Born: September 23, 1897, New Brunswick, Canada. Height 6' 2"
Died: September 25, 1984, Santa Monica, California, USA

Walter Pidgeon tall, dark haired man began his career studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He then did theatre, mainly stage musicals. He went to Hollywood in the early 1920s where he made silent films, such as Mannequin (1925) and The Girl from R�o (1927).

When talkies arrived, Pidgeon made some early talkie musicals, but never received top-billing or recognition. In 1937, MGM put Walter 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 the 2 films were big successes, Pidgeon was overlooked for his contribution to the films. MGM loaned him out to Fox where he finally had top billing in How "Green Was My Valley" (1941). When he returned to MGM, they tried to give him bigger roles and cast him opposite frequent co-star, Greer Garson. But Greer seemed to come up on top in, Blossom in the Dust (1941) and "Mrs. Miniver" (1942). Although, Pidgeon did receive and Oscar nomination for his role in "Mrs. Miniver."

He remained with MGM till the mid-1950s, making films like, "Dream Wife" (1953) and Hit the Deck (1955) with 'Jane Powell' and old pal, Gene Raymond. In 1956, he left the movies to do some theatre, but returned in 1961. He retired in 1977.

Filmography:

1. 1926 Mannequin
2. 1926 Marriage License?
3. 1926 Miss Nobody
4. 1926 Old Loves and New
5. 1926 The Outsider
6. 1927 The Girl From Rio
7. 1927 The Gorilla
8. 1927 The Heart Of Salome
9. 1927 Sumuru
10. 1927 The Thirteenth Juror
11. 1928 Clothes Make The Woman
12. 1928 The Gateway To The Moon
13. 1928 Melody Of Love
14. 1928 Turn Back The Hours
15. 1928 Woman Wise
16. 1929 Her Private Life
17. 1929 A Most Immoral Lady
18. 1929 The Voice Within
19. 1930 Bride Of The Regiment
20. 1930 Going Wild
21. 1930 Show Girl In Hollywood
22. 1930 Sweet Kitty Bellairs
23. 1930 Viennese Nights
24. 1931 The Gorilla
25. 1931 The Hot Heiress
26. 1931 Kiss Me Again
27. 1933 The Kiss Before The Mirror
28. 1933 Rockabye
29. 1934 Journal Of A Crime
30. 1936 Big Brown Eyes
31. 1936 Fatal Lady
32. 1936 Girl Overboard
33. 1936 She's Dangerous
34. 1937 As Good As Married
35. 1937 A Girl With Ideas
36. 1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich
37. 1937 Saratoga
38. 1938 The Girl Of The Golden West
39. 1938 Listen, Darling
40. 1938 Man-Proof
41. 1938 The Shopworn Angel
42. 1938 Too Hot To Handle
43. 1939 Nick Carter-Master Detective
44. 1939 Six Thousand Enemies
45. 1939 Society Lawyer
46. 1939 Stronger Than Desire
47. 1940 Dark Command
48. 1940 Flight Command
49. 1940 The House Across The Bay
50. 1940 It's A Date
51. 1940 Phantom Raiders
52. 1940 Sky Murder
53. 1941 Blossoms In The Dust
54. 1941 Design For Scandal
55. 1941 How Green Was My Valley
56. 1941 Man Hunt
57. 1942 Mrs. Miniver
58. 1942 White Cargo
59. 1943 Madame Curie
60. 1943 The Youngest Profession
61. 1944 Mrs. Parkington
62. 1945 Weekend At The Waldorf
63. 1946 Holiday In Mexico
64. 1946 The secret Heart
65. 1947 Cass Timberlane
66. 1947 If Winter Comes
67. 1948 Command Decision
68. 1948 Julia Misbehaves
69. 1949 The Red Danube
70. 1949 That Forsyte Woman
71. 1950 The Miniver Story
72. 1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond
73. 1951 Quo Vadis? (voice only)
74. 1951 Soldiers Three
75. 1951 The Unknown Man
76. 1952 The Bad And The Beautiful
77. 1952 The Hoaxters (voice only)
78. 1952 Million Dollar Mermaid
79. 1952 The Sellout
80. 1953 Dream Wife
81. 1953 Scandal At Scourie
82. 1954 Deep In My Heart
83. 1954 Executive Suite
84. 1954 The Last Time I Saw Paris
85. 1954 Men Of The Fighting Lady
86. 1955 The Glass Slipper (voice only)
87. 1955 Hit The Deck
88. 1956 Forbidden Planet -- Professor Morbius
89. 1956 The Rack
90. 1956 These Wilder Years
91. 1961 Voyage to The Bottom Of The Sea
92. 1962 Advise And Consent
93. 1962 Big Red
94. 1962 Il Giorno Pi� Corto
95. 1962 I Due Colonnelli
96. 1967 Warning Shot
97. 1968 Funny Girl
98. 1968 A Qualsiasi Prezzo
99. 1969 Rascal (voice only)
100. 1969 Sumuru
101. 1972 Skyjacked
102. 1973 Harry In Your Pocket
103. 1973 The Neptune Factor
104. 1974 Yellow-Headed Summer
105. 1976 Two Minute Warning
106. 1976 Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
107. 1978 Sextette

Walter Pidgeon has also made 8 Notable TV guest appearances, starting in 1958 and ending in 1975

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