Herb Vigran
Known for Acting · 243 credits
- Born
- 1910-06-05
- Died
- 1986-11-29
- Place of birth
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Herbert Vigran · Herburt Vigran · Herb Vigram
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
TV Shows (107)
Perry Mason
1957
as Charlie, Bartender / Ernest Pritchard
Bonanza
1959
as Card Player / Bartender
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Bill Medwin / Bellmont Gateman
The Fugitive
1963
as Marty
Bewitched
1964
as Sam the Bartender / Sergeant
Knots Landing
1979
as Cabbie
Dragnet
1951
as Pete Eigen / Eugene Murray / Jocko Harris / Sam Phillips
Adam-12
1968
as Gus Archer / Sam Conrad / Salesman
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Willie
Love, American Style
1969
as Bill Jenks
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Barney Morgan
Maverick
1957
as Mr. Butler / Ed Cramer / Pender
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Joe Weatherby
The Flintstones
1960
as Cop (voice)
Emergency!
1972
as Lou
The Virginian
1962
as Drummer / Arthur Wyman
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Lawman
1958
as Walt Perkins
My Three Sons
1960
as Caretaker
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Bob Rakle (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Stanley the Barber
The Lucy Show
1962
as Postman / Dr. Jacoby / Umpire / Vet / Doctor / Mr. Vigran
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Judge Hennessey
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as George
I Love Lucy
1951
as Julie / Joe / Al Sparks
Taxi
1978
as Weldon Manning
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Monty Leeds / 3rd Reporter / Monte / Lt. Richards / Bartender / Monte - Bartender / Marc / Sam Rawlings
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Mr. Sprague
Father Knows Best
1954
as George (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Bernie Quinn / First Juror
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Man on CBS Studio Tour / Storekeeper / The Judge / Guest
Remington Steele
1982
as Seymour Glass / Fred Melneck
Gunsmoke
1955
as Judge Brooker
The Jeffersons
1975
Peter Gunn
1958
One Step Beyond
1959
as Grocery Wagon Driver
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Augie / Photographer (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as The Policeman
The Odd Couple
1970
as Louie
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as First Tour Guide / Waiter / Barber
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Cab Driver / The Man with the Money Order / The Man in the Dentist's Office / The Delivery Man
Hazel
1961
as Mickey
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Max
Dragnet
1967
as Paul Woods / John Hagen / Mr. Ferguson / Pete Gulka / Erv Fowler / Desk Clerk / Al Sousa
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Johnson / George
Surfside 6
1960
as Al
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Newsman
The Brady Bunch
1969
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Quizmaster (2nd phone caller) (voice) / Hank The All Night Disc Jockey (voice) / Man in Life Vest / Mr. Tinmin / Carlton Flexstone - Ex-lawyer / Manager of Ice Cream Parlor / 2nd Policeman
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Police Chief Rosenbloom
Gilligan's Island
1964
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
Mister Ed
1961
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Andy Thompson
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Cy Horton / Legs Leamy / Mortimer Murray / Mugsy Maple
M Squad
1957
as Danny
The Texan
1958
as Sandy Potts
Playhouse 90
1956
as Manager
Trackdown
1957
as Bartender (uncredited)
Movies (136)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
as Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
The Love Bug
1968
as Policeman on Bridge (uncredited)
Dragnet
1954
as Mr. Archer
The Vampire
1957
as Sgt. George Ryan
Gunsight Ridge
1957
as R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
Getting Wasted
1980
as Mr. Kramer
Redhead
1934
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
Send Me No Flowers
1964
as TV Announcer (uncredited)
Charlotte's Web
1973
as Lurvy (voice)
Herbie Rides Again
1974
as Window Washer
White Christmas
1954
as Novello (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
1935
as Edgar (uncredited)
Calling Homicide
1956
as Ray Engel
Gypsy
1962
as Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
Party Girl
1958
as Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Behave Yourself!
1951
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Reporter (uncredited)
Redhead
1941
as Morocco Club bartender
Iron Man
1951
as Melio (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Stillwell (uncredited)
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")
The Star
1952
as Roy
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Danny Oly
Our Miss Brooks
1956
as Herb
Benji
1974
as Lt. Ted Samuels
Tall Story
1960
as Man in Back Seat (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Fat
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Nashby (uncredited)
All My Sons
1948
as Wertheimer (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
1950
as Policeman
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Side Street
1950
as News Photographer
The Band Wagon
1953
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Emergency!
1972
as Committee Chairman
World Without End
1956
as Reporter (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Art (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Bells Are Ringing
1960
as Barney Lampwick (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Orderly (uncredited)
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
1985
as Hopps (voice)
The Errand Boy
1961
as Cigar Smoker in Elevator
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Woodley
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Finney (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
House of Strangers
1949
as Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)
My Dog, the Thief
1969
as Helicopter Mechanic
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
as Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
as Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
At Gunpoint
1955
as Matt, a Saloon Patron
A Hatful of Rain
1957
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Uranium Boom
1956
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Chase
1973
The Case Against Brooklyn
1958
as Sergeant
So This Is Love
1953
as Club M.C.
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Vito Maggio (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Sergeant Sam Hanlon
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
as NASA Doctor
Million Dollar Baby
1941
The Gun Runners
1958
as Freddy (uncredited)
The Flintstones: Little Big League
1978
as Judge Shale (voice)
The Racket
1951
as Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Photographer
I Was a Mail Order Bride
1982
as Casey
The Payoff
1942
as Reporter (uncredited)
Bedtime for Bonzo
1951
as Lt. Daggett
Hazard
1948
as Gambler in Courtroom (uncredited)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
The Midnight Story
1957
as Charlie Cuneo
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Otto
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Detective
First Monday in October
1981
as Justice Ambrose Quincy
These Wilder Years
1956
as Traffic Cop
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
Cancel My Reservation
1972
as Roscoe Snagby
The Great Gildersleeve
1942
as George, the jeweller
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
1948
as Reporter
Let's Do It Again
1953
as Charlie Foster (uncredited)
It All Came True
1940
as Monks
That Certain Feeling
1956
as TV Director
The Burning Cross
1947
as Jim Todd
A Cry in the Night
1956
as Jensen
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
1941
as Eddie Stats, photographer
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Judge
1949
as Reporter with pipe
Period of Adjustment
1962
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
New York Town
1941
as Barker (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
1942
as Player (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Collins' Aide (uncredited)
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959
as Bill Barnett
Who's a Dummy?
1941
The Day of the Wolves
1971
as The Realtor
Babe
1977
as Heckler (uncredited)
Every Girl Should Have One
1978
as Ambrose
Plunderers of Painted Flats
1959
as Mr. Perry
Public Pigeon No. 1
1957
as Club Manager
Hold That Woman!
1940
as Furniture Company Repossessor
Carnival Nights
1968
as Policeman
The Ghost Ship
1943
as Chief Engineer
The Loneliest Runner
1976
as Guard
Three for Jamie Dawn
1956
as Mr. Robbins
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Postal Clerk
The Brass Bottle
1964
as Eddie
Just for You
1952
as George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)
Cross-Country Romance
1940
as Omaha Reporter
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Coat Thief (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
as Bartender (uncredited)
City of Missing Girls
1941
as Danny Mason
The Devil and John Q
1952
as John Q.
Night Into Morning
1951
as Joe - the Bartender
Inside O.U.T.
1971
as Harry
Skybound
1935
as Grant the Mechanic
Behind the News
1940
as Reporter #1 on Phone
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Mystery Man
1935
as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Edge of Innocence
1957
Hawmps!
1976
as Smitty
Last of the Desperados
1955
as Coroner (bit)
About Herb Vigran
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). With 243 credits spanning from 1934 to 1987, Herb Vigran has appeared in 136 films and 107 TV shows.
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Most Popular Herb Vigran Movies
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) — as Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
- The Love Bug (1968) — as Policeman on Bridge (uncredited)
- Dragnet (1954) — as Mr. Archer
- The Vampire (1957) — as Sgt. George Ryan
- Gunsight Ridge (1957) — as R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
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