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Erville Alderson (1882–1957)

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A character actor whose film career spanned from Hollywood's Silent Era until the 1950s. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 11, 1882, Erville would start his film career in 1918 at the age of 36 in Her Man. Film pioneer D.W. Griffith utilized Erville in many of his films, including 1924's America and Isn't Life Wonderful... See full bio »

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in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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(age 74) in Glendale, California, USA
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1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
Burt (uncredited)
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
Otto Taylor
– The Mountain That Moved (1956) … Otto Taylor
 
1955 Francis in the Navy
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Adult Vernon Kimble
– A Matter of Life and Death (1955) … Adult Vernon Kimble
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Pop
– Farnum's Folly … Pop
 
1953 The Actress
Mike McGrath (uncredited)
 
1953 The Range Rider (TV series)
Owen Booth aka Thomas / Padre Sebastian
– Old Timer's Trail (1953) … Owen Booth aka Thomas
– Treasure of Santa Dolores (1953) … Padre Sebastian
 
1952 The Merry Widow
Cart Driver (uncredited)
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
William Lock
– The Magnificent Lie (1952) … William Lock
 
1952 Something to Live For
Critic (uncredited)
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
 
1951 Racket Squad (TV series)
2nd Man - Charlie
– The Case of the Miracle Mud (1951) … 2nd Man - Charlie
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– Mechanic on Duty (1951)
 
1951 The Tall Target
Minister - Passenger in Club Car (uncredited)
 
1951 Inside Straight
Minister (uncredited)
 
1950 Again... Pioneers
Pa Ashby
 
1950 To Please a Lady
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
 
1950 Copper Canyon
Southerner with Scamper at Party (uncredited)
 
1950 Summer Stock
Zeb (uncredited)
 
1950 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Station Agent Judkins
– Gold Train (1950) … Station Agent Judkins
 
1950 Captain China
Doctor on Tamura Island (uncredited)
 
1949 Dancing in the Dark
Emery's Neighbor (uncredited)
 
1949 Song of Surrender
Bidder (uncredited)
 
1949 Sorrowful Jones
Happy - the Mortician (uncredited)
 
1949 Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (short)
Thomas Jefferson
 
1949 Adventure in Baltimore
Vestryman (uncredited)
 
1948 The Feathered Serpent
Prof. Scott (uncredited)
 
1948 Kidnapped
Mungo
 
1948 Blood on the Moon
Sethmier, the Liveryman (uncredited)
 
1948 Bodyguard
Adam Stone (uncredited)
 
1948 Station West
Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)
 
1948 The Walls of Jericho
Sam (uncredited)
 
1948 Shanghai Chest
Walter Somervale
 
1948 Hazard
Clerk in Dingy Hotel (uncredited)
 
1948 Man from Texas
Preacher (uncredited)
 
1948 The Bride Goes Wild
Farmer (scenes deleted)
 
1948 Pal's Return (short)
 
1947 High Wall
Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing (uncredited)
 
1947 The Bishop's Wife
Stevens
 
1947 Unconquered
Grizzled codger at ball saying "maybe long visit" (uncredited)
 
1947 Cynthia
Dingle Clerk (uncredited)
 
1947 Welcome Stranger
Farmer, Train Companion (uncredited)
 
1947 Seven Keys to Baldpate
Station Master (uncredited)
 
1947 Desperate
Simon Pringle (uncredited)
 
1947 Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Farmer at Fire (uncredited)
 
1947 Pursued
Townsman at Trial (uncredited)
 
1947 The Sea of Grass
First Station Agent (uncredited)
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
Secretary of War Henry Stimson (uncredited)
 
1946 Magnificent Doll
Darcy (uncredited)
 
1946 Boys' Ranch
Al, the Ranch Cook (uncredited)
 
1946 Canyon Passage
Judge (uncredited)
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
 
1945 The Spiral Staircase
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
 
1945 Incendiary Blonde
Ranch Owner (uncredited)
 
1945 Along Came Jones
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1945 Back to Bataan
Teacher (uncredited)
 
1945 Objective, Burma!
Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell (uncredited)
 
1944 Heavenly Days
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1944 An American Romance
Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
 
1944 Tall in the Saddle
Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)
 
1944 Man from Frisco
Judge Harry McLain
 
1944 And the Angels Sing
Mr. Littlefield
 
1944 Radio Bugs (short)
Mortician
 
1944 Rationing
Gil (uncredited)
 
1943 Arizona Trail
Dan Trent
 
1943 Oklahoma Outlaws (short)
John Kincaid
 
1943 First Comes Courage
Soren
 
1943 What's Buzzin', Cousin?
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
 
1943 A Stranger in Town
Man in Barbershop (uncredited)
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
Liberal Official (uncredited)
 
1942 Andy Hardy's Double Life
The Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1942 Commandos Strike at Dawn
Johan Garme
 
1942 You Can't Escape Forever
Mr. Crowder (uncredited)
 
1942 Henry Aldrich, Editor
Mr. Mockridge (uncredited)
 
1942 The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Burke the Schoolmaster
 
1942 Careful, Soft Shoulder
Government Official (uncredited)
 
1942 The Gay Sisters
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1942 The Postman Didn't Ring
Robert Harwood Sr.
 
1942 My Favorite Blonde
Sheriff
 
1942 The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1942 The Vanishing Virginian
Judge Fred Stuart (uncredited)
 
1941 H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Mr. Jakes (uncredited)
 
1941 Honky Tonk
Man with Rail (uncredited)
 
1941 Last of the Duanes
Zeke (uncredited)
 
1941 Parachute Battalion
Pa Hollis
 
1941 Highway West
Dr. John Cook (uncredited)
 
1941 The Richest Man in Town
Frank the Barber
 
1941 Bad Men of Missouri
Mr. Adams
 
1941 Sergeant York
Nate Tomkins
 
1941 The Black Cat
Doctor Williams (uncredited)
 
1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
Ike Fairchild
 
1941 Tobacco Road
Driver of Car Almost Hit by Dude Lester (uncredited)
 
1941 High Sierra
Farmer at the Earle Homestead (uncredited)
 
1940 Santa Fe Trail
Jefferson Davis
 
1940 Knute Rockne All American
Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)
 
1940 Rangers of Fortune
Mr. Ellis (uncredited)
 
1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
 
1940 Flowing Gold
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1940 When the Daltons Rode
District Attorney Wade
 
1940 Trifles of Importance (short)
Frederick the Great (uncredited)
 
1940 Maryland
Diggs (uncredited)
 
1940 Alias the Deacon
Chief of Police
 
1940 Edison, the Man
First Lecturer (uncredited)
 
1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife
Harrison - Printer (uncredited)
 
1940 The Man from Dakota
Prison Camp Commandant (uncredited)
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath
Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
 
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
 
1939 Judge Hardy and Son
Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1939 Henry Goes Arizona
Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)
 
1939 Geronimo
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
 
1939 The Monroe Doctrine (short)
William Seward
 
1939 Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Bailiff
 
1939 Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Clinton 'Clint' Griffith
 
1939 Outside These Walls
Sauers (uncredited)
 
1939 The Hardys Ride High
Bailiff (uncredited)
 
1939 Romance of the Redwoods
Jackson
 
1939 Lincoln in the White House (short)
Secretary of State William H. Seward
 
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)
 
1939 Jesse James
Old Marshall
 
1939 Stand Up and Fight
Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor (uncredited)
 
1938 Out West with the Hardys
Court Deputy (uncredited)
 
1938 Love Finds Andy Hardy
Court Attendant (uncredited)
 
1938 Marie Antoinette
Passport Official (uncredited)
 
1938 Judge Hardy's Children
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1938 Gold Is Where You Find It
Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)
 
1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
District Attorney (uncredited)
 
1937 Wells Fargo
Marshal Sam (uncredited)
 
1937 The Man Without a Country (short)
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
 
1937 The Man in the Barn (short)
Farmer (uncredited)
 
1937 Small Town Boy
Mr. Trindle
 
1937 Wild and Woolly
Deacon (uncredited)
 
1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks
Conductor (uncredited)
 
1937 Parnell
Father (uncredited)
 
1937 Mountain Justice
Man at Meeting/Wedding Guest (uncredited)
 
1937 Romance of Louisiana (short)
Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson
 
1937 A Family Affair
Dave (uncredited)
 
1937 John Meade's Woman
 
1937 Woman in Distress
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1937 The Mighty Treve
Chris Hibbens
 
1936 The Jungle Princess
Priest (uncredited)
 
1936 Career Woman
Dr. Anderson
 
1936 All American Chump
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1936 Ramona
Doctor from San Diego (uncredited)
 
1936 Fury
Plumber (uncredited)
 
1936 Hearts in Bondage
Jefferson Davis
 
1936 Educating Father
Dr. Willoughby
 
1936 Two in Revolt
Veterinarian (uncredited)
 
1936 Tough Guy
Man in Ford (uncredited)
 
1936 It's Up to You
Mr. Whitmore
 
1935 Seven Keys to Baldpate
Chief of Police Roberts
 
1935 Desert Death (short)
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1935 The Virginia Judge
 
1935 Pursuit
Cop
 
1935 Woman Wanted
Constable
 
1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife
Pioneer Wagon Father (uncredited)
 
1935 Society Fever
Uncle Andy
 
1935 Public Opinion
Mr. Trevor
 
1935 Times Square Lady
The Farmer (uncredited)
 
1935 Square Shooter
Dr. Wayne (as Erville Anderson)
 
1935 The County Chairman
Wilson Prewitt
 
1934 The Scarlet Empress
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
 
1934 Lazy River
Sheriff
 
1933 The Fighting Code
Joshua La Plante (as Erville Anderson)
 
1933 Hoop-La
The Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1933 Walls of Gold
Clark (uncredited)
 
1933 To the Last Man
Judge (uncredited)
 
1933 Hello, Everybody!
Horton
 
1933 State Fair
Martin - Hog Breeder (uncredited)
 
1932 Cynara
Jason, Jim's Secretary (uncredited)
 
1932 Haunted Gold
Benedict
 
1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Police Chief (uncredited)
 
1932 They Call It Sin
Mr. Cullen
 
1932 The Cabin in the Cotton
Sock Fisher
 
1932 The Thirteenth Guest
Uncle John Adams
 
1932 Alias the Doctor
Professor at the University (uncredited)
 
1931 Arrowsmith
Pioneer (uncredited)
 
1931 Shanghaied Love
Deaken
 
1931 Too Many Cooks
Mr. Simpson, Construction Worker (uncredited)
 
1930 The Lash
Judge Travers
 
1930 The Dawn Trail
Jeff Denton
 
1930 The Bad Man
Hardy
 
1930 Redemption
Bearded Mariner in Cafe
 
1930 Guilty?
Lee
 
1930 Puttin' on the Ritz
Man Needing Orchestrations (uncredited)
 
1929 Acquitted
Prison Warden (uncredited)
 
1929 Speakeasy
City Editor
 
1928 Fleetwing
Trad Ben Sabam
 
1928 Fazil
Iman Idris
 
1928 Thief in the Dark
Armstrong
 
1927 The Valley of the Giants
Councilman
 
1927 The Girl from Chicago
Col. Carlton
 
1927 The Heart of Maryland
Maj. Gen. Kendrick
 
1927 The Price of Honor
Ogden Bennett
 
1927 Salvation Jane
Gramp
 
1927 The Fortune Hunter
Blinky Lockwood
 
1926 The White Black Sheep
Yasuf
 
1925 Lightnin'
Courtroom Attendant (uncredited)
 
1925 Sally of the Sawdust
Judge Henry L. Foster
 
1924 Isn't Life Wonderful
The professor
 
1924 America
Justice Montague
 
1923 The Exciters
Chloroform Charlie
 
1923 The White Rose
Man of the World
 
1920 The Good-Bad Wife
Col. Denbigh
 
1918 Her Man
'Old Milt' McBrian
 
1925 Sally of the Sawdust (assistant director)
 
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1956 Mobs, Inc.
Town Insurance Agent
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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