Person Details

Birthday: 1903-02-14 19:12:01

Death: 1967-12-21 19:12:01

Aliases: Stuart Phillip Erwin , Stu Erwin , Стюарт Эрвин

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Squaw Valley, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 44

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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. 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.

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Henry Simmons
The Virginian
Average
7

The Virginian

(1962) Williams
The Big Valley
Average
6

The Big Valley

(1965) Charlie Carter
Dr. Kildare
Average
5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Dave Lesser
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Doc Brown
The Defenders
Average
6

The Defenders

(1961) Joseph Green
Thriller
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6

Thriller

(1960) Uncle Florian
Chained
Average
7

Chained

(1934) John L. 'Johnnie' Smith

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2014 Self (archive footage)
1983 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968 Merle
1965 Charlie Carter
N/A
1964 Police Captain Loomis
1963 Self
Coach Wilson
1962 Williams
1961 N/A
Dave Lesser
Joseph Green
1960 N/A
N/A
Uncle Florian
Dr. Mills
1959 Lou Rosson
1958 N/A
1957 Austin Durrant
Henry Simmons
Clem P. 'Sandy' Sandover
Everett Stanton
1955 Doc Brown
1953 Self (uncredited)
George Parsons
1950 Stu Erwin
Constable Pudge Barnham
1948 Delbart Lane
1947 Henry Elkins
Sheriff Matt Bodine
Johnny 'Killer' Dill
Doctor James Gateros
1945 Captain Jack Ross
1944 Jay Spencer
1943 Hubert Theodore Wilkins
1942 Pvt. Herschel Smith
Congo Jack
Joe Dawson
1941 Tommy Keenan
Lawrence Trent
1940 Bill Kerry
Cotton
Ben Dalton
Howie Newsome
1939 Pete Tinney
Mackinley Winslow
Jud Mason
1938 Henry Cabot
Mike Brophy
Himself
Oliver Boggs
1937 Edgar Connell
'Pancho' Brown
Leo MacTavish
Henry Armstrong
Andy Tucker
Stumpy
1936 Amos Dodd
Elmer Lamb
Matt Casey
Oscar "Chubby" Rudd
Timothy Aloysius Higgins
Texas Clarke
1935 Hank Parr
1934 Stuffy Wilson
Self (uncredited)
Gus Anderson
John L. 'Johnnie' Smith
Bruce Blakely
William Watts
Jonny Sykes
Joe Palooka
1933 Ernest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer
Jerry
Dwight Wilson
Simon Bates
Al Simpson
Tommy Nash
Tonto
Peter Potter Kendall II
Dan McKee
Lucky
1932 Leslie McWhinney
Self - Host
Man Talking to Connors (uncredited)
Merton Gill
Self
Boney
Stan Kenney
Hauser
1931 Pat Kelly
Elmer Graham
Stranger
Chester Carr
Reporter
Ole Olson
1930 Ambrose
Oscar
Paul Michel
Clicker Watson
Eustace Macy
Marine (The Montmartre Girl)
Pudge Higgins
Jenkins
1929 Fred
Reporter (uncredited)
Axel Bronstrup
Buckley
Jig
Radio Broadcast Technician (uncredited)
Rotarian
Cy Williams
Landlady's Son
Marion's Boyfriend
Year Character Movie/Tv

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