Walter Pidgeon

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Walter Pidgeon
Pidgeon on Perry Mason (1963)
Born	Walter Davis Pidgeon (1897-09-23)September 23, 1897 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	September 25, 1984(1984-09-25) (aged 87) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Citizenship	British subject United States (from 1943)
Education	University of New Brunswick Boston Conservatory of Music
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1977
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Edna Muriel Pickles ​ ​ (m. 1919; died 1921)​ Ruth Walker ​ ​ (m. 1931)​
Children	1[1]
10th President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office 1952–1957
Preceded by	Ronald Reagan
Succeeded by	Leon Ames

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,"^[2] Pidgeon earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, for his roles in Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943).^[3]

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).

Aside from his acting career, Pidgeon served as the 10th President of the Screen Actors Guild, between 1952 and 1957. He received the Guild's Life Achievement Award in 1975, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, for his contributions to the motion picture industry.