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Stuart Erwin
Actor

Stuart Erwin

14 Feb 1903Born
21 Dec 1967Died
64Age at death
109Credits

Biography

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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).

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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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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 109 credits.

  1. 1968Shadow Over ElveronFilm: Merle
  2. 1965Green AcresSeries: Mr. Johnson (1 episode)
  3. 1965The Big ValleySeries: Charlie Carter (2 episodes)
  4. 1964The Misadventures of Merlin JonesFilm: Police Captain Loomis
  5. 1963Son of FlubberFilm: Coach Wilson
  6. 1962The VirginianSeries: Williams (1 episode)
  7. 1961StraightawaySeries (1 episode)
  8. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Dave Lesser (1 episode)
  9. 1961The DefendersSeries: Joseph Green (1 episode)
  10. 1960Peter Loves MarySeries (1 episode)
  11. 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries: Tom Silby (1 episode)
  12. 1960ThrillerSeries: Uncle Florian (1 episode)
  13. 1960For the Love of MikeFilm: Dr. Mills
  14. 1959Moochie of the Little LeagueFilm: Lou Rosson
  15. 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries (1 episode)
  16. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Clem P. 'Sandy' Sandover, Austin Durrant, Everett Stanton, Henry Simmons (1 episode)
  17. 1957Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and HorsesFilm: Sentimental Mousie
  18. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Doc Brown (1 episode)
  19. 1953General Electric TheaterSeries: George Parsons (1 episode)
  20. 1950The Stu Erwin ShowSeries: Stu Erwin (129 episodes)
  21. 1950Father Is a BachelorFilm: Constable Pudge Barnham
  22. 1948Strike It RichFilm: Delbart Lane
  23. 1947Heading for HeavenFilm: Henry Elkins
  24. 1947Heaven Only KnowsFilm: Sheriff Matt Bodine
  25. 1947Killer DillFilm: Johnny 'Killer' Dill
  26. 1947Doctor JimFilm: Doctor James Gateros
  27. 1945Pillow to PostFilm: Captain Jack Ross
  28. 1944The Great MikeFilm: Jay Spencer
  29. 1943He Hired the BossFilm: Hubert Theodore Wilkins
  30. 1942Blondie for VictoryFilm: Pvt. Herschel Smith
  31. 1942Drums of the CongoFilm: Congo Jack
  32. 1942The Adventures of Martin EdenFilm: Joe Dawson
  33. 1941The Bride Came C.O.D.Film: Tommy Keenan
  34. 1941Cracked NutsFilm: Lawrence Trent
  35. 1940Sandy Gets Her ManFilm: Bill Kerry
  36. 1940A Little Bit of HeavenFilm: Cotton
  37. 1940When the Daltons RodeFilm: Ben Dalton
  38. 1940Our TownFilm: Howie Newsome
  39. 1939The Honeymoon's OverFilm: Donald Todd
  40. 1939Hollywood CavalcadeFilm: Pete Tinney
  41. 1939It Could Happen to YouFilm: Mackinley Winslow
  42. 1939Back Door to HeavenFilm: Jud Mason
  43. 1938Passport HusbandFilm: Henry Cabot
  44. 1938Three Blind MiceFilm: Mike Brophy
  45. 1938Mr. Boggs Steps OutFilm: Oliver Boggs
  46. 1937CheckersFilm: Edgar Connell
  47. 1937I'll Take RomanceFilm: 'Pancho' Brown
  48. 1937Second HoneymoonFilm: Leo MacTavish
  49. 1937Sunday Night at the TrocaderoFilm: Stuart Erwin
  50. 1937Small Town BoyFilm: Henry Armstrong
  51. 1937Dance Charlie DanceFilm: Andy Tucker
  52. 1937SlimFilm: Aaron "Stumpy" Stump
  53. 1936Pigskin ParadeFilm: Amos Dodd
  54. 1936All American ChumpFilm: Elmer Lamb
  55. 1936Women Are TroubleFilm: Matt Casey
  56. 1936Absolute QuietFilm: Oscar "Chubby" Rudd
  57. 1936Exclusive StoryFilm: Timothy Aloysius Higgins
  58. 1936Ceiling ZeroFilm: Texas Clarke
  59. 1935After Office HoursFilm: Hank Parr
  60. 1934The Band Plays OnFilm: Stuffy Wilson
  61. 1934Have a HeartFilm: Gus Anderson
  62. 1934ChainedFilm: John L. 'Johnnie' Smith
  63. 1934The Party's OverFilm: Bruce Blakely
  64. 1934Bachelor BaitFilm: William Watts
  65. 1934Viva Villa!Film: Jonny Sykes
  66. 1934PalookaFilm: Joe Palooka
  67. 1933Going HollywoodFilm: Ernest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer
  68. 1933Day of ReckoningFilm: Jerry
  69. 1933Before DawnFilm: Dwight Wilson
  70. 1933The Stranger's ReturnFilm: Simon Bates
  71. 1933Hold Your ManFilm: Al Simpson
  72. 1933International HouseFilm: Tommy Nash
  73. 1933Under the Tonto RimFilm: Tonto
  74. 1933He Learned About WomenFilm: Peter Potter Kendall II
  75. 1933The Crime of the CenturyFilm: Dan McKee
  76. 1933Face in the SkyFilm: Lucky
  77. 1932The Big BroadcastFilm: Leslie McWhinney
  78. 193270,000 WitnessesFilm: Man Talking to Connors (uncredited)
  79. 1932Make Me a StarFilm: Merton Gill
  80. 1932The Misleading LadyFilm: Boney

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