Erville Alderson

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
September 10, 1882 (74 years old)
Died
August 4, 1957
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Romance Western
Career Span
1918 – 1957

Erville Alderson

5 wins
35 nominations
5 Oscars
145 credits

From Wikipedia

Erville Alderson (September 11, 1882, Kansas City, Missouri – August 4, 1957, Glendale, California) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957.

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Personal Info

Born
Sep 10, 1882
From
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1918 – 1957

Award Recognition

5
Wins
35
Nominations
5
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1957

The Spirit of St. Louis as Burt (uncredited)

1956

Mobs, Inc. as Town Insurance Agent
Mobs Incorporated as Town Insurance Agent

1953

The Actress as Mike McGrath (uncredited)

1952

The Greatest Show on Earth as Spectator (uncredited) Award
Something to Live For as Critic (uncredited) Award
The Merry Widow as Cart Driver (uncredited) Award

1951

The Tall Target as Minister (uncredited) Award

1950

Summer Stock as Zeb (uncredited)
Captain China as Doctor
Again Pioneers as Pa Ashby

1949

Sorrowful Jones as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark as Emery's Neighbor
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion as Thomas Jefferson

1948

Station West as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)
Hazard as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Kidnapped as Mungo
The Shanghai Chest as Walter Somervale
The Feathered Serpent as Prof. Scott (uncredited)

1947

Pursued as Townsman (uncredited) Award
The Sea of Grass as First Station Agent (uncredited) Award
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Farmer (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife as Stevens
Desperate as Simon Pringle (uncredited)
Cynthia as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)

1946

The Spiral Staircase as Dr. Harvey (uncredited) Award
Magnificent Doll as Darcy Award
Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited) Award
Canyon Passage as Judge (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch as Al (uncredited)

1945

Objective, Burma! as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell Award
Back to Bataan as Teacher (uncredited)
Along Came Jones as Bartender (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde as Ranch Owner (uncredited)

1944

An American Romance as Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing as Mr. Littlefield
Heavenly Days as Farmer

1943

Hangmen Also Die! as Liberal Official (uncredited)
Oklahoma Outlaws as John Kincaid
What's Buzzin', Cousin? as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
First Comes Courage as Soren
Arizona Trail as Dan Trent
Eyes Aloft as Ray Harper

1942

My Favorite Blonde as Sheriff
You Can't Escape Forever as Mr. Crowder (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring as Robert Harwood Sr.
Commandos Strike at Dawn as Johan Garme
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as Burke
Careful, Soft Shoulders as Government Official

1941

The Black Cat as Doctor Williams (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
Honky Tonk as Man with Rail
Sergeant York as Nate Tomkins
Bad Men of Missouri as Mr. Adams
Highway West as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne as Ike Fairchild
The Richest Man in Town as Frank the Barber
Parachute Battalion as Pa Hollis

1940

The Grapes of Wrath as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited) Award
Santa Fe Trail as Jefferson Davis Award
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)
Edison, the Man as First Lecturer
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune as Mr. Ellis
Flowing Gold as Doctor (uncredited)
Maryland as Diggs
Trifles of Importance as Frederick the Great (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode as District Attorney Wade

1939

Jesse James as Old Marshall Award
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Handwriting Expert (uncredited) Award
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited) Award
Geronimo as Undetermined Role
The Monroe Doctrine as William Seward
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as Bailiff
The Hardys Ride High as Bailiff (uncredited)
Judge Hardy and Son as Bailiff (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter as Clint Griffith
Outside These Walls as Sauers (uncredited)
Land of Liberty as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')
Lincoln in the White House as Secretary of State William H. Seward
Henry Goes Arizona as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight as Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor

1938

Marie Antoinette as Passport Official (uncredited) Award
Gold Is Where You Find It as Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)
Out West with the Hardys as Court Deputy (uncredited)
Love Finds Andy Hardy as Court Attendant (uncredited)
Judge Hardy's Children as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

1937

Parnell as Father
The Man Without a Country as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Wells Fargo as Marshal Sam
Mountain Justice as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest
Wild and Woolly as Deacon (uncredited)
Romance of Louisiana as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson
John Meade's Woman
Small Town Boy as Mr. Trindle
The Man in the Barn as Farmer (uncredited)
The Mighty Treve as Chris Hibbens

1936

Fury as Plumber (uncredited)
Educating Father as Dr. Willoughby
The Music Goes 'Round as Audience Member
Career Woman as Dr. Anderson

1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife as Pioneer Wagon Father
Woman Wanted as Constable
Seven Keys to Baldpate as Police Chief Roberts
Pursuit as Cop
Public Opinion as Mr. Trevor
Society Fever as Uncle Andy
Square Shooter as Dr. Wayne

1934

The Scarlet Empress as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef Award
Lazy River as Sheriff

1933

To the Last Man as Judge (uncredited) Award
State Fair as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)
Hoopla as Sheriff
Hello, Everybody! as Horton
The Stranger's Return as Farmhand
The Fighting Code as Joshua La Plante

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Police Chief (uncredited)
The Cabin in the Cotton as Sock Fisher
The Thirteenth Guest as John Adams
They Call It Sin as Mr. Cullen
Haunted Gold as Tom Benedict
Cynara as Jason

1931

Arrowsmith as Pioneer (uncredited)
Too Many Cooks as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker

1930

Redemption as Bearded Mariner in Cafe
The Dawn Trail as Jeff Denton
The Bad Man as Hardy
The Lash as Judge Travers

1929

Speakeasy as City editor

1928

Fazil as Iman Idris
Fleetwing as Trad Ben Sabam

1927

The Girl from Chicago as Col. Carlton
The Heart of Maryland as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
The Fortune Hunter as Blinky Lockwood
The Valley of the Giants as Councilman
Salvation Jane as Gramp

1925

Sally of the Sawdust as Judge Henry L. Foster Award

1924

Isn't Life Wonderful as The Professor Award
America as Justice Montague

1923

The White Rose as Man of the World
The Exciters as Chloroform Charlie

1920

The Good-Bad Wife as Col. Denbigh

1918

Her Man

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Grapes of Wrath
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Spiral Staircase
Santa Fe Trail
The Sea of Grass
Jesse James

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