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
63/100
- 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
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.7
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Wholesome4.4average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.3
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
- Dark Humor1.5, average 2.8
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Historical Romance 4
- Class Conflict 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Family Saga 3
- Strong Female Lead 3
- Melancholy 3
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Historical Conflict 3
- Character Study 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Greer GarsonActorMrs. Miniver, Blossoms in the Dust, Madame Curie, That Forsyte Woman, The Miniver Story, +3 more
Joseph RuttenbergCinematographerMrs. Miniver, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Madame Curie, That Forsyte Woman, The Miniver Story, +3 more
George J. FolseyCinematographerForbidden Planet, Executive Suite, Deep in My Heart, Men of the Fighting Lady, Hit the Deck, +3 more
Peter LawfordActorAdvise & Consent, The Red Danube, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Mrs. Parkington, Julia Misbehaves
Reginald OwenActorMrs. Miniver, If Winter Comes, The Miniver Story, Julia Misbehaves, White Cargo
Myrna LoyActorToo Hot to Handle, Meet Me in St. Louis, Turn Back the Hours, Bride of the Regiment, Man-Proof- HHarold F. KressEditorMrs. Miniver, Command Decision, Madame Curie, The Miniver Story, The Rack
Barry SullivanActorThe Bad and the Beautiful, House on Greenapple Road, The Hoaxters, The Unknown Man
Rita JohnsonActorNick Carter, Master Detective, My Dear Miss Aldrich, Stronger Than Desire, 6,000 Enemies
Janet LeighActorThe Red Danube, House on Greenapple Road, If Winter Comes, That Forsyte Woman
Edward ArnoldActorWeek-End at the Waldorf, Command Decision, Mrs. Parkington, Design for Scandal
Van JohnsonActorThe Last Time I Saw Paris, Men of the Fighting Lady, Week-End at the Waldorf, Command Decision
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
39
as The Pickpocket
70
as (archive footage)
as Uncle Joe Padway
as Thomas Carmichael
83
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
37
as Dr. Samuel Andrews
55
as Casey
76
TV show · as Keith Follett
66
as Amos Larkin
48
as Sen. Arne Lindner
as Dr. Max van Condon
71
as Mayor Jack Parker
1960s
18 titles · average score 61
84
as Florenz Ziegfeld
as Herbert Cummings
56
as Lewis Gannet
71
as King
65
TV show · as Leo Roland
47
TV show · as Lord Dunsmore
73
as Colonello Henderson
68
TV show · as B.G. Perkins
55
as James Haggin
79
as Senate Majority Leader
49
as Admiral Harriman Nelson
63
TV show · as Dr. Charles Priest
1950s
25 titles · average score 62
81
as Dr. Edward Morbius
61
as Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.
61
as James Rayburn
50
as James Ellswirth
53
as Cmdr. Dowling
57
as Walter McBride
79
as Harry Pebbel
58
as Frederick Kellerman
43
as Col. Brunswick
52
as Dwight Bradley Masen
42
as Major Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
63
as Clem Miniver
1940s
24 titles · average score 64
66
as Col. Michael S. 'Hooky' Nicobar
63
as le jeune Jolyon Forsyte
72
as Major General Roland Goodlow Kane
65
as Chris Matthews
63
as Chip Collyer
50
as Major Augustus Parkington
74
as Pierre Curie
79
as Clem Miniver
82
as Mr. Gruffydd
79
as Captain Alan Thorndike
50
as Sam Gladney
83
as William 'Will' Cantrell
1930s
29 titles · average score 62
61
as Nicholas 'Nick' Carter, aka Robert Chalmers
58
as Christopher Durant
60
as Tyler Flagg
61
as Steve Donegan
63
as Bill Dennis
71
as Sam Bailey
58
as Sheriff Jack Rance
62
as Ken Morley
as Dr. Scott Logan
73
as Richard Morey
60
as Clay
64
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