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Stuart Erwin
Actor
Born February 14, 1903Died December 21, 1967 (64 years)
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Stuart Erwin (14 February 1903, Squaw Valley, California — 21 December 1967, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor. Erwin began acting in college in the 1920s, first appearing on the stage, then breaking into films in 1928 in Mother Knows Best. He was cast as amiable oafs in several films such as The Sophomore, The Big Broadcast, Hollywood Cavalcade, Our Town, International House and Viva Villa!. In 1934 he was cast as Joe Palooka in the film Palooka, and in 1935 he had a supporting role in After Office Hours (starring Clark Gable). He co-starred in the Paramount Pictures all-star revue Paramount on Parade (1930).
In 1936, he was cast in Pigskin Parade, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In Walt Disney's Bambi, he did the voice of a tree squirrel.
In 1950, Erwin made the transition to television, where he starred in Trouble with Father, which was eventually retitled The Stu Erwin Show. He co-starred with his wife, actress June Collyer. He later appeared in the Disney films Son of Flubber and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones. He also appeared with Jack Palance in the ABC series The Greatest Show on Earth during the 1963-1964 television season.
Erwin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6240 Hollywood Blvd. He is buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.
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Stuart Erwin (14 February 1903, Squaw Valley, California — 21 December 1967, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor. Erwin began acting in college in the 1920s, first appearing on the stage, then breaking into films in 1928 in Mother Knows Best. He was cast as amiable oafs in several films such as The Sophomore, The Big Broadcast, Hollywood Cavalcade, Our Town, International House and Viva Villa!. In 1934 he was cast as Joe Palooka in the film Palooka, and in 1935 he had a supporting role in After Office Hours (starring Clark Gable). He co-starred in the Paramount Pictures all-star revue Paramount on Parade (1930).
In 1936, he was cast in Pigskin Parade, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In Walt Disney's Bambi, he did the voice of a tree squirrel.
In 1950, Erwin made the transition to television, where he starred in Trouble with Father, which was eventually retitled The Stu Erwin Show. He co-starred with his wife, actress June Collyer. He later appeared in the Disney films Son of Flubber and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones. He also appeared with Jack Palance in the ABC series The Greatest Show on Earth during the 1963-1964 television season.
Erwin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6240 Hollywood Blvd. He is buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Stuart Erwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| 2014 | |
| 2005 | The Great Man: W.C. Fields · as Tommy Nash (clip From International House (1933)) |
| 1992 | Gunfighters of the Old West · as Train Robber |
| 1968 | Shadow Over Elveron · as Merle |
| 1967 | Gentle Ben (TV Series) · as Harry Tatum |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Charlie Carter |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Mr. Johnson |
| 1964 | The Misadventures of Merlin Jones · as Police Captain Loomis |
| 1963 | The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series) · as Jeremiah Gibbs |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) · as Otto King |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Pharmacist |
| 1962 | Son of Flubber · as Coach Wilson |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Williams |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dave Lesser |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Justin Rock |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as Joseph Green |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Tom Silby |
| 1960 | National Velvet (TV Series) · as Kelly The Clown |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Uncle Florian |
| 1960 | For the Love of Mike · as Dr. Mills |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King · as Edited From A Pair Of Tights' |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Barney Rich |
| 1958 | Pursuit (TV Series) · as Detective Froelich |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Clem P. 'sandy' Sandover |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Barnaby West, Sr. |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as George Clay |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as The Reverend Donald Stone |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Doc Brown |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Lou Rosson |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Mr. Henslee |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Dan Casey |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as George Parsons |
| 1950 | The Trouble with Father (TV Series) · as Stu Erwin |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Daniel Harris |
| 1950 | Father Is a Bachelor · as Constable Pudge Barnham |
| 1947 | Heading for Heaven · as Henry Elkins |
| 1947 | Heaven Only Knows · as Sheriff Matt Bodine |
| 1947 | Killer Dill · as Johnny 'killer' Dill |
| 1945 | Pillow to Post · as Captain Jack Ross |
| 1944 | The Great Mike · as Jay Spencer |
| 1943 | He Hired the Boss · as Hubert Theodore Wilkins |
| 1942 | Blondie for Victory · as Pvt. Herschel Smith |
| 1942 | Drums of the Congo · as Congo Jack |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden · as Joe Dawson |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. · as Tommy Keenan |
| 1941 | Cracked Nuts · as Lawrence Trent |
| 1940 | Sandy Gets Her Man · as Bill Kerry |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode · as Ben Dalton |
| 1940 | Our Town · as Howie Newsome |
| 1939 | Back Door to Heaven · as Jud Mason |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade · as Pete Tinney |
| 1939 | It Could Happen to You · as Mackinley Winslow |
| 1938 | Three Blind Mice · as Mike Brophy |
| 1938 | Mr. Boggs Steps Out · as Oliver Boggs |
| 1937 | Checkers · as Edgar Connell |
| 1937 | I'll Take Romance · as 'pancho' Brown |
| 1937 | Second Honeymoon · as Leo Mactavish |
| 1937 | Dance Charlie Dance · as Andy Tucker |
| 1937 | Slim · as Aaron "stumpy" Stump |
| 1936 | Pigskin Parade · as Amos Dodd |
| 1936 | All American Chump · as Elmer Lamb |
| 1936 | Women Are Trouble · as Matt Casey |
| 1936 | Absolute Quiet · as Oscar "chubby" Rudd |
| 1936 | Exclusive Story · as Timothy Aloysius Higgins |
| 1936 | Ceiling Zero · as Texas Clarke |
| 1935 | After Office Hours · as Hank Parr |
| 1934 | The Band Plays On · as Stuffy Wilson |
| 1934 | Have a Heart · as Gus Anderson |
| 1934 | Chained · as John L. 'johnnie' Smith |
| 1934 | Bachelor Bait · as William Watts |
| 1934 | Viva Villa! · as Jonny Sykes |
| 1934 | Palooka · as Joe Palooka |
| 1933 | Going Hollywood · as Ernest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning · as Jerry |
| 1933 | The Stranger's Return · as Simon Bates |
| 1933 | Before Dawn · as Dwight Wilson |
| 1933 | Hold Your Man · as Al Simpson |
| 1933 | International House · as Tommy Nash |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century · as Dan Mckee |
| 1933 | Face in the Sky · as Lucky |
| 1932 | The Big Broadcast · as Leslie Mcwhinney |
| 1932 | 70,000 Witnesses · as Man Talking To Connors (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star · as Merton Gill |
| 1932 | The Misleading Lady · as Boney |
| 1932 | Two Kinds of Women · as Hauser |
| 1932 | Strangers in Love · as Stan Kenney |
| 1931 | Working Girls · as Pat Kelly |
| 1931 | The Magnificent Lie · as Elmer Graham |
| 1931 | Up Pops the Devil · as Stranger |
| 1931 | Dude Ranch · as Chester Carr |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools · as Reporter |
| 1931 | No Limit · as Ole Olson |
| 1930 | Only Saps Work · as Oscar |
| 1930 | Playboy of Paris · as Paul Michel |
| 1930 | Love Among the Millionaires · as Clicker Watson |
| 1930 | Dangerous Nan McGrew · as Eustace Macy |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade · as Marine (the Montmartre Girl) |
| 1930 | Young Eagles · as Pudge Higgins |
| 1930 | Men Without Women · as Jenkins |
| 1929 | The Trespasser · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Sweetie · as Axel Bronstrup |
| 1929 | The Cock-Eyed World · as Buckley |
| 1929 | Happy Days · as Jig |
| 1929 | The Sophomore · as Radio Broadcast Technician (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Dangerous Curves · as Rotarian |
| 1929 | Thru Different Eyes · as Reporter |
| 1929 | Speakeasy · as Cy Williams |