Birthday
1910/06/05
Day of death
1986/11/29 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Also know as
Herbert Vigran, Herburt Vigran, Herb Vigram
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).
(1934) Redhead
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
(1957) Public Pigeon No. 1
as Club Manager
(1943) The Ghost Ship
as Chief Engineer
(1956) A Cry in the Night
as Jensen
(1959) Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
as Mr. McCloy (voice)
(1941) Who's a Dummy?
as ---
(1960) Bells Are Ringing
as Barney Lampwick (uncredited)
(1958) The Case Against Brooklyn
as Sergeant
(1964) Send Me No Flowers
as TV Announcer (uncredited)
(1951) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Stillwell (uncredited)
(1949) House of Strangers
as Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)
(1956) Calling Homicide
as Ray Engel
(1949) The Judge
as Reporter with pipe
(1957) The Midnight Story
as Charlie Cuneo
(1954) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
(1953) The Band Wagon
as Man on Train (uncredited)
(1939) Those High Grey Walls
as Orderly (uncredited)
(1961) What's My Lion?
as Narrator (voice)
(1955) I Died a Thousand Times
as Art (uncredited)
(1956) That Certain Feeling
as TV Director
(1949) And Baby Makes Three
as Woodley
(1941) Redhead
as Morocco Club bartender
(1981) First Monday in October
as Justice Ambrose Quincy
(1985) Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
as Hopps
(1952) Somebody Loves Me
as Lipscott
(1954) Lucky Me
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
(1971) Inside O.U.T.
as Harry
(1966) Jan & Dean: On the Run
as Harry
(1955) Illegal
as Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
(1941) City of Missing Girls
as Danny Mason
(1954) Dragnet
as Mr. Archer
(1950) Side Street
as News Photographer
(1973) Chase
as ---
(1972) Emergency!
as Committee Chairman
(1952) The Rose Bowl Story
as Rugger Grady
(1964) The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
(1962) Period of Adjustment
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
(1958) Party Girl
as Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
(1954) The Long, Long Trailer
as Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
(1935) The Mystery Man
as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
(1952) The Devil and John Q
as John Q.
(1962) Gypsy
as Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
(1980) Getting Wasted
as Mr. Kramer
(1935) Skybound
as Grant the Mechanic
(1948) All My Sons
as Wertheimer (uncredited)
(1957) Gunsight Ridge
as R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
(1942) The Payoff
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1948) Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
(1973) Charlotte's Web
as Lurvy (voice)
(1957) The Helen Morgan Story
as Finney
(1956) Three for Jamie Dawn
as Mr. Robbins
(1954) Susan Slept Here
as Sergeant Sam Hanlon
(1952) O. Henry's Full House
as Poker Player (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
(1952) Oklahoma Annie
as Otto
(1947) Monsieur Verdoux
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1953) So This Is Love
as Club M.C.
(1952) The Star
as Roy
(1942) Secrets of a Co-Ed
as Soapy
(1941) Reg'lar Fellers
as Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer
(1934) Happy Landing
as Radio Operator
(1953) Dear Uncle
as (voice)
(1955) It's Always Fair Weather
as Nashby (uncredited)
(1948) Hazard
as Gambler in Courtroom (uncredited)
(1940) It All Came True
as Monks
(1940) The Golden Fleecing
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(1940) Two Girls on Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1940) Cross-Country Romance
as Omaha Reporter
(1940) Stranger on the Third Floor
as Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
(1940) Behind the News
as Reporter #1 on Phone
(1940) Hold That Woman!
as Furniture Company Repossessor
(1953) Let's Do It Again
as Charlie Foster (uncredited)
(1957) The Vampire
as Sgt. George Ryan
(1950) The Damned Don't Cry
as Vito Maggio (uncredited)
(1978) Every Girl Should Have One
as Ambrose
(1942) The Great Gildersleeve
as George, the jeweller
(1941) Murder by Invitation
as Eddie Stats, photographer
(1959) Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Mr. Perry
(1967) The Reluctant Astronaut
as NASA Doctor
(1947) The Burning Cross
as Jim Todd
(1955) Last of the Desperados
as Coroner (bit)
(1958) The Gun Runners
as Freddy (uncredited)
(1941) New York Town
as Barker (uncredited)
(1974) Benji
as Lt. Ted Samuels
(1974) Herbie Rides Again
as Window Washer
(1953) Never Wave at a WAC
as Photographer
(1971) The Day of the Wolves
as The Realtor
(1952) Just for You
as George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)
(1957) The Edge of Innocence
as ---
(1958) The Cry Baby Killer
as John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)
(1954) White Christmas
as Novello (uncredited)
(1961) The Errand Boy
as Cigar Smoker in Elevator
(1950) Appointment with Danger
as Policeman
(1964) The Brass Bottle
as Eddie
(1943) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Orderly (uncredited)
(1948) Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
as Reporter
(1951) Bedtime for Bonzo
as Lt. Daggett
(1956) World Without End
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1950) Hunt the Man Down
as Collins' Aide (uncredited)
(1942) Pardon My Sarong
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
(1943) It Ain't Hay
as Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
(1968) Blackbeard's Ghost
as Danny Oly
(1942) Night in New Orleans
as Player (Uncredited)
(1956) Our Miss Brooks
as Herb
(1982) I Was a Mail Order Bride
as Casey
(1948) The Noose Hangs High
as Coat Thief (uncredited)
(1976) The Loneliest Runner
as Guard
(1951) Behave Yourself!
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1946) Her Adventurous Night
as Cop #2 (uncredited)
(1954) So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Rocco McDoakes (uncredited)
(1957) The Wayward Girl
as Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
(1978) The Flintstones: Little Big League
as Judge Shale (voice)
(1951) The Racket
as Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
(1957) A Hatful of Rain
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
(1956) Uranium Boom
as Hotel Desk Clerk
(1955) At Gunpoint
as Matt, a Saloon Patron
(1956) You Can't Run Away from It
as Detective
(1971) Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Fat
(1959) Go, Johnny, Go!
as Bill Barnett
(1969) My Dog, the Thief
as Helicopter Mechanic
(1951) Night Into Morning
as Joe - the Bartender
(1958) The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1987) Amazon Women on the Moon
as Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")
(1935) Vagabond Lady
as Edgar (uncredited)
(1976) Hawmps!
as Smitty
(1961) Mister Ed
as ---
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Bill Medwin
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as ---
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Augie
(1982) Remington Steele
as Seymour Glass / Fred Melneck
(1954) December Bride
as Eustace
(1970) The Odd Couple
as Louie
(1965) I Dream of Jeannie
as Judge Hennessey
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Willie
(1969) The Brady Bunch
as ---
(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Bernie Quinn
(1964) Gilligan's Island
as ---
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Postman
(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies
as ---
(1974) Chico and the Man
as ---
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as ---
(1960) The Flintstones
as Cop (voice)
(1972) The Streets of San Francisco
as Max
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Julie
(1963) Petticoat Junction
as Barney Morgan
(1976) Charlie's Angels
as Joe Weatherby
(1979) Knots Landing
as Cabbie
(1953) The Life Of Riley
as Muley
(1960) Surfside 6
as Al
(1968) The Mod Squad
as Doctor
(1951) Dragnet
as ---
(1957) Perry Mason
as Charlie, Bartender
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Judge Brooker
(1964) Bewitched
as ---
(1953) General Electric Theater
as ---
(1968) Adam-12
as Gus Archer
(1974) Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as ---
(1957) Leave It to Beaver
as Stanley the Barber
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Newsman
(1970) Nanny and the Professor
as ---
(1963) The Fugitive
as Marty
(1962) The Virginian
as Drummer
(1968) The Adventures of Gulliver
as ---
(1958) Peter Gunn
as ---
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Walt Carter
(1959) One Step Beyond
as Grocery Wagon Driver
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Johnson
(1957) M Squad
as Danny
(1980) Galactica 1980
as Pop
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Cy Horton
(1960) Pete and Gladys
as ---
(1967) Good Morning World
as Mr. Keith
(1958) The Donna Reed Show
as ---
(1964) Wendy and Me
as ---
(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1963) The Dakotas
as ---
(1971) Vanished
as Joe Hotchkiss
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Bernie
(1968) The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as ---
(1959) Tightrope
as ---
(1957) 26 Men
as ---
(1956) Hey, Jeannie!
as Bus driver
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Art (uncredited)
(1952) Gang Busters
as ---
(1966) Hero
as ---
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Cab Driver
(1963) Channing
as Manny
(1982) Shirt Tales
as Mr. Dinkel (voice)
(1952) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as The Policeman
(1957) Maverick
as ---
(1960) My Three Sons
as Caretaker
(1964) Bewitched
as Sam the Bartender
(1978) Taxi
as Weldon Manning
(1957) Maverick
as Mr. Butler
(1951) Dragnet
as Pete Eigen
(1956) Hey, Jeannie!
as Weltman
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Postal Clerk
(1959) Bonanza
as Card Player
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Quizmaster (2nd phone caller) (voice)
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Dr. Jacoby
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Legs Leamy
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as ---
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as George
(1962) The Virginian
as Arthur Wyman
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Bellmont Gateman
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Hank The All Night Disc Jockey (voice)
(1953) General Electric Theater
as News Editor
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Hendricks
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Jason
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Umpire
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Vet
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Doctor
(1968) Mayberry R.F.D.
as Out-Of-Town Man
(1968) Mayberry R.F.D.
as Herb Mooney
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Monty Leeds
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Monte
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as 3rd Reporter
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as ---
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Lt. Richards
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Bartender
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Marc
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Monte - Bartender
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Sam Rawlings
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Man in Life Vest
(1957) Perry Mason
as Ernest Pritchard
(1959) Bonanza
as Bartender
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Innkeeper
(1953) The Life Of Riley
as Muley Evans
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Joe
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Mr. Tinmin
(1956) Playhouse 90
as Manager
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Mortimer Murray
(1954) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as Professor Wirt
(1953) Topper
as Fenster
(1954) Father Knows Best
as George (uncredited)
(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse
as Stranger with $1000
(1958) The Ed Wynn Show
as Ernest Hinshaw
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as The Man in the Dentist's Office
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as The Man with the Money Order
(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as The Delivery Man
(1951) Dragnet
as Eugene Murray
(1958) Lawman
as Walt Perkins
(1961) 87th Precinct
as Detective Bartholdi
(1961) Top Cat
as Space Shuttle Doctor (voice)
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as Photographer (uncredited)
(1958) The Texan
as Sandy Potts
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as ---
(1967) The Mothers-in-Law
as Judge
(1967) Dragnet
as Paul Woods
(1957) Blondie
as J. Tyler Grant
(1957) Trackdown
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1954) Hey Mulligan
as Police Captain
(1961) Hazel
as Mickey
(1957) The Restless Gun
as Jim Pincher
(1957) The Restless Gun
as Sheriff Longhorn
(1951) Dragnet
as Jocko Harris
(1951) Dragnet
as Sam Phillips
(1963) Temple Houston
as ---
(1963) Temple Houston
as Wak
(1963) Arrest and Trial
as Clerk
(1964) Gilligan's Island
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Mr. Vigran
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as The Judge
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Guest
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Storekeeper
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Man on CBS Studio Tour
(1972) Emergency!
as Committee Chairman
(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney
as Helicopter Mechanic (uncredited)
(1968) The Doris Day Show
as Dr. Crawford
(1969) Love, American Style
as Bill Jenks
(1967) Dragnet
as Desk Clerk
(1967) Dragnet
as John Hagen
(1967) Dragnet
as Pete Gulka
(1967) Dragnet
as Mr. Ferguson
(1967) Dragnet
as Al Sousa
(1967) Dragnet
as Erv Fowler
(1968) Adam-12
as Salesman
(1968) Adam-12
as Sam Conrad
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Carlton Flexstone - Ex-lawyer
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Waiter
(1952) Adventures of Superman
as Mugsy Maple
(1954) Studio 57
as ---
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Joe
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Al Sparks
(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show
as First Juror
(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Bob Rakle (uncredited)
(1964) Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Barber
(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Police Chief Rosenbloom
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as George
(1952) Chevron Theatre
as ---
(1972) Emergency!
as Lou