Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 5, 1910
Place of Birth:
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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Herb Vigran
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Agent (segment "Reckless Youth") |
| 1985 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Hopps (voice) |
| 1982 | I Was a Mail Order Bride | Casey |
| 1981 | First Monday in October | Justice Ambrose Quincy |
| 1980 | Getting Wasted | Mr. Kramer |
| 1978 | Every Girl Should Have One | Ambrose |
| 1978 | The Flintstones: Little Big League | Judge Shale (voice) |
| 1976 | The Loneliest Runner | Guard |
| 1976 | Hawmps! | Smitty |
| 1974 | Benji | Lt. Ted Samuels |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again | Window Washer |
| 1973 | Chase | |
| 1973 | Charlotte's Web | Lurvy (voice) |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Committee Chairman |
| 1972 | Cancel My Reservation | Roscoe Snagby |
| 1971 | Inside O.U.T. | Harry |
| 1971 | The Day of the Wolves | The Realtor |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Fat |
| 1969 | My Dog, the Thief | Helicopter Mechanic |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Danny Oly |
| 1968 | Carnival Nights | Policeman |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Astronaut | NASA Doctor |
| 1966 | Jan & Dean: On the Run | Harry |
| 1964 | Send Me No Flowers | TV Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle | Eddie |
| 1962 | Period of Adjustment | Christmas Caroler (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | What's My Lion? | Narrator (voice) |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Cigar Smoker in Elevator |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Barney Lampwick (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy) | Mr. McCloy (voice) |
| 1959 | Plunderers of Painted Flats | Mr. Perry |
| 1959 | Go, Johnny, Go! | Bill Barnett |
| 1958 | The Case Against Brooklyn | Sergeant |
| 1958 | Party Girl | Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Gun Runners | Freddy (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Cry Baby Killer | John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Public Pigeon No. 1 | Club Manager |
| 1957 | The Midnight Story | Charlie Cuneo |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Finney |
| 1957 | The Vampire | Sgt. George Ryan |
| 1957 | The Edge of Innocence | |
| 1957 | The Wayward Girl | Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited) |
| 1957 | A Hatful of Rain | Man in Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1956 | A Cry in the Night | Jensen |
| 1956 | Calling Homicide | Ray Engel |
| 1956 | That Certain Feeling | TV Director |
| 1956 | Three for Jamie Dawn | Mr. Robbins |
| 1956 | World Without End | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks | Herb |
| 1956 | Uranium Boom | Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It | Detective |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Traffic Cop |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times | Art (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Illegal | Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather | Nashby (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Last of the Desperados | Coroner (bit) |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Matt, a Saloon Patron |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Reporter for the Globe (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Lucky Me | Theatre Manager (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Dragnet | Mr. Archer |
| 1954 | The Long, Long Trailer | Trailer Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here | Sergeant Sam Hanlon |
| 1954 | White Christmas | Novello (uncredited) |
| 1954 | So You Want to Know Your Relatives | Rocco McDoakes (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon | Man on Train (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Club M.C. |
| 1953 | Dear Uncle | (voice) |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Charlie Foster (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC | Photographer |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me | Lipscott |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story | Rugger Grady |
| 1952 | The Devil and John Q | John Q. |
| 1952 | The Star | Roy |
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie | Otto |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Just for You | George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran) |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Stillwell (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo | Lt. Daggett |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Racket | Paradise Club Manager (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Night Into Morning | Joe - the Bartender |
| 1950 | Side Street | News Photographer |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | Vito Maggio (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger | Policeman |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Collins' Aide (uncredited) |
| 1949 | House of Strangers | Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Judge | Reporter with pipe |
| 1949 | And Baby Makes Three | Woodley |
| 1948 | All My Sons | Wertheimer (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Man in Subway (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Hazard | Gambler in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad | Reporter |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Coat Thief (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Burning Cross | Jim Todd |
| 1946 | Her Adventurous Night | Cop #2 (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Ghost Ship | Chief Engineer |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Man in Microphone Room (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Payoff | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Secrets of a Co-Ed | Soapy |
| 1942 | The Great Gildersleeve | George, the jeweller |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Night in New Orleans | Player (Uncredited) |
| 1941 | Who's a Dummy? | |
| 1941 | Redhead | Morocco Club bartender |
| 1941 | City of Missing Girls | Danny Mason |
| 1941 | Reg'lar Fellers | Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer |
| 1941 | Murder by Invitation | Eddie Stats, photographer |
| 1941 | New York Town | Barker (uncredited) |
| 1940 | It All Came True | Monks |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romance | Omaha Reporter |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Behind the News | Reporter #1 on Phone |
| 1940 | Hold That Woman! | Furniture Company Repossessor |
| 1939 | Those High Grey Walls | Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Mystery Man | Fingerprint Man (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Skybound | Grant the Mechanic |
| 1935 | Vagabond Lady | Edgar (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Redhead | Factory Worker (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Happy Landing | Radio Operator |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Remington Steele | Seymour Glass / Fred Melneck |
| 1982 | Shirt Tales | Mr. Dinkel (voice) |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 | Pop |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Cabbie |
| 1978 | Taxi | Weldon Manning |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Joe Weatherby |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Max |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Lou |
| 1971 | Vanished | Joe Hotchkiss |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Louie |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Bill Jenks |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Willie |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Doctor |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Gus Archer |
| 1968 | The Adventures of Gulliver | |
| 1968 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Out-Of-Town Man |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Herb Mooney |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show | Dr. Crawford |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Salesman |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Sam Conrad |
| 1967 | Good Morning World | Mr. Keith |
| 1967 | The Mothers-in-Law | Judge |
| 1967 | Dragnet | Paul Woods |
| 1967 | Dragnet | John Hagen |
| 1967 | Dragnet | Mr. Ferguson |
| 1967 | Dragnet | Desk Clerk |
| 1967 | Dragnet | Pete Gulka |
| 1967 | Dragnet | Erv Fowler |
| 1967 | Dragnet | Al Sousa |
| 1966 | Hero | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Judge Hennessey |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island | |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | First Tour Guide |
| 1964 | Bewitched | |
| 1964 | Wendy and Me | |
| 1964 | Bewitched | Sam the Bartender |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island | Lucky (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Waiter |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Barber |
| 1964 | Bewitched | Sergeant |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Barney Morgan |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Marty |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | |
| 1963 | Channing | Manny |
| 1963 | Temple Houston | Wak |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Clerk |
| 1963 | Temple Houston | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | George |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Postman |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Drummer |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Dr. Jacoby |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Arthur Wyman |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Umpire |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Vet |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Doctor |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Mr. Vigran |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Bernie Quinn |
| 1961 | Top Cat | Space Shuttle Doctor (voice) |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | Detective Bartholdi |
| 1961 | Hazel | Mickey |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | First Juror |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Bill Medwin |
| 1960 | The Flintstones | Cop (voice) |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | Al |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Caretaker |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Bellmont Gateman |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Grocery Wagon Driver |
| 1959 | Tightrope | |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Art (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Card Player |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Bartender |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Police Chief Rosenbloom |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Augie |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Mr. Sprague |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Ed Wynn Show | Ernest Hinshaw |
| 1958 | Lawman | Walt Perkins |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The Texan | Sandy Potts |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Charlie, Bartender |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Stanley the Barber |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Johnson |
| 1957 | M Squad | Danny |
| 1957 | 26 Men | |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1957 | Maverick | Mr. Butler |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | George |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Ernest Pritchard |
| 1957 | Blondie | J. Tyler Grant |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Sheriff Longhorn |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Jim Pincher |
| 1957 | Maverick | Ed Cramer |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Bus driver |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Weltman |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Manager |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Newsman |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Postal Clerk |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Joe |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Stranger with $1000 |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Bob Rakle (uncredited) |
| 1954 | December Bride | Eustace |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Innkeeper |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Professor Wirt |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best | George (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Hey Mulligan | Police Captain |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Helicopter Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | |
| 1953 | The Life Of Riley | Muley |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | News Editor |
| 1953 | The Life Of Riley | Muley Evans |
| 1953 | Topper | Fenster |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | Baseball Coach |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Cy Horton |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Bernie |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | The Policeman |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Legs Leamy |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Monty Leeds |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | 3rd Reporter |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Lt. Richards |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Bartender |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte - Bartender |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Marc |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Sam Rawlings |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Mortimer Murray |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Mugsy Maple |
| 1952 | Chevron Theatre | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Andy Thompson |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Julie |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Walt Carter |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Pete Eigen |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Hendricks |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Jason |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Eugene Murray |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Sam Phillips |
| 1951 | Dragnet | Jocko Harris |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | The Judge |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Man on CBS Studio Tour |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Storekeeper |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Guest |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Joe |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Al Sparks |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Cab Driver |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Quizmaster (2nd phone caller) (voice) |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Hank The All Night Disc Jockey (voice) |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Man in Life Vest |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Mr. Tinmin |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Man in the Dentist's Office |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Man with the Money Order |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Delivery Man |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Carlton Flexstone - Ex-lawyer |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Manager of Ice Cream Parlor |