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Walter Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 –
September 25, 1984) was a Canada|Canadian actor.

Born near Saint John, New Brunswick, he began his
career by studying at the New England Conservatory
of Music in Boston, Massachusetts|Boston.  He made
several silent movies in the 1920s, then made some
early talkie musicals, then played second fiddle
to the main male star in such films as Saratoga
and The Girl of the Golden West.  It wasn't until
he starred in How Green Was My Valley that he
became well-known.

He starred opposite Greer Garson in Blossom in the
Dust and in Mrs. Miniver (for which he was
nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor). 
He was nominated again in 1944 for Madame Curie
(film)|Madame Curie, but he left Hollywood in the
mid-1950s for the stage. 

He retired fully in 1971, and died in Santa
Monica, California, in 1984. In accordance with
his wishes, his body was donated to the UCLA,
Medical School for medical research.

Pidgeon has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
at 6414 Hollywood Blvd.

See also: Canadian pioneers in early
Hollywood|Other Canadian pioneers in early
Hollywood