Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon was born on Sep 23, 1897 in Canada. Walter Pidgeon's big-screen debut came with Miss Nobody directed by Lambert Hillyer in 1926, strarring Bravo. Walter Pidgeon is known for Funny Girl directed by William Wyler, Barbra Streisand stars as Fanny Brice and Omar Sharif as Nick Arnstein. Walter Pidgeon has got 5 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Walter Pidgeon achieved is Screen Actors Guild Awards. The upcoming new movie Walter Pidgeon plays is Sextette which will be released on Mar 03, 1978.
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 Marisa, l'enfant volée (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 La belle cabaretière (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 Qu'elle était verte ma vallée (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 Les oubliés (1941) and Madame 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 La femme rêvée (1953) and La fille de l'amiral (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.
Birthday
Sep 23, 1897Place of Birth
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Known For
Awards
5 wins & 2 nominations
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