Erville Alderson

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Known For

Acting

Born

1882-09-10

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Erville Alderson

Biography

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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Acting History

1957
The Spirit of St. Louis as Burt (uncredited)
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Mobs, Inc. as Town Insurance Agent
1953
The Actress as Mike McGrath (uncredited)
1952
The Merry Widow as Cart Driver (uncredited)
1952
Something to Live For as Critic (uncredited)
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth as Spectator (uncredited)
1951
The Tall Target as Minister (uncredited)
1951
Racket Squad
1950
Again Pioneers as Pa Ashby
1950
Summer Stock as Zeb (uncredited)
1950
Captain China as Doctor
1949
Dancing in the Dark as Emery's Neighbor
1949
The Lone Ranger as Judkins
1949
Sorrowful Jones as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)
1949
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion as Thomas Jefferson
1948
The Feathered Serpent as Prof. Scott (uncredited)
1948
Kidnapped as Mungo
1948
Station West as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)
1948
The Shanghai Chest as Walter Somervale
1948
Hazard as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
1947
The Bishop's Wife as Stevens
1947
Cynthia as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
1947
Desperate as Simon Pringle (uncredited)
1947
The Sea of Grass as First Station Agent (uncredited)
1947
Pursued as Townsman (uncredited)
1947
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman as Farmer (uncredited)
1946
Magnificent Doll as Darcy (uncredited)
1946
Boys' Ranch as Al (uncredited)
1946
Canyon Passage as Judge (uncredited)
1946
Two Sisters from Boston as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
1946
The Spiral Staircase as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
1945
Incendiary Blonde as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
1945
Along Came Jones as Bartender (uncredited)
1945
Back to Bataan as Teacher (uncredited)
1945
Objective, Burma! as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
1944
Heavenly Days as Farmer
1944
Tall in the Saddle as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)
1944
And the Angels Sing as Mr. Littlefield
1944
An American Romance as Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
1943
Arizona Trail as Dan Trent
1943
Oklahoma Outlaws as John Kincaid
1943
First Comes Courage as Soren
1943
What's Buzzin', Cousin? as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1943
Hangmen Also Die! as Liberal Official (uncredited)
1943
Eyes Aloft as Ray Harper
1942
Commandos Strike at Dawn as Johan Garme
1942
You Can't Escape Forever as Mr. Crowder (uncredited)
1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders as Government Official
1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as Burke
1942
The Postman Didn't Ring as Robert Harwood Sr.
1942
My Favorite Blonde as Sheriff
1941
Honky Tonk as Man with Rail (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York as Nate Tomkins
1941
Parachute Battalion as Pa Hollis
1941
Highway West as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)
1941
The Richest Man in Town as Frank the Barber
1941
Bad Men of Missouri as Mr. Adams
1941
The Black Cat as Doctor Williams (uncredited)
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as Ike Fairchild
1941
Tobacco Road
1940
Santa Fe Trail as Jefferson Davis
1940
Knute Rockne All American as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)
1940
Rangers of Fortune as Mr. Ellis
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
1940
Flowing Gold as Doctor (uncredited)
1940
When the Daltons Rode as District Attorney Wade
1940
Maryland as Diggs
1940
Trifles of Importance as Frederick the Great (uncredited)
1940
Edison, the Man as First Lecturer
1940
The Doctor Takes a Wife as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
1940
The Grapes of Wrath as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
1939
Judge Hardy and Son as Bailiff (uncredited)
1939
Henry Goes Arizona as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)
1939
Geronimo as Undetermined Role
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
1939
The Monroe Doctrine as William Seward
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as Bailiff
1939
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter as Clint Griffith
1939
Land of Liberty as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')
1939
Outside These Walls as Sauers (uncredited)
1939
The Hardys Ride High as Bailiff (uncredited)
1939
Lincoln in the White House as Secretary of State William H. Seward
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)
1939
Jesse James as Old Marshall
1939
Stand Up and Fight as Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor
1938
Out West with the Hardys as Court Deputy (uncredited)
1938
Marie Antoinette as Passport Official (uncredited)
1938
Love Finds Andy Hardy as Court Attendant (uncredited)
1938
Judge Hardy's Children as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It as Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)
1937
Wells Fargo as Marshal Sam
1937
The Man Without a Country as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
1937
The Man in the Barn as Farmer (uncredited)
1937
Small Town Boy as Mr. Trindle
1937
Wild and Woolly as Deacon (uncredited)
1937
Romance of Louisiana as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson
1937
Parnell as Father
1937
Mountain Justice as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest
1937
John Meade's Woman
1937
The Mighty Treve as Chris Hibbens
1936
Career Woman as Dr. Anderson
1936
Fury as Plumber (uncredited)
1936
Educating Father as Dr. Willoughby
1936
The Music Goes 'Round as Audience Member
1935
Seven Keys to Baldpate as Police Chief Roberts
1935
Pursuit as Cop
1935
Woman Wanted as Constable
1935
Society Fever as Uncle Andy
1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife as Pioneer Wagon Father
1935
Public Opinion as Mr. Trevor
1935
Square Shooter as Dr. Wayne
1934
The Scarlet Empress as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
1934
Lazy River as Sheriff
1933
The Fighting Code as Joshua La Plante
1933
Hoopla as Sheriff
1933
To the Last Man as Judge (uncredited)
1933
The Stranger's Return as Farmhand
1933
Hello, Everybody! as Horton
1933
State Fair as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)
1932
Cynara as Jason
1932
Haunted Gold as Tom Benedict
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Police Chief (uncredited)
1932
They Call It Sin as Mr. Cullen
1932
The Cabin in the Cotton as Sock Fisher
1932
The Thirteenth Guest as John Adams
1931
Arrowsmith as Pioneer (uncredited)
1931
Too Many Cooks as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker
1930
The Lash as Judge Travers
1930
The Dawn Trail as Jeff Denton
1930
The Bad Man as Hardy
1930
Redemption as Bearded Mariner in Cafe
1929
Speakeasy as City editor
1928
Fleetwing as Trad Ben Sabam
1928
Fazil as Iman Idris
1928
A Thief in the Dark as Armstrong
1927
The Valley of the Giants as Councilman
1927
The Girl from Chicago as Col. Carlton
1927
The Heart of Maryland as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
1927
Salvation Jane as Gramp
1927
The Fortune Hunter as Blinky Lockwood
1926
The White Black Sheep as Yasuf
1925
Sally of the Sawdust as Judge Henry L. Foster
1924
Isn't Life Wonderful as The Professor
1924
America as Justice Montague
1923
The Exciters as Chloroform Charlie
1923
The White Rose as Man of the World
1920
The Good-Bad Wife as Col. Denbigh
1918
Her Man