Herb Vigran

Biography: An alumnus of the Indiana University Law School, Herbert Vigran gave up the legal world to become an actor. Making his 1935 film debut in Vagabond Lady, Vigran had a few lean months after his first flurry of Hollywood activity, but began getting stage work in New York on the basis of a portfolio of photos showing him sharing scenes with several well-known movie actors (never mentioning that most of his film roles were bit parts). After his first Broadway success in Having Wonderful Time, Vigran returned to L.A., accepting small parts in movies while keeping busy with plenty of lucrative radio work; among his hundreds of radio assignments was the title character on the wartime sitcom "The Sad Sack." In films, the harsh-voiced, heavily eyebrowed Vigran could usually be seen as brash reporters and Runyon-esque hoodlums; his favorite role was the rumpled private eye in the 1954 Dick Powell/Debbie Reynolds comedy Susan Slept Here. During the 1950s, Vigran was most active in TV,An alumnus of the Indiana University Law School, Herbert Vigran gave up the legal world to become an actor. Making his 1935 film debut in Vagabond Lady, Vigran had a few lean months after his first flurry of Hollywood activity, but began getting stage work in New York on the basis of a portfolio of photos showing him sharing scenes with several well-known movie actors (never mentioning that most of his film roles were bit parts). After his first Broadway success in Having Wonderful Time, Vigran returned to L.A., accepting small parts in movies while keeping busy with plenty of lucrative radio work; among his hundreds of radio assignments was the title character on the wartime sitcom "The Sad Sack." In films, the harsh-voiced, heavily eyebrowed Vigran could usually be seen as brash reporters and Runyon-esque hoodlums; his favorite role was the rumpled private eye in the 1954 Dick Powell/Debbie Reynolds comedy Susan Slept Here. During the 1950s, Vigran was most active in TV, essaying half a dozen bad guy roles on the Superman series and appearing regularly as Monte the Bartender on the Dante's Inferno episodes of the anthology series Four Star Playhouse. In the early '70s, Herb Vigran found time during his hectic movie and voice-over schedule to play the recurring role of Judge Brooker on Gunsmoke. Expand

Herb Vigran's Scores

  • TV
Average career score: 77
Highest Metascore: 77 Taxi: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 77 Taxi: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
1 tv review
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 15 Sep 25, 1964 Publicity Agent tbd
tbd The Lucy Show: Season 3 Sep 21, 1964 Postman tbd
tbd The Lucy Show: Season 2 Sep 30, 1963 Umpire tbd
tbd The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 3 Sep 25, 1963 Bernie tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 14 Sep 24, 1963 Joe tbd
tbd McHale's Navy: Season 1 Oct 11, 1962 Wilson tbd
tbd The Lucy Show: Season 1 Oct 1, 1962 Dr. Jacoby tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 13 Sep 25, 1962 Recurring Role tbd
tbd The Flintstones: Season 3 Sep 14, 1962 Cop tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 12 Oct 15, 1961 Mr. Tinmin tbd
tbd The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 1 Oct 3, 1961 Juror #2 tbd
tbd The Andy Griffith Show: Season 2 Oct 2, 1961 Bill Medwin tbd
tbd The Flintstones: Season 2 Sep 15, 1961 Cop tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 11 Oct 16, 1960 Former Lawyer / Butcher tbd
tbd Make Room for Daddy: Season 8 Oct 3, 1960 Mr. Fraser tbd
tbd Bonanza: Season 2 Sep 10, 1960 Bartender tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 10 Oct 4, 1959 2nd Policeman tbd
tbd Perry Mason: Season 3 Oct 3, 1959 Ernest Pritchard tbd
tbd Bonanza: Season 1 Sep 12, 1959 Bartender 8.0
tbd The Untouchables: Season 1 Apr 20, 1959 Lingle tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 9 Sep 21, 1958 Sales Clerk tbd
tbd Adventures of Superman: Season 6 Feb 3, 1958 Muggsy Maples tbd
tbd Make Room for Daddy: Season 5 Oct 7, 1957 Harry tbd
tbd Leave It to Beaver: Season 1 Oct 4, 1957 Barber tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 8 Sep 22, 1957 Male Pickpocket tbd
tbd Perry Mason: Season 1 Sep 21, 1957 Charlie tbd
tbd Adventures of Superman: Season 5 Mar 8, 1957 Georgie Glep tbd
tbd Adventures of Superman: Season 4 Feb 18, 1956 Arnold Woodman tbd
tbd The Jack Benny Program: Season 6 Sep 25, 1955 Quiz Man (Voice Only) tbd
tbd Adventures of Superman: Season 3 Apr 23, 1955 Si Horten tbd