Stuart Erwin
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1903-02-14
- Died
- 1967-12-21
- Place of birth
- Squaw Valley, California, USA
- Also known as
- Stuart Phillip Erwin · Stu Erwin · Стюарт Эрвин
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Perry Mason
1957
as Clem P. 'Sandy' Sandover / Austin Durrant / Everett Stanton / Henry Simmons
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Tom Silby
The Virginian
1962
as Williams
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dave Lesser
The Big Valley
1965
as Charlie Carter
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Johnson
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as Doc Brown
The Defenders
1961
as Joseph Green
Thriller
1960
as Uncle Florian
Peter Loves Mary
1960
General Electric Theater
1953
as George Parsons
The Stu Erwin Show
1950
as Stu Erwin
Straightaway
1961
Movies (102)
The Sophomore
1929
as Radio Broadcast Technician (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Trespasser
1929
as Reporter (uncredited)
Absolute Quiet
1936
as Oscar "Chubby" Rudd
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Pigskin Parade
1936
as Amos Dodd
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Self (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930
as Oscar
Our Town
1940
as Howie Newsome
Under the Tonto Rim
1933
as Tonto
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Ben Dalton
Exclusive Story
1936
as Timothy Aloysius Higgins
Cracked Nuts
1941
as Lawrence Trent
Son of Flubber
1963
as Coach Wilson
Sweetie
1929
as Axel Bronstrup
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941
as Tommy Keenan
Ceiling Zero
1936
as Texas Clarke
International House
1933
as Tommy Nash
Slim
1937
as Aaron "Stumpy" Stump
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Dan McKee
Before Dawn
1933
as Dwight Wilson
Chained
1934
as John L. 'Johnnie' Smith
Shadow Over Elveron
1968
as Merle
Strangers in Love
1932
as Stan Kenney
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
as Police Captain Loomis
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Pete Tinney
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Stuart Erwin
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Reporter
Palooka
1934
as Joe Palooka
Bachelor Bait
1934
as William Watts
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
as Joe Dawson
Happy Days
1929
as Jig
Hold Your Man
1933
as Al Simpson
Dangerous Curves
1929
as Rotarian
Three Blind Mice
1938
as Mike Brophy
This Thing Called Love
1929
as Fred
He Hired the Boss
1943
as Hubert Theodore Wilkins
The Stranger's Return
1933
as Simon Bates
Father Is a Bachelor
1950
as Constable Pudge Barnham
The Misleading Lady
1932
as Boney
Working Girls
1931
as Pat Kelly
Going Hollywood
1933
as Ernest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer
Hollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
Pillow to Post
1945
as Captain Jack Ross
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
as Bill Kerry
He Learned About Women
1933
as Peter Potter Kendall II
Back Door to Heaven
1939
as Jud Mason
Dude Ranch
1931
as Chester Carr
Playboy of Paris
1930
as Paul Michel
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940
as Cotton
Heading for Heaven
1947
as Henry Elkins
Dance Charlie Dance
1937
as Andy Tucker
Hollywood Handicap
1938
as Himself
After Office Hours
1935
as Hank Parr
Along Came Youth
1930
as Ambrose
It Could Happen to You
1939
as Mackinley Winslow
Day of Reckoning
1933
as Jerry
The Band Plays On
1934
as Stuffy Wilson
Mother Knows Best
1928
as Ben
No Limit
1931
as Ole Olson
Heaven Only Knows
1947
as Sheriff Matt Bodine
Make Me a Star
1932
as Merton Gill
All American Chump
1936
as Elmer Lamb
70,000 Witnesses
1932
as Man Talking to Connors (uncredited)
Viva Villa!
1934
as Jonny Sykes
Moochie of the Little League
1959
as Lou Rosson
Blondie for Victory
1942
as Pvt. Herschel Smith
I'll Take Romance
1937
as 'Pancho' Brown
For the Love of Mike
1960
as Dr. Mills
The Party's Over
1934
as Bruce Blakely
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Marine (The Montmartre Girl)
The Big Broadcast
1932
as Leslie McWhinney
Passport Husband
1938
as Henry Cabot
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
1932
as Self - Host
Love Among the Millionaires
1930
as Clicker Watson
Small Town Boy
1937
as Henry Armstrong
Young Eagles
1930
as Pudge Higgins
The Great Mike
1944
as Jay Spencer
Face in the Sky
1933
as Lucky
Strike It Rich
1948
as Delbart Lane
Women Are Trouble
1936
as Matt Casey
Men Without Women
1930
as Jenkins
The Cock-Eyed World
1929
as Buckley
Second Honeymoon
1937
as Leo MacTavish
Speakeasy
1929
as Cy Williams
Thru Different Eyes
1929
as Reporter
The Magnificent Lie
1931
as Elmer Graham
Have a Heart
1934
as Gus Anderson
Killer Dill
1947
as Johnny 'Killer' Dill
A Pair of Tights
1929
as Marion's Boyfriend
Drums of the Congo
1942
as Congo Jack
The Exalted Flapper
1929
as Bimbo Mehaffey
Doctor Jim
1947
as Doctor James Gateros
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
1938
as Oliver Boggs
Two Kinds of Women
1932
as Hauser
New Year's Eve
1929
as Landlady's Son
Checkers
1937
as Edgar Connell
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930
as Eustace Macy
Up Pops the Devil
1931
as Stranger
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
as Sentimental Mousie
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
as Donald Todd
About Stuart Erwin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Afte… With 116 credits spanning from 1928 to 2014, Stuart Erwin has appeared in 102 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stuart Erwin Movies
- The Sophomore (1929) — as Radio Broadcast Technician (uncredited)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Trespasser (1929) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- Absolute Quiet (1936) — as Oscar "Chubby" Rudd
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
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