Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 14, 1903
Died
Dec 21, 1967
Place of Birth
Squaw Valley, California, USA
Credits
116 titles
Stuart Erwin
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.
Known For
Filmography
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shadow Over Elveron
Merle
Green Acres
Mr. Johnson
The Big Valley
Charlie Carter
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Police Captain Loomis
Son of Flubber
Coach Wilson
The Virginian
Williams
Straightaway
Dr. Kildare
Dave Lesser
The Defenders
Joseph Green
Peter Loves Mary
The Andy Griffith Show
Tom Silby
Thriller
Uncle Florian
For the Love of Mike
Dr. Mills
Moochie of the Little League
Lou Rosson
The Donna Reed Show
Perry Mason
Clem P. 'Sandy' Sandover
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Sentimental Mousie
Gunsmoke
Doc Brown
Main Street to Broadway
Self (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
George Parsons
The Stu Erwin Show
Stu Erwin
Father Is a Bachelor
Constable Pudge Barnham
Strike It Rich
Delbart Lane
Heading for Heaven
Henry Elkins
Heaven Only Knows
Sheriff Matt Bodine
Killer Dill
Johnny 'Killer' Dill
Doctor Jim
Doctor James Gateros
Pillow to Post
Captain Jack Ross
The Great Mike
Jay Spencer
He Hired the Boss
Hubert Theodore Wilkins
Blondie for Victory
Pvt. Herschel Smith
Drums of the Congo
Congo Jack
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Joe Dawson
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Tommy Keenan
Cracked Nuts
Lawrence Trent
Sandy Gets Her Man
Bill Kerry
A Little Bit of Heaven
Cotton
When the Daltons Rode
Ben Dalton
Our Town
Howie Newsome
The Honeymoon's Over
Donald Todd
Hollywood Cavalcade
Pete Tinney
It Could Happen to You
Mackinley Winslow
Back Door to Heaven
Jud Mason
Passport Husband
Henry Cabot
Three Blind Mice
Mike Brophy
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Oliver Boggs
Checkers
Edgar Connell