# Herb Vigran

Herbert Vigran (June 5, 1910 – November 29, 1986) was an American character actor in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1980s. Over his 50-year career, he made over 350 television and film appearances.

## Early years

Vigran was a native of Cincinnati, but his family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, when he was 16. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington) in 1933, but later chose to pursue acting.

## Stage

Billed as Herbert Vigran, he appeared on Broadway in three plays from 1935 through 1938.

## Radio

After starting out on Broadway, Vigran soon moved to Hollywood with no money and only the Broadway acting experience. In 1939, Vigran's agent helped him secure a lead in the radio drama Silver Theatre. The actor had a $5 recording made of the radio show and used it as a demo to get other jobs with his unique voice. He performed in radio shows with the likes of Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Jimmy Durante.

## Television

He later had hundreds of television appearances on shows like Adventures of Superman (six episodes), Dragnet (eleven episodes), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (seven episodes), The Dick Van Dyke Show (three episodes), Perry Mason (two episodes), Dragnet 1967 (seven episodes), Petticoat Junction (one episode, 1969), and The Brady Bunch (two episodes). Vigran had a recurring role as Judge Brooker in Gunsmoke between 1970 and 1975. He appeared in four I Love Lucy episodes, and in the 1954 episode titled "Lucy Is Envious", Vigran is the promoter who hired Lucy and Ethel to dress up as "Women from Mars" for a publicity stunt. With his bushy eyebrows and balding pate, he was easily cast in a wide variety of middle-aged "everyman" roles: cops, small-time crooks, judges, jurors, bartenders, repairmen, neighbors, shopkeepers, etc.

## Film

Vigran had a small but significant role in Charlie Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux (1947) as a reporter who interviews Chaplin as the title character while he is awaiting execution, while 1954's White Christmas starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye saw Vigran in the role of Novello, a nightclub owner who ushers in the stars to see his floor show attraction, The Haines Sisters.
In the rock and roll movie Go, Johnny, Go! (1959), Vigran played an assistant to promoter Alan Freed and performed dialogue scenes with rock musician Chuck Berry. He also provided the voice of "Whitney's boss" in a series of Arrowhead bottled water commercials for television and radio in the 1960s.

## Personal life

In 1952, Vigran married Belle Pasternack. The couple had two sons.
Vigran was active up until his death.

## Death

Vigran died of complications from cancer at the age of 76 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was cremated.
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## Stage, radio, television, and film appearances
### Theater

| Date | Title | Role |
| October 13, 1935 - October 1935 | Achilles Had a Heel | Monkey and other members of society |
| April 27, 1936 - June 1936 | Cyrano de Bergerac | A Cavalier |
| February 20, 1937 - January 8, 1938 | Having a Wonderful Time | Honeymooner |

### Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1939 | Silver Theatre | actor | CBS | |
| 1942-? | Those We Love | "Nosey" Jones | ? | |
| 1946 | The Sad Sack | Sad Sack | CBS | Summer replacement for The Frank Sinatra Show |
| 1946–1949 | The Eddie Cantor Show | supporting actor | NBC and CBS | |
| 1947–1952 | California Caravan | supporting actor | Mutual-Don Lee | |
| 1948 | The Damon Runyon Theater | Harry the Horse | various | 52 shows on records sold to various networks until mid-1950s |
| 1949–1953 | Father Knows Best | neighbor | NBC | |
| 1949–1954 | Broadway Is My Beat | supporting actor | CBS | |
| 1950–1952 | The Halls of Ivy | supporting actor | NBC | |
| 1950–1951 | Tales of the Texas Rangers | supporting actor | NBC | |
| 1953–1954 | Family Skeleton | supporting actor | CBS | |
| 1979–1981 | Sears Radio Theater | supporting actor | CBS-Mutual | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Episode |
| 1950 | The Stu Erwin Show | Jack Roberts | Father Gets Into the Act |
| 1951 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mr. Norman, Pest Control Man | Too Much of the Mortons |
| 1952 | Dragnet | Jocko Harris | The Big Seventeen |
| 1952 | Gruen Guild Theater | Cop | Al Haddon's Lamp |
| 1952 | Rebound | Lewis | The Money |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | Detective Denny | The Blonde Tigress |
| 1952 | All Star Revue | Bearded Man | (23 February 1952) |
| 1952 | Racket Squad | Unknown role | Fair Exchange |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Monty Leeds | Dante's Inferno |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Mortimer Murray | No Holds Barred |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Policeman | Riviera Ballet |
| 1952 | I Married Joan | Fan at Hockey Game | Birthday |
| 1952 | I Love Lucy | Jule | The Anniversary Present |
| 1952 | I Love Lucy | Jule | The Saxophone |
| 1952 | My Little Margie | J.D. Toomey, Matchmaker | Missing Link |
| 1952 | My Little Margie | Toorney | Margie Plays Detective |
| 1953 | Our Miss Brooks | Mr. Smith | The Stolen Wardrobe |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley | Muley | Riley's Burning Ambition |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley | Muley | Riley Gets Engaged |
| 1953 | I Love Lucy | Joe, Washer Repairman | Never Do Business with Friends |
| 1953 | I Married Joan | Handyman | Honeymoon |
| 1953 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Delivery Man | Bowling Alley |
| 1953 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Mulligan | Oscillating Ozzie |
| 1953 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Newspaper Delivery Man | The Boy's Paper Route |
| 1953 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | The Squeeze |
| 1953 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | The Hard Way |
| 1953 | Four Star Playhouse | 3rd Reporter | The Girl on the Park Bench |
| 1953 | Dragnet | Actor | The Big Cop |
| 1953 | Dragnet | Mr. Miller | The Big Hate |
| 1953 | Dragnet | Gerald Adams | The Big Light |
| 1953 | Dragnet | Desk Clerk | The Big Little Jesus. A remake of this episode was filmed for Dragnet 1968 using many of the same actors. |
| 1953 | Life with Luigi | Unknown role | The Dance |
| 1954 | I Love Lucy | Al Sparks | Lucy Is Envious |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Plasterer | The Bird's Nest |
| 1954 | Dragnet | Pete Eigen | The Big Quack |
| 1954 | Dragnet | Eugene Murray | The Big Frame |
| 1954 | Dragnet | Dale Eggers | The Big Kid |
| 1954 | The Joe Palooka Story | Pete Gurney | A Turkey for Terry |
| 1954 | December Bride | Eustace | My Soldier |
| 1954 | The Mickey Rooney Show | Police Captain | The Grunion Hunt Mystery |
| 1954 | Four Star Playhouse | Actor | Indian Taker |
| 1954 | Four Star Playhouse | Lieutenant Richards | Never Explain |
| 1954 | Adventures of Superman | Legs Lemmy | Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor |
| 1954 | My Little Margie | Role unknown | A Job for Freddie |
| 1954 | General Electric Theater | Actor | Here Comes Calvin |
| 1954 | Schlitz Playhouse | Walt Carter | The Jungle Trap |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life | Policeman | The Driver's License |
| 1955 | Schlitz Playhouse | Hendricks | Wild Call |
| 1955 | It's a Great Life | Frank Slade | Hash House |
| 1955 | It's a Great Life | Night Club Owner | Denny Sings |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest | Ben Hartford | Ordeal at Yuba Gap |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest | Paul | Human Nature Through a Rear View Mirror |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Postal Clerk | The Miracle on 34th Street |
| 1955 | The Danny Thomas Show | 3rd Baseball Coach | Little League |
| 1955 | My Little Margie | Role unknown | Matinee Idol |
| 1955 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Cab Driver | Gracie Pawns Her Ring |
| 1955 | Adventures of Superman | Cy Horton | Superman Week |
| 1955 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | A Bag of Oranges |
| 1955 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | The House Always Wins |
| 1955 | Four Star Playhouse | Smiley Hayes | The Thin Line |
| 1955 | Dragnet | Leonard Clark | The Big Mask |
| 1955 | Tales of the Texas Rangers | Warren Jamison | Singing on the Trail |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse | Role unknown | The Life of Vernon Hathaway |
| 1955 | Father Knows Best | George | Father Is a Dope |
| 1955 | Topper | Fenster | Topper's Vacation |
| 1955 | The Whistler | Role unknown | Dark Hour |
| 1955 | Waterfront | Craig | Catalina Swim |
| 1955 | The Jack Benny Program | Hank the All Night Disc Jockey | Four O'Clock in the Morning Show |
| 1955 | The Jack Benny Program | Carnival Barker | Jack Takes the Beavers to the Fair |
| 1955 | The Jack Benny Program | Quiz Man | Jack Visits Dennis' Home |
| 1955 | The Jack Benny Program | Man in Life Vest | Jack Hunts for Uranium |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Gas Station Attendant | Waiting for Joe |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | High Stakes |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Marc | Safe Keeping |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | No Limit |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | A Long Way from Texas |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Monte, Bartender | The Stacked Deck |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Sam Rawlings | The Stand-In |
| 1956 | Cavalcade of America | Bernie | Innocent Bystander |
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Newsman | Season 2 Episode 7: Alibi Me |
| 1956 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Rakle | Wyatt's Love Affair |
| 1956 | Jane Wyman Presents | Mr. Gordon | Assignment Champ |
| 1956 | The Best in Mystery | Monte | Unknown episode |
| 1956 | The Ford Television Theatre | Andy Thompson | A Past Remembered |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Falcon | Role unknown | Kiss Me Not |
| 1956 | Alarm | Sammy Fox | |
| 1956 | Chevron Hall of Stars | Corcoran | The Bequest |
| 1956 | Adventures of Superman | Arnold Woodman | Blackmail |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks | Mr Garson Felix | Acting Director |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks | Phil Waddley | The Skeleton in the Closet |
| 1956 | General Electric Theater | News Editor | Emergency Call |
| 1956 | It's a Great Life | Mickey Spade | Private Eyes |
| 1956 | General Electric Summer Originals | Actor | Jungle Trap |
| 1956 | General Electric Summer Originals | Actor | The Unwilling Witness |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Bus driver | Jeannie Goes to Washington |
| 1956 | The People's Choice | an Agent | 2 episodes, "Sock and the Movie Offer" and "Sock vs. Stone Kenyon" |
| 1957 | Hey, Jeannie! | Weltman | Jeannie's Income Tax |
| 1957 | Schlitz Playhouse | Jason | Clothes Make the Man |
| 1957 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Joe | Deadline Decision |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Johnson | The Big Score |
| 1957 | The Danny Thomas Show | Harry | Lose Me in Las Vegas |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father | Manager | Uncle Bentley Keeps His Promise |
| 1957 | Adventures of Superman | Georgie Gleap | Mr. Zero |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Barber | Brotherly Love |
| 1957 | Code 3 | Mr. Carl | Case 2206 |
| 1957 | Circus Boy | Man | The Gentle Giant |
| 1957 | Blondie | J. Tyler Grant | Puppy Love |
| 1957 | Shower of Stars | Policeman in Courtroom Skit | Star Time |
| 1957 | The Jack Benny Program | Male Pickpocket | John Forsythe Show |
| 1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve | Harry | The Comedians |
| 1958 | Adventures of Superman | Mugsy Maple | The Big Forget |
| 1958 | The Jack Benny Program | Milkman | Railroad Station Program |
| 1958 | The Jack Benny Program | Sam, Jack's Writer | Hillbilly Act |
| 1958 | The Jack Benny Program | Sales Clerk | Christmas Gift Exchange |
| 1958 | Dragnet (1951 TV series) | Harry Venner | The Big Wardrobe |
| 1959 | Dragnet | Actor | The Big Bray |
| 1958 | The Real McCoys | Ralph Wilson | The New Dog |
| 1958 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Professor Wirt | The Cloudbusters |
| 1958 | Colgate Theatre | Role unknown | If You Knew Tomorrow |
| 1958 | The Ed Wynn Show | Ernie Hinshaw | All 15 episodes |
| 1958 | Man Without a Gun | Unknown role | Aftermath |
| 1958 | Trackdown | Bartender | The Bounty Hunter |
| 1958 | Perry Mason | Charlie | The Case of the Haunted Husband |
| 1958 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Spears | Scapegoat |
| 1958 | 26 Men | Role unknown | The Vanquisher |
| 1958 | 26 Men | Role unknown | Hondo Man |
| 1958 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | George | A Cup of Black Coffee |
| 1958 | Colgate Theatre | | If You Knew Tomorrow |
| 1958 | The Restless Gun | Jim Pincher | The Whip |
| 1959 | The Restless Gun | Sheriff Longhorn | A Very Special Investigator |
| 1959 | The Ann Sothern Show | Pete Wilson | Katy Mismanages |
| 1959 | Tightrope | Phil | Black Tie Kill |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Jake Lingle | The Jake Lingle Killing |
| 1959 | The Texan | Sandy Potts | The Ringer |
| 1959 | M Squad | Danny | Murder in C-Sharp Minor |
| 1959 | Love and Marriage | Role unknown | Stubby Picks a Winner |
| 1959 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | Harry The Waiter | Moon Man |
| 1959 | Whirlybirds | Lieutenant | Obsession |
| 1959 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Bartender | Rope Law |
| 1959 | The Jack Benny Program | Actor | Jack Webb Show |
| 1960 | The Jack Benny Program | 2nd Policeman | Jack Arrested for Disturbing the Peace |
| 1960 | Peter Gunn | Ben Keller | Take Five for Murder |
| 1960 | The Best of the Post | Train Conductor | The Little Terror |
| 1960 | Angel | Role Unknown | The French Touch |
| 1960 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Art | The Doctor and the Redhead |
| 1960 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Grocery Wagon Driver | Earthquake |
| 1960 | Mr. Magoo | Mr. McCloy | Magoo Meets McBoing Boing |
| 1960 | Maverick | Ed Cramer | The Bold Fenian Men |
| 1960 | Maverick | Pender | Hadley's Hunters |
| 1960 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Policeman | The Unregistered Nurse |
| 1960 | The Donna Reed Show | Mr. Sprague | Jeff, the Financial Genius |
| 1960 | The Ann Sothern Show | Pete Wilson | The Woman Behind the Throne |
| 1960 | Bonanza | Bartender | San Francisco |
| 1960 | Perry Mason | Ernest Pritchard | The Case of the Slandered Submarine |
| 1960 | Bachelor Father | Baliff | Peter Gets Jury Notice |
| 1960 | Bachelor Father | City Clerk | The Fortune Cookie Caper |
| 1961 | Bachelor Father | The Proprietor | Kelly and the Freethinker |
| 1961 | Tales of Wells Fargo | The Shop Keeper | A Killing in Calico |
| 1961 | Bonanza | Bartender | The Bride |
| 1961 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Rosenbloom | Take Me to Your Leader |
| 1961 | The Donna Reed Show | Judge | Tony Martin Visits |
| 1961 | Maverick | Mr. Butler | The Golden Fleecing |
| 1961 | Laramie | Unknown role | Handful of Fire |
| 1961 | Lawman | Walt Perkins | The Catalog Woman |
| 1961 | The Roaring 20's | Role unknown | Another Time, Another War |
| 1961 | The Law and Mr. Jones | Mr. Reiman | A Very Special Citizen |
| 1961 | Checkmate | Bartender | Phantom Lover |
| 1961 | 77 Sunset Strip | Augie | Strange Bedfellows |
| 1961 | Westinghouse Playhouse | Vince | Poker Game |
| 1961 | The Jack Benny Program | Meat Vendor | Jack at Supermarket |
| 1961 | The Jack Benny Program | Ex-lawyer | Main Street Shelter |
| 1961 | The Bob Newhart Show | Himself | Episode 1.1 |
| 1962 | The Flintstones | Cop | Fred's New Boss |
| 1962 | The Flintstones | Cop | Kleptomaniac Caper |
| 1962 | The Flintstones | Cop | The Mailman Cometh |
| 1962 | Maverick | Elkins | Marshal Maverick |
| 1962 | The Jack Benny Program | Photographer | Jack Does Opera |
| 1962 | The Jack Benny Program | Mr. Tinmin | Jack Is Violin Teacher |
| 1962 | Surfside 6 | Al | Find Leroy Burdette |
| 1962 | Pete and Gladys | Bill | Pete's Hobby |
| 1962 | The Andy Griffith Show | Bill Medwin | The Bookie Barber |
| 1962 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | First Juror | One Angry Man |
| 1962 | Mister Ed | Joe Burke | Horse Wash |
| 1963 | Mister Ed | Postman | Taller Than She |
| 1963 | The Danny Thomas Show | Barber | Here's the $50 Back |
| 1963 | The Lucy Show | Umpire | Lucy and Viv Play Softball |
| 1963 | The Lucy Show | Dr. Jacoby | Lucy and the Little League |
| 1963 | McHale's Navy | Captain Wilson | Portrait of a Peerless Leader |
| 1963 | The Virginian | Arthur Wyman | To Make This Place Remember |
| 1963 | The Virginian | Drummer | The Exiles |
| 1963 | The Red Skelton Show | Guest | Bewitched, Bothered, and Brainless |
| 1963 | Hazel | Role unknown | An Example for Hazel |
| 1963 | The Dakotas | Olin Bates | Requiem at Dancer's Hill |
| 1964 | The Fugitive | Marty | Escape into Black |
| 1964 | The Rogues | Joe Motherwell | The Project Man |
| 1964 | The Bill Dana Show | Role unknown | Laughing Gas |
| 1964 | Arrest and Trial | Motel Clerk | A Circle of Strangers |
| 1964 | Temple Houston | Wak | Sam's Boy |
| 1964 | The Jack Benny Program | Bill | Don Breaks Leg |
| 1964 | The Jack Benny Program | Manager of Ice Cream Parlor | How Jack Found Dennis |
| 1964 | The Lucy Show | Postman | Lucy and the Missing Stamp |
| 1964 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Bernie Quinn | The Pen Is Mightier Than the Mouth |
| 1964 | McHale's Navy | Congressman Fogelson | A Medal for Parker |
| 1965 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Alfred Reinbeck | The Great Petrie Fortune |
| 1965 | The Andy Griffith Show | Gateman | The Taylors in Hollywood |
| 1965 | The Jack Benny Program | Publicity Agent | Dennis Opens a Bank Account |
| 1965 | The Jack Benny Program | Steve | Jack Appears on a Panel Show |
| 1965 | Wendy and Me | Henshaw | Danny's Double Life |
| 1966 | A Man Called Shenandoah | Judge | An Unfamiliar Tune |
| 1966 | Bewitched | Bartender | Fastest Gun on Madison Avenue |
| 1966 | The Lucy Show | Doctor | Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft |
| 1966 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Handler | The Trotting Horse |
| 1966 | McHale's Navy | Pete Morgan | Who Was That German I Saw You With? |
| 1966 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Waiter | Love's Old Sweet Song |
| 1966 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Barber | A Star Is Born |
| 1966 | Bonanza | Card Player | A Real Nice, Friendly Little Town |
| 1967 | Bonanza | Charlie | Joe Cartwright, Detective |
| 1967 | Petticoat Junction | Barney Morgan | It's Not Easy to Be a Mother |
| 1967 | Dragnet 1967 | Desk Clerk | The Christmas Story |
| 1967 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | First Tour Guide | Gomer Says 'Hey' to the President |
| 1967 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Waiter | Lou-Ann Poovie Sings Again |
| 1967 | Good Morning World | Mr. Keith | You Can't Say That About Me and Neither Can I |
| 1967 | It's About Time | Babcock | School Days, School Days |
| 1967 | My Three Sons | Caretaker | The Good Earth |
| 1967 | I Dream of Jeannie | Judge Hennessey | You Can't Arrest Me, I Don't Have a Driver's License |
| 1968 | Dragnet 1967 | John Hagen | The Suicide Attempt |
| 1968 | Dragnet 1967 | Pete Gulka | Public Affairs: DR-14 |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Doctor | The Price of Terror |
| 1968 | The Adventures of Gulliver | Glum | The Forbidden Pool |
| 1968 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Voice | The Little People |
| 1968 | The Mothers-in-Law | Judge | Herb's Little Helper |
| 1969 | The Governor & J.J. | Waiter | One Little Indian |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O | Willie | Just Lucky, I Guess |
| 1969 | Dragnet 1967 | Mr. Sweep | Frauds: DR-28 |
| 1969 | Dragnet 1967 | Al Sousa | Homicide: The Student |
| 1969 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Mr. Armstrong | The Phantom Fifth Floor |
| 1969 | Petticoat Junction | Al | Goodbye, Mr. Chimp |
| 1969 | Mayberry R.F.D. | First Man | The Caper |
| 1970 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Jazz Jackson | The Mayberry Float |
| 1970 | The Brady Bunch | Harry | 54-40 and Fight |
| 1970 | Dragnet 1967 | Paul Woods | Homicide: Who Killed Who? |
| 1970 | Dragnet 1967 | Erv Fowler | D.H.Q.: The Victims |
| 1970 | Love, American Style | Bill Jenks | Love and the King |
| 1970 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | The Witness |
| 1971 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | Lijah |
| 1971 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | P.S. Murry Christmas |
| 1971 | Vanished | Joe Hotchkiss | TV movie |
| 1971 | Nanny and the Professor | The Judge | The Unknown Factor |
| 1971 | Make Room for Granddaddy | Delivery Man | The Big Hang-Up |
| 1971 | The Odd Couple | Brady Forecast | Engrave Trouble |
| 1971 | Inside O.U.T. | Harry | |
| 1971 | Bewitched | Sergeant | Darrin Goes Ape |
| 1971 | Adam-12 | Salesman | Log 66: The Vandals |
| 1972 | Adam-12 | Gus Archer | The Late Baby |
| 1972 | Bewitched | Sergeant | Sam's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse |
| 1972 | Bewitched | Sergeant | George Washington Zapped Here: Pt 1, Pt 2 |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Committee Chairman | The Wedsworth-Townsend Act |
| 1972 | Longstreet | Unknown role | The Sound of Money Talking |
| 1972 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | No Tomorrow |
| 1972 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | One for the Road |
| 1972 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | Alias Festus Haggin |
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | A Quiet Day in Dodge |
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | A Game of Death... An Act of Love: Pt 1 |
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | A Game of Death... An Act of Love: Pt 2 |
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | The Deadly Innocent |
| 1973 | Wait Till Your Father Gets Home | Voice | Mama Loves Monty |
| 1973 | The Addams Family | Unknown roles | Unknown episodes |
| 1973 | Chase | Unknown role | TV movie |
| 1973 | Adam-12 | Sam Conrad | Southwest Division |
| 1974 | The Brady Bunch | Examiner | The Driver's Seat |
| 1974 | The Streets of San Francisco | Max | One Chance to Live |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man | Charlie | New Suit |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Mr. Goldstein | Horror in the Heights |
| 1974 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | To Ride a Yeller Horse |
| 1975 | Gunsmoke | Judge Brooker | The Fires of Ignorance |
| 1975 | Babe | Heckler | TV movie |
| 1976 | Emergency! | Committee Chairman | Emergency! the Wedsworth-Townsend Act: Pt 1, Pt 2 |
| 1976 | The Loneliest Runner | Guard | TV movie |
| 1977 | Emergency! | Lou | Firehouse Quintet |
| 1977 | Kill Me If You Can | Jury Foreman Hart | TV movie |
| 1977 | Testimony of Two Men | Stationmaster | TV Mini-Series |
| 1978 | The Flintstones: Little Big League | Judge Shale | |
| 1979 | Taxi | Weldon Manning | Sugar Mama |
| 1979 | Charlie's Angels | Weatherby | Angels on Vacation |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 | Pop | The Night the Cylons Landed: Part 2 |
| 1980 | Knots Landing | Cabbie | Will the Circle Be Unbroken |
| 1981 | Lobo | Pops | T'he French Follies Caper |
| 1982 | I Was a Mail Order Bride | Casey | TV movie |
| 1982 | Shirt Tales | Mr. Dinkle | Unknown episodes |
| 1982 | Dallas | Judge Thornby | Adoption |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Seymour Glass/Fred Melneck | Steele Trying |
| 1985 | The Jeffersons | Mr. Pelham | Hail to the Chief |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1934 | Happy Landing | Radio Operator | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Redhead | Factory Worker | Uncredited |
| 1935 | The Mystery Man | Fingerprint Man | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Behind the Green Lights | Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Vagabond Lady | Edgar, Man with Mike | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement | Harry | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Death from a Distance | Police Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Make a Million | Second Drunken Donor | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Skybound | Grant the Mechanic | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Cappy Ricks Returns | Worker | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Wash Your Step | Gag Writer | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Those High Grey Walls | Orderly | Uncredited |
| 1940 | It All Came True | Monks | |
| 1940 | Grandpa Goes to Town' | Role unknown | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Hold That Woman! | Furniture Company Repossessor | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romance | Omaha Star-Herald Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Scatterbrain | Role unknown | Uncredited |
| 1940 | The Secret Seven | Salesman | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor | Reporter Who Wins Cardgame | Uncredited |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | Taxi Driver | Uncredited |
| 1940 | I'm Still Alive | Second Doctor, After Truck Crash | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Dancing on a Dime | Cashier | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Behind the News | Reporter #1 on Phone | Uncredited |
| 1941 | City of Missing Girls | Danny Mason | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Country Fair | Role unknown | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Redhead remake | Role unknown | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Million Dollar Baby | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Murder by Invitation | Eddie | |
| 1941 | Reg'lar Fellers | Radio Announcer | |
| 1941 | New York Town | Barker | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Who's a Dummy? | Role unknown | |
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers | Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Night in New Orleans | Player | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Wise Guy at Gas Station | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Secrets of a Co-Ed | Soapy | |
| 1942 | The Payoff | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1942 | The Great Gildersleeve | George the Jeweller | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Secrets of the Underground | Street Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Man in Microphone Room | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Orderly | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Danger! Women at Work | Soldier | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Sleepy Lagoon | Man | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1943 | The Ghost Ship | Chief Engineer | Uncredited |
| 1946 | Her Adventurous Night | Cop #2 | Uncredited |
| 1947 | Monsieur Verdoux | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Burning Cross | Jim Todd, foreman | |
| 1948 | Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad | Reporter | |
| 1948 | All My Sons | Wertheimer | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Coat Thief | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Hazard | Role unknown | |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven | Man in Subway | Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Judge | Reporter with pipe | |
| 1949 | House of Strangers | Man Next to Gino at Fight | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue' | Movie Usher in Trailer | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Tell It to the Judge | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1949 | And Baby Makes Three | Mr. Woodley | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Side Street | Photographer | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry! | Vito Maggio | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Carny Barker | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Let's Dance | Virgil, Chili Cabana Owner | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone | Reporter with Pipe | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Collins' Aide | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Charlie's Haunt | Lawnmower Man | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Three Guys Named Mike | Mr. Kirk, Second Wolf on Plane | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Stillwell | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo | Lieutenant Daggett | Credited as Herburt Vigran |
| 1951 | Half Angel | Thompson | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Appointment with Danger | Policeman | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Night Into Morning | Joe, the Bartender | |
| 1951 | No Questions Asked | Joe, Conventioneer | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Iron Man | Melio | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! | Police Desk Sergeant | Uncredited |
| 1951 | The Racket | Paradise Club Manager | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Oklahoma Annie | Otto, Coffin Creek Cafe Croupier | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Barker | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Just Across the Street | Liquor Salesman | Uncredited |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Poker Player | (segment "The Clarion Call"), Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story | Rugger Grady | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Just for You | George, Jordan's Chauffeur | |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me | Lipscott, Theatrical Booker | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Star | Roy | |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC | Cheesecake Photographer | |
| 1953 | The Girl Next Door | Police Sergeant | |
| 1953 | Roar of the Crowd | Mr. Ashburn | |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon | Man on Train | |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Nightclub M.C. | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Let's Do It Again | Charlie Foster, Theatre Manager | Uncredited |
| 1953 | So Big | Moving Boss | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back Home | Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1953 | The Long, Long Trailer | Trailer Salesman | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Lucky Me | Theatre Manager | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here | Sergeant Sam Hanlon | |
| 1954 | Return from the Sea | Doctor | |
| 1954 | Dragnet (theatrical film based on TV series) | Mr. Archer | |
| 1954 | White Christmas | Novello, Nightclub Manager | Uncredited |
| 1954 | So You're Taking in a Roomer | Heimie Callahan | Uncredited |
| 1954 | So You Want to Know Your Relatives | Rocco Spumoni aka Rocco McDoakes | Uncredited |
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Reporter for the Globe | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Las Vegas Shakedown | Milton Dooley | |
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger | Lou, Pharmaceutical Salesman | Uncredited |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather | Nashby | Uncredited |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story | Truck Driver | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Illegal | Municipal Court Bailiff | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Bobby Ware Is Missing | Charlie, Headwaiter | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Last of the Desperados | Coroner | Uncredited |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times | Art | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove | Mitchell, Police Desk Sergeant | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Hell on Frisco Bay | Phil, Cafe Owner | Uncredited |
| 1955 | At Gunpoint | Matt, Man Talking in Saloon About His Wife | Uncredited |
| 1956 | World Without End | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks (theatrical film based on TV series) | Herb | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Hilda Crane | TV Pitchman | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1956 | That Certain Feeling | TV Director | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Three for Jamie Dawn | Mr. Robbins | |
| 1956 | A Cry in the Night | Jensen, Sergeant at Police Desk | |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Traffic Cop | |
| 1956 | The Boss | George, Attorney General | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Calling Homicide | Ray Engel | |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It | Detective | |
| 1956 | The Girl Can't Help It | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Public Pigeon No. One | Club Manager | |
| 1957 | The Midnight Story | Charlie Cuneo | |
| 1957 | The Vampire | George Ryan, Police Sergeant | |
| 1957 | A Hatful of Rain | Loud Man in Elevator | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Gunsight Ridge | R.B. Davis, Justice of the Peace | |
| 1957 | The Wayward Girl | Used Furniture Buyer | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Helen Morgan Story | Jim Finney | Uncredited |
| 1958 | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1958 | The Case Against Brooklyn | Police Sergeant in Steam Room | Uncredited |
| 1958 | The Cry Baby Killer | John Lawson, Gambelli's Lawyer | Uncredited |
| 1958 | The Gun Runners | Freddy Baldy, Bar Proprietor | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Party Girl | Bailiff / Radio Newscaster | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1959 | These Thousand Hills | Role unknown | |
| 1959 | Plunderers of Painted Flats | Mr. Perry | |
| 1959 | Go, Johnny, Go! | Bill Barnett | |
| 1960 | Tall Story | Man in Back Seat | Uncredited |
| 1960 | The Fugitive Kind | Caliope Player | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Barney Lampwick, Man on Street | Uncredited |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy | Cigar Smoker in Elevator | |
| 1961 | What's My Lion? | Narrator | |
| 1962 | Period of Adjustment | Christmas Caroler | |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Announcer at Minsky's | Voice, Uncredited |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle | Eddie | |
| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Denver Tour Spieler | Uncredited |
| 1964 | The Candidate | Dr. Endicott | |
| 1964 | Send Me No Flowers | TV Announcer | Uncredited |
| 1965 | That Funny Feeling | Taxi Driver | |
| 1967 | The Three Faces of Stanley | | Voice |
| 1967 | Eight on the Lam | Real Estate Agent | Uncredited |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Astronaut | Dr. Bussart | Uncredited |
| 1968 | Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? | Baggage Man | |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Danny Oly | Uncredited |
| 1968 | The Love Bug | Policeman on Bridge | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Which Way to the Front? | General | Uncredited |
| 1971 | The Day of the Wolves | The Realtor | |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive | Fireman | Uncredited |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Fat | |
| 1972 | Cancel My Reservation | Roscoe Snagby | |
| 1973 | Charlotte's Web | Lurvy | Voice |
| 1974 | How to Seduce a Woman | 1st Policeman | |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again | Window washer | |
| 1974 | Benji | Lieutenant Samuels | |
| 1975 | Murph the Surf | Day Guard | |
| 1976 | Hawmps! | Smitty | |
| 1976 | The Shaggy D.A. | Bar Patron | |
| 1978 | Every Girl Should Have One | Ambrose | |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Lab Manager | |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Reporter #2 | Uncredited |
| 1980 | Getting Wasted | Mr. Kramer | |
| 1981 | First Monday in October | Justice Ambrose Quincy | |
| 1985 | Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Hopps | Voice |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Agent | (segment "Reckless Youth"), (final film role) |