Herb Vigran

Personal Info

Birthday

June 5, 1910

Day of Death

1986-11-29

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Also Known As

Herbert Vigran

Herburt Vigran

Herb Vigram

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

Perry Mason

Bonanza

The Andy Griffith Show

Maverick

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Bewitched

Charlie's Angels

Filmography

1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")
1985
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
as Hopps (voice)
1982
I Was a Mail Order Bride
as Casey
1981
First Monday in October
as Justice Ambrose Quincy
1980
Getting Wasted
as Mr. Kramer
1978
The Flintstones: Little Big League
as Judge Shale (voice)
Every Girl Should Have One
as Ambrose
1976
The Loneliest Runner
as Guard
Hawmps!
as Smitty
1974
Benji
as Lt. Ted Samuels
Herbie Rides Again
as Window Washer
1973
Charlotte's Web
as Lurvy (voice)
1972
Cancel My Reservation
as Roscoe Snagby
1971
The Day of the Wolves
as The Realtor
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Fat
Inside O.U.T.
as Harry
1969
My Dog, the Thief
as Helicopter Mechanic
1968
Carnival Nights
as Policeman
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Danny Oly
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut
as NASA Doctor
1966
Jan & Dean: On the Run
as Harry
1964
Send Me No Flowers
as TV Announcer (uncredited)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
The Brass Bottle
as Eddie
1962
Gypsy
as Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
Period of Adjustment
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
1961
The Errand Boy
as Cigar Smoker in Elevator
What's My Lion?
as Narrator (voice)
1960
Bells Are Ringing
as Barney Lampwick (uncredited)
1959
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
as Mr. McCloy (voice)
Go, Johnny, Go!
as Bill Barnett
Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Mr. Perry
1958
Party Girl
as Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Cry Baby Killer
as John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Gun Runners
as Freddy (uncredited)
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Sergeant
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Bartender (uncredited)
1957
The Helen Morgan Story
as Finney
The Wayward Girl
as Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
Gunsight Ridge
as R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
A Hatful of Rain
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Vampire
as Sgt. George Ryan
The Midnight Story
as Charlie Cuneo
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Club Manager
1956
You Can't Run Away from It
as Detective
Calling Homicide
as Ray Engel
A Cry in the Night
as Jensen
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Mr. Robbins
That Certain Feeling
as TV Director
Our Miss Brooks
as Herb
World Without End
as Reporter (uncredited)
Uranium Boom
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1955
At Gunpoint
as Matt, a Saloon Patron
I Died a Thousand Times
as Art (uncredited)
Last of the Desperados
as Coroner (bit)
Illegal
as Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
as Nashby (uncredited)
1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Rocco McDoakes (uncredited)
White Christmas
as Novello (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
as Sergeant Sam Hanlon
Lucky Me
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
as Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
1953
The Band Wagon
as Man on Train (uncredited)
So This Is Love
as Club M.C.
Let's Do It Again
as Charlie Foster (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Photographer
Dear Uncle
as (voice)
1952
The Star
as Roy
Just for You
as George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)
Somebody Loves Me
as Lipscott
The Rose Bowl Story
as Rugger Grady
O. Henry's Full House
as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
as Otto
The Devil and John Q
as John Q.
1951
The Racket
as Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Night Into Morning
as Joe - the Bartender
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Stillwell (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Lt. Daggett
1950
Hunt the Man Down
as Collins' Aide (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
as Vito Maggio (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
as Policeman
Side Street
as News Photographer
1949
And Baby Makes Three
as Woodley
House of Strangers
as Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)
The Judge
as Reporter with pipe
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
Hazard
as Gambler in Courtroom (uncredited)
All My Sons
as Wertheimer (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
as Coat Thief (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
as Reporter
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Burning Cross
as Jim Todd
1946
Her Adventurous Night
as Cop #2 (uncredited)
1943
The Ghost Ship
as Chief Engineer
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Orderly (uncredited)
It Ain't Hay
as Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
1942
The Great Gildersleeve
as George, the jeweller
The Payoff
as Reporter (uncredited)
Secrets of a Co-Ed
as Soapy
Pardon My Sarong
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
as Player (Uncredited)
1941
New York Town
as Barker (uncredited)
Reg'lar Fellers
as Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer
Murder by Invitation
as Eddie Stats, photographer
City of Missing Girls
as Danny Mason
1940
Behind the News
as Reporter #1 on Phone
The Golden Fleecing
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
Cross-Country Romance
as Omaha Reporter
Hold That Woman!
as Furniture Company Repossessor
Two Girls on Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
It All Came True
as Monks
1939
Those High Grey Walls
as Orderly (uncredited)
1935
Skybound
as Grant the Mechanic
Vagabond Lady
as Edgar (uncredited)
The Mystery Man
as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1934
Redhead
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
Happy Landing
as Radio Operator