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