Who played Admiral Harriman Nelson on the 1961 film "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"?

The personable actor who played Admiral Harriman Nelson on the 1961 film "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" was Walter Pidgeon. He was born in September 1898 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. He once said that he had every reason to be satisfied with his life. He had succeeded beyond his wildest dreams in the motion picture industry.

His co-star in eight successful films, Greer Garson, called him "Hollywood's only real gentleman. I never heard him raise his voice in anger, I never heard him say a bad word about anyone, nor did I hear anyone say a bad word about him. He was a gentleman and a very good actor." He was able to work in at least a 100 feature films and on several major television shows.

In 1983, his professional success had allowed him to build a beautiful mansion in an exclusive part of Bel Air, CA. He loved this place, being an actor, and working for over 52 years.

He summed up his life during an interview by saying, "My knees were shaking. I was so scared I wasn't sure my voice would come out at all, but it must have been all right. I remember the applause to this day. It is probably my most wonderful memory of the city in which I was born. You can forget all the boos and catcalls in your life but you never forget the applause."