CINEFILER

Herb Vigran

Born
June 5, 1910
Died
November 29, 1986
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)
Herbie Rides Again
(1974)
Window Washer
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Reporter (uncredited)
White Christmas
(1954)
Novello (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Danny Oly
Benji
(1974)
Lt. Ted Samuels
Charlotte's Web
(1973)
Lurvy (voice)
Send Me No Flowers
(1964)
TV Announcer (uncredited)
Gypsy
(1962)
Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Man on Train (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951)
Stillwell (uncredited)
The Racket
(1951)
Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
The Vampire
(1957)
Sgt. George Ryan
Support Your Local Gunfighter
(1971)
Fat
House of Strangers
(1949)
Man Next to Gino at Fight (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)
Cross-Country Romance
(1940)
Omaha Reporter
Two Girls on Broadway
(1940)
Reporter (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
It All Came True
(1940)
Monks
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Behind the News
(1940)
Reporter #1 on Phone
Hold That Woman!
(1940)
Furniture Company Repossessor
City of Missing Girls
(1941)
Danny Mason
Redhead
(1941)
Morocco Club bartender
New York Town
(1941)
Barker (uncredited)
Reg'lar Fellers
(1941)
Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer
Who's a Dummy?
(1941)
Murder by Invitation
(1941)
Eddie Stats, photographer
The Great Gildersleeve
(1942)
George, the jeweller
The Payoff
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Secrets of a Co-Ed
(1942)
Soapy
Pardon My Sarong
(1942)
Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
(1942)
Player (Uncredited)
The Ghost Ship
(1943)
Chief Engineer
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
(1943)
Orderly (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
(1943)
Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
Her Adventurous Night
(1946)
Cop #2 (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Burning Cross
(1947)
Jim Todd
All My Sons
(1948)
Wertheimer (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
(1948)
Coat Thief (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
(1948)
Reporter
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
(1948)
Man in Subway (uncredited)
House of Strangers
(1949)
Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)
And Baby Makes Three
(1949)
Woodley
The Judge
(1949)
Reporter with pipe
Side Street
(1950)
News Photographer
Appointment with Danger
(1950)
Policeman
Hunt the Man Down
(1950)
Collins' Aide (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!
(1951)
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
(1951)
Lt. Daggett
The Racket
(1951)
Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
(1951)
Stillwell (uncredited)
Night Into Morning
(1951)
Joe - the Bartender
The Rose Bowl Story
(1952)
Rugger Grady
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
(1952)
Otto
Somebody Loves Me
(1952)
Lipscott
The Star
(1952)
Roy
Just for You
(1952)
George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)
The Devil and John Q
(1952)
John Q.
So This Is Love
(1953)
Club M.C.
The Band Wagon
(1953)
Man on Train (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
(1953)
Photographer
Lucky Me
(1954)
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
(1954)
Sergeant Sam Hanlon
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
(1954)
Rocco McDoakes (uncredited)
White Christmas
(1954)
Novello (uncredited)
Dragnet
(1954)
Mr. Archer
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1954)
Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados
(1955)
Coroner (bit)
It's Always Fair Weather
(1955)
Nashby (uncredited)
At Gunpoint
(1955)
Matt, a Saloon Patron
Illegal
(1955)
Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
(1955)
Art (uncredited)
Our Miss Brooks
(1956)
Herb
World Without End
(1956)
Reporter (uncredited)
You Can't Run Away from It
(1956)
Detective
Calling Homicide
(1956)
Ray Engel
A Cry in the Night
(1956)
Jensen
That Certain Feeling
(1956)
TV Director
Three for Jamie Dawn
(1956)
Mr. Robbins
Uranium Boom
(1956)
Hotel Desk Clerk
The Edge of Innocence
(1957)
Gunsight Ridge
(1957)
R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
Public Pigeon No. 1
(1957)
Club Manager
The Vampire
(1957)
Sgt. George Ryan
The Helen Morgan Story
(1957)
Finney
The Midnight Story
(1957)
Charlie Cuneo
A Hatful of Rain
(1957)
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Wayward Girl
(1957)
Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
The Gun Runners
(1958)
Freddy (uncredited)
The Cry Baby Killer
(1958)
John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)
Party Girl
(1958)
Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
(1958)
Sergeant
The Notorious Mr. Monks
(1958)
Bartender (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)
Gypsy
(1962)
Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
(1962)
Christmas Caroler (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
The Flintstones: Little Big League
(1978)
Judge Shale (voice)
Every Girl Should Have One
(1978)
Ambrose
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
Data provided by TMDB