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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brock Peters to Jonathan Prince
Walter Pidgeon Biography (1897-1984)
Born September 23, 1897, in East St. John, NB, Canada; died September 25, 1984, at St. John's Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA, of complications followinga series of strokes; married Edna Pickles (died); married Ruth Walker; children: Edna Aitkens.
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- September 23, 1897
- East St. John, NB, Canada
- Death Details
- September 25, 1984
- Santa Monica, California, United States
Famous Works
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Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--You Can Never Tell, Copley Players, Boston, MA, 1924.
- NEW YORK DEBUT--Puzzles, 1925.
- LONDON DEBUT--At Home, 1925.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Sheridan Warren, No More Ladies, Morosco, NY, 1934.
- Herbert Gray, Something Gay, Morosco, NY, 1935.
- Guts Regan, The Night of January 16, Ambassador, NY, 1935.
- Leon Nordoff, There's Wisdom in Women, Cort, NY, 1935.
- Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, The Happiest Millionaire, Lyceum, NY, 1956.
- Nat Miller, Take Me Along, Shubert, NY, 1959.
- Frank Michaelson, Take Her, She's Mine, 1964.
- Oliver Jordan, Dinner at Eight, Alvin, NY, 1966.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Big Brown Eyes, 1936.
- Saratoga, 1937.
- The Girl of the Golden West, 1938.
- The Gorilla, 1939.
- Nick Carter: Master Detective, 1939.
- Man Hunt, 1941.
- How Green Was My Valley, 1941.
- Blossoms in the Dust, 1941.
- Mrs. Miniver, 1942.
- White Cargo, 1942.
- Madame Curie, 1943.
- Youngest Profession, 1943.
- Mrs. Parkington, 1944.
- Weekend at the Waldorf, 1945.
- Holiday in Mexico, 1946.
- Secret Heart, 1946.
- If Winter Comes, 1947.
- Julia Misbehaves, 1948.
- Command Decision, 1948.
- That Forsythe Woman, 1949.
- Red Danube, 1949.
- The Miniver Story, 1950.
- Calling Bulldog Drummond, 1951.
- Unknown Man, 1951.
- The Sellout, 1952.
- Million Dollar Mermaid, 1952.
- The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952.
- Scandal at Scourie, 1953.
- Dream Wife, 1953.
- Executive Suite, 1954.
- Forbidden Planet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Buena Vista, 1961.
- Big Red, Buena Vista, 1962.
- Advise and Consent, Columbia, 1962.
- Warning Shot, Paramount, 1967.
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