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Walter Pidgeon

1897 - 1984

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Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. A major leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, known for his "portrayals of men who prove both sturdy and wise," Pidgeon earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, for his roles in Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943). Pidgeon also starred in many other notable films, such as How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Forbidden Planet (1956), Executive Suite (1954), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), Advise & Consent (1962), Funny Girl (1968), and Harry in Your Pocket (1973). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Pidgeon is the 2,777th most popular actor (up from 3,301st in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Canada (up from 258th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Walter Pidgeon ranks 2,777 out of 13,578. Before him are Elisha Cuthbert, Michael Winslow, James Denton, Elizabeth Banks, Adile Naşit, and Morena Baccarin. After him are Pierre Blanchar, Corbin Bleu, William Katt, Vera Alentova, Ryan Phillippe, and Jamel Debbouze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Walter Pidgeon ranks 166. Before him are Friedrich Schulz, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Erwin von Lahousen, Natacha Rambova, Gunta Stölzl, and Camillo Berneri. After him are Horace McCoy, Levon Mirzoyan, André Marie, Paul Gallico, Pavel Batov, and Kurt Feldt. Among people deceased in 1984, Walter Pidgeon ranks 122. Before him are Tim, Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Richard E. Bellman, Kenneth Arnold, Big Mama Thornton, and Maximilian Fretter-Pico. After him are Ken Armstrong, Fazıl Küçük, Blagoje Marjanović, Uwe Johnson, Louis Lansana Beavogui, and Viktor Chukarin.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Walter Pidgeon ranks 239 out of 1,622. Before him are Raymond Massey (1896), Garth Hudson (1937), Joe Clark (1939), Hume Cronyn (1911), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), and Elisha Cuthbert (1982). After him are Harold Russell (1914), René Lévesque (1922), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), Conrad Black (1944), Bobby Hull (1939), and Jean Béliveau (1931).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Walter Pidgeon ranks 62. Before him are Chief Dan George (1899), Florence Lawrence (1886), James Doohan (1920), Raymond Massey (1896), Hume Cronyn (1911), and Elisha Cuthbert (1982). After him are Neve Campbell (1973), Arthur Hill (1922), Kenneth Welsh (1942), John Kricfalusi (1955), Michael Wincott (1958), and Colleen Dewhurst (1924).

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