Herb Vigran
Acting1910Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
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
The Flintstones
Cop (voice)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
Judge Hennessey
Bewitched
Sergeant / Sam the Bartender
The Love Bug
Policeman on Bridge (uncredited)
White Christmas
Novello (uncredited)
Bonanza
Bartender / Card Player
Monsieur Verdoux
Reporter (uncredited)
Acting History
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")
1985
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
as Hopps (voice)
Remington Steele
TVas Seymour Glass / Fred Melneck• 1 eps
1982
I Was a Mail Order Bride
as Casey
Shirt Tales
TVas Mr. Dinkel (voice)• 46 eps
1981
First Monday in October
as Justice Ambrose Quincy
1980
1979
Taxi
TVas Weldon Manning• 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
TVas Joe Weatherby• 1 eps
1978
Every Girl Should Have One
as Ambrose
The Flintstones: Little Big League
as Judge Shale (voice)
1977
Babe
as Heckler (uncredited)
Emergency!
TVas Lou• 1 eps
1976
Hawmps!
as Smitty
The Loneliest Runner
as Guard
1974
Benji
as Lt. Ted Samuels
Herbie Rides Again
as Window Washer
The Streets of San Francisco
TVas Max• 1 eps
1973
1972
Emergency!
as Committee Chairman
Cancel My Reservation
as Roscoe Snagby
Bewitched
TVas Sergeant / Sam the Bartender• 1 eps
1971
Inside O.U.T.
as Harry
The Day of the Wolves
as The Realtor
The Odd Couple
TVas Louie• 1 eps
Vanished
TVas Joe Hotchkiss
1970
Gunsmoke
TVas Judge Brooker• 11 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
TVas Herb Mooney• 1 eps
Love, American Style
TVas Bill Jenks• 1 eps
1969
My Dog, the Thief
as Helicopter Mechanic
The Doris Day Show
TVas Dr. Crawford• 2 eps
Dragnet
TVas Al Sousa• 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Willie• 1 eps
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Danny Oly
The Love Bug
as Policeman on Bridge (uncredited)
Carnival Nights
as Policeman
The Mod Squad
TVas Doctor• 1 eps
The Adventures of Gulliver
TVas Glum (voice)
1967
The Reluctant Astronaut
as NASA Doctor
Petticoat Junction
TVas Barney Morgan• 2 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas Judge Hennessey• 1 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
TVas Judge
Good Morning World
TVas Mr. Keith
My Three Sons
TVas Caretaker• 1 eps
1966
Jan & Dean: On the Run
as Harry
The Lucy Show
TVas Mr. Vigran• 1 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TVas Barber• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas George• 1 eps
1965
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Bellmont Gateman• 1 eps
Gilligan's Island
TVas Lucky (voice) (uncredited)• 1 eps
1964
Send Me No Flowers
as TV Announcer (uncredited)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Denver Tour Spieler (uncredited)
The Brass Bottle
as Eddie
Arrest and Trial
TVas Clerk• 1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Marty• 1 eps
1963
The Virginian
TVas Arthur Wyman / Drummer• 1 eps
Temple Houston
TVas Wak
Hazel
TVas Mickey• 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Guest• 1 eps
Channing
TVas Manny
1962
Period of Adjustment
as Christmas Caroler (uncredited)
Gypsy
as Announcer at Minsky's (voice) (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TVas First Juror• 1 eps
Surfside 6
TVas Al• 1 eps
87th Precinct
TVas Detective Bartholdi• 1 eps
Top Cat
TVas Space Shuttle Doctor (voice)• 1 eps
The Flintstones
TVas Cop (voice)• 3 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Augie / Photographer (uncredited)• 1 eps
1961
What's My Lion?
as Narrator (voice)
The Errand Boy
as Cigar Smoker in Elevator
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TVas Police Chief Rosenbloom• 1 eps
Lawman
TVas Walt Perkins• 1 eps
1960
Bells Are Ringing
as Barney Lampwick (uncredited)
Maverick
TVas Ed Cramer• 1 eps
Bonanza
TVas Bartender / Card Player• 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Ernest Pritchard• 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
TVas 2nd Policeman• 1 eps
One Step Beyond
TVas Grocery Wagon Driver• 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
TVas Mr. Sprague• 2 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TVas Art (uncredited)• 1 eps
1959
Go, Johnny, Go!
as Bill Barnett
Plunderers of Painted Flats
as Mr. Perry
Magoo Meets Boing Boing (The Noise-Making Boy)
as Mr. McCloy (voice)
M Squad
TVas Danny• 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Bartender (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Texan
TVas Sandy Potts• 1 eps
1958
The Case Against Brooklyn
as Sergeant
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Gun Runners
as Freddy (uncredited)
Party Girl
as Bailiff / Radio Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Cry Baby Killer
as John Lawson - Gambelli's Lawyer (uncredited)
Trackdown
TVas Bartender (uncredited)• 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TVas George• 1 eps
The Restless Gun
TVas Jim Pincher• 1 eps
Adventures of Superman
TVas Cy Horton / Legs Leamy / Mortimer Murray / Mugsy Maple• 1 eps
Playhouse 90
TVas Manager• 1 eps
The Ed Wynn Show
TVas Ernest Hinshaw
1957
The Midnight Story
as Charlie Cuneo
The Vampire
as Sgt. George Ryan
A Hatful of Rain
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
as Finney (uncredited)
Gunsight Ridge
as R.B. Davis - Justice of the Peace
Public Pigeon No. 1
as Club Manager
The Wayward Girl
as Used-Furniture Buyer (uncredited)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Joe• 1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
TVas Stanley the Barber• 1 eps
Blondie
TVas J. Tyler Grant
1956
A Cry in the Night
as Jensen
These Wilder Years
as Traffic Cop
Calling Homicide
as Ray Engel
You Can't Run Away from It
as Detective
World Without End
as Reporter (uncredited)
Our Miss Brooks
as Herb
That Certain Feeling
as TV Director
Three for Jamie Dawn
as Mr. Robbins
Uranium Boom
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Sam Rawlings• 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Bob Rakle (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Andy Thompson• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Newsman• 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
TVas Bernie• 1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
TVas Weltman / Bus driver
1955
Last of the Desperados
as Coroner (bit)
It's Always Fair Weather
as Nashby (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
as Art (uncredited)
Illegal
as Municipal Court Bailiff (uncredited)
The Miracle on 34th Street
as Postal Clerk
At Gunpoint
as Matt, a Saloon Patron
Screen Director's Playhouse
TVas Stranger with $1000• 1 eps
Father Knows Best
TVas George (uncredited)• 1 eps
1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Reporter for the Globe (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
as Sergeant Sam Hanlon
Lucky Me
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Rocco McDoakes (uncredited)
Dragnet
as Mr. Archer
The Long, Long Trailer
as Trailer Salesman (uncredited)
White Christmas
as Novello (uncredited)
December Bride
TVas Eustace• 1 eps
The Life Of Riley
TVas Muley Evans• 1 eps
I Love Lucy
TVas Julie / Al Sparks / Joe• 1 eps
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TVas Professor Wirt
Hey Mulligan
TVas Police Captain
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Innkeeper / Helicopter Mechanic (uncredited)
1953
Dear Uncle
as (voice)
The Band Wagon
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Photographer
Let's Do It Again
as Charlie Foster (uncredited)
So This Is Love
as Club M.C.
General Electric Theater
TVas News Editor
The Danny Thomas Show
TVas Baseball Coach
Topper
TVas Fenster
1952
Just for You
as George - Jordan's Chauffeur (as Herbert Vigran)
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 Star
as Roy
Somebody Loves Me
as Lipscott
The Devil and John Q
as John Q.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TVas The Policeman• 1 eps
Dragnet
TVas Jocko Harris• 1 eps
1951
Behave Yourself!
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Racket
as Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Stillwell (uncredited)
Iron Man
as Melio (uncredited)
Night Into Morning
as Joe - the Bartender
Bedtime for Bonzo
as Lt. Daggett
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Walt Carter / Hendricks / Jason
1950
The Damned Don't Cry
as Vito Maggio (uncredited)
Side Street
as News Photographer
Hunt the Man Down
as Collins' Aide (uncredited)
Appointment with Danger
as Policeman
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TVas Cab Driver / The Delivery Man / The Man with the Money Order / The Man in the Dentist's Office
1949
The Judge
as Reporter with pipe
House of Strangers
as Man Next to Gino at Fight (uncredited)
And Baby Makes Three
as Woodley
1948
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
as Reporter
The Noose Hangs High
as Coat Thief (uncredited)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Man in Subway (uncredited)
Hazard
as Gambler in Courtroom (uncredited)
All My Sons
as Wertheimer (uncredited)
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
It Ain't Hay
as Man in Microphone Room (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Orderly (uncredited)
1942
Pardon My Sarong
as Wise Guy at Gas Station (uncredited)
The Great Gildersleeve
as George, the jeweller
The Payoff
as Reporter (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
as Player (uncredited)
Secrets of a Co-Ed
as Soapy
1941
Reg'lar Fellers
as Mr. Hall, Radio Announcer
Murder by Invitation
as Eddie Stats, photographer
New York Town
as Barker (uncredited)
Redhead
as Morocco Club bartender
City of Missing Girls
as Danny Mason
1940
Behind the News
as Reporter #1 on Phone
Cross-Country Romance
as Omaha Reporter
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Reporter Who Wins Cardgame (uncredited)
It All Came True
as Monks
Two Girls on Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Hold That Woman!
as Furniture Company Repossessor
1939
Those High Grey Walls
as Orderly (uncredited)
1935
Skybound
as Grant the Mechanic
The Mystery Man
as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Edgar (uncredited)
1934
Happy Landing
as Radio Operator
Redhead
as Factory Worker (uncredited)