score 61
as Florenz Ziegfeld
as Herbert Cummings
as Lewis Gannet
as King
TV show · as Leo Roland
TV show · as Lord Dunsmore
as Colonello Henderson
TV show · as B.G. Perkins
as James Haggin
as Senate Majority Leader
as Admiral Harriman Nelson
TV show · as Dr. Charles Priest
1950s
25 titles · average score 61
as Dr. Edward Morbius
as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
as James Rayburn
as James Ellswirth
as Cmdr. Dowling
as Walter McBride
as Harry Pebbel
as Frederick Kellerman
as Haven D. Allridge
as Dwight Bradley Masen
as Col. Brunswick
as Clem Miniver
1940s
24 titles · average score 64
as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
as William Sylvester Packett
as Mark Sabre
as Chip Collyer
as Major Augustus Parkington
as Pierre Curie
as Clem Miniver
as Mr. Gruffydd
as Captain Alan Thorndike
as Sam Gladney
as William 'Will' Cantrell
1930s
29 titles · average score 62
as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
as Christopher Durant
as Steve Donegan
as Tyler Flagg
as Bill Dennis
as Sam Bailey
as Sheriff Jack Rance
as Ken Morley
as Dr. Scott Logan
as Paul Stacey
as Richard Morey
as 'Ace' Benton
1920s
16 titles
as Ned Thayer
as Tony Williams
as Philip Drake
as Victor Trent
as Jack Clark
as United States Consul
as Arthur Wyatt
as Paul Sinclair
as Stevens
as Monte Carroll
as Clyde Lord Geradine
as Martin Innesbrook