A well known character actor, Vigran was originally a law school graduate. He later chose to pursue acting, and performed in hundreds of radio shows with the likes of Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante. He appeared frequently as various villains on the television series Adventures of Superman (1952), and made several guest appearances on television series like The Brady Bunch (1969) and I Love Lucy (1951).
Known For
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1954)
Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
Gypsy
(1962)
Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
Herbie Rides Again
(1974)
Window Washer
White Christmas
(1954)
Novello (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951)
Stillwell (uncredited)
Charlotte's Web
(1973)
Lurvy (voice)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Reporter (uncredited)
Send Me No Flowers
(1964)
TV Announcer (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Danny Oly
Support Your Local Gunfighter
(1971)
Fat
The Errand Boy
(1961)
Cigar Smoker in Elevator
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Man on Train (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
(1943)
Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(1964)
Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Happy Landing
(1934)
Radio Operator
Redhead
(1934)
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Skybound
(1935)
Grant the Mechanic
The Mystery Man
(1935)
Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
(1939)
Orderly (uncredited)
It All Came True
(1940)
Monks
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
(1940)
Reporter (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance
(1940)
Omaha Reporter
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
Behind the News
(1940)
Reporter #1 on Phone
Hold That Woman!
(1940)
Furniture Company Repossessor
Redhead
(1941)
Morocco Club bartender
City of Missing Girls
(1941)
Danny Mason
Reg'lar Fellers
(1941)
Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer
Murder by Invitation
(1941)
Eddie Stats, photographer
New York Town
(1941)
Barker (uncredited)
Who's a Dummy?
(1941)
Secrets of a Co-Ed
(1942)
Soapy
The Great Gildersleeve
(1942)
George, the jeweller
Pardon My Sarong
(1942)
Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
(1942)
Player (Uncredited)
The Payoff
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Orderly (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
(1943)
Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
The Ghost Ship
(1943)
Chief Engineer
Her Adventurous Night
(1946)
Cop #2 (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Burning Cross
(1947)
Jim Todd
All My Sons
(1948)
Wertheimer (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
(1948)
Reporter
The Noose Hangs High
(1948)
Coat Thief (uncredited)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
(1948)
Man in Subway (uncredited)
The Judge
(1949)
Reporter with pipe
And Baby Makes Three
(1949)
Woodley
House of Strangers
(1949)
Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)
Side Street
(1950)
News Photographer
Appointment with Danger
(1950)
Policeman
Hunt the Man Down
(1950)
Collins' Aide (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
(1951)
Lt. Daggett
Behave Yourself!
(1951)
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Racket
(1951)
Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
Night Into Morning
(1951)
Joe - the Bartender
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951)
Stillwell (uncredited)
The Star
(1952)
Roy
Somebody Loves Me
(1952)
Lipscott
Oklahoma Annie
(1952)
Otto
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Just for You
(1952)
George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)
The Rose Bowl Story
(1952)
Rugger Grady
The Devil and John Q
(1952)
John Q.
So This Is Love
(1953)
Club M.C.
Never Wave at a WAC
(1953)
Photographer
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Man on Train (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
(1954)
Sergeant Sam Hanlon
White Christmas
(1954)
Novello (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
(1954)
Rocco McDoakes (uncredited)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1954)
Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
Lucky Me
(1954)
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Dragnet
(1954)
Mr. Archer
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
Nashby (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados
(1955)
Coroner (bit)
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Matt, a Saloon Patron
I Died a Thousand Times
(1955)
Art (uncredited)
Illegal
(1955)
Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
A Cry in the Night
(1956)
Jensen
Calling Homicide
(1956)
Ray Engel
That Certain Feeling
(1956)
TV Director
Three for Jamie Dawn
(1956)
Mr. Robbins
World Without End
(1956)
Reporter (uncredited)
Our Miss Brooks
(1956)
Herb
Uranium Boom
(1956)
Hotel Desk Clerk
You Can't Run Away from It
(1956)
Detective
The Midnight Story
(1957)
Charlie Cuneo
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Finney
The Vampire
(1957)
Sgt. George Ryan
The Edge of Innocence
(1957)
The Wayward Girl
(1957)
Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
(1957)
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Public Pigeon No. 1
(1957)
Club Manager
Gunsight Ridge
(1957)
R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
The Gun Runners
(1958)
Freddy (uncredited)
The Cry Baby Killer
(1958)
John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
(1958)
Bartender (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
(1958)
Sergeant
Party Girl
(1958)
Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Plunderers of Painted Flats
(1959)
Mr. Perry
Go, Johnny, Go!
(1959)
Bill Barnett
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
(1959)
Mr. McCloy (voice)
Bells Are Ringing
(1960)
Barney Lampwick
The Errand Boy
(1961)
Cigar Smoker in Elevator
What's My Lion?
(1961)
Narrator (voice)
Period of Adjustment
(1962)
Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Gypsy
(1962)
Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
The Brass Bottle
(1964)
Eddie
Send Me No Flowers
(1964)
TV Announcer (uncredited)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(1964)
Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
Jan & Dean: On the Run
(1966)
Harry
The Reluctant Astronaut
(1967)
NASA Doctor
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Danny Oly
My Dog the Thief
(1969)
Helicopter Mechanic
The Day of the Wolves
(1971)
The Realtor
Support Your Local Gunfighter
(1971)
Fat
Inside O.U.T.
(1971)
Harry
Emergency!
(1972)
Committee Chairman
Charlotte's Web
(1973)
Lurvy (voice)
Chase
(1973)
Benji
(1974)
Lt. Ted Samuels
Herbie Rides Again
(1974)
Window Washer
The Loneliest Runner
(1976)
Guard
Every Girl Should Have One
(1978)
Ambrose
The Flintstones: Little Big League
(1978)
Judge Shale (voice)
Getting Wasted
(1980)
Mr. Kramer
First Monday in October
(1981)
Justice Ambrose Quincy
I Was a Mail Order Bride
(1982)
Casey
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
(1985)
Hopps