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Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Acting

Born: February 14, 1903Squaw Valley, California, USA

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

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

2014
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron

Merle

1968
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

Police Captain Loomis

1964
Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

Coach Wilson

1963
For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike

Dr. Mills

1960
Moochie of the Little League

Moochie of the Little League

Lou Rosson

1959
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Sentimental Mousie

1957
Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

Self (uncredited)

1953
Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

Constable Pudge Barnham

1950
Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich

Delbart Lane

1948
Heading for Heaven

Heading for Heaven

Henry Elkins

1947
Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

Sheriff Matt Bodine

1947
Killer Dill

Killer Dill

Johnny 'Killer' Dill

1947

Doctor Jim

Doctor James Gateros

1947
Pillow to Post

Pillow to Post

Captain Jack Ross

1945
The Great Mike

The Great Mike

Jay Spencer

1944
He Hired the Boss

He Hired the Boss

Hubert Theodore Wilkins

1943
Blondie for Victory

Blondie for Victory

Pvt. Herschel Smith

1942
Drums of the Congo

Drums of the Congo

Congo Jack

1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden

Joe Dawson

1942
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Tommy Keenan

1941
Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

Lawrence Trent

1941
Sandy Gets Her Man

Sandy Gets Her Man

Bill Kerry

1940
A Little Bit of Heaven

A Little Bit of Heaven

Cotton

1940
When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

Ben Dalton

1940
Our Town

Our Town

Howie Newsome

1940
The Honeymoon's Over

The Honeymoon's Over

Donald Todd

1939
Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

Pete Tinney

1939

It Could Happen to You

Mackinley Winslow

1939
Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven

Jud Mason

1939
Passport Husband

Passport Husband

Henry Cabot

1938
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

Mike Brophy

1938
Hollywood Handicap

Hollywood Handicap

Himself

1938
Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Oliver Boggs

1938
Checkers

Checkers

Edgar Connell

1937
I'll Take Romance

I'll Take Romance

'Pancho' Brown

1937
Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

Leo MacTavish

1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Stuart Erwin

1937

Small Town Boy

Henry Armstrong

1937
Dance Charlie Dance

Dance Charlie Dance

Andy Tucker

1937
Slim

Slim

Aaron "Stumpy" Stump

1937
Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

Amos Dodd

1936
All American Chump

All American Chump

Elmer Lamb

1936
Women Are Trouble

Women Are Trouble

Matt Casey

1936
Absolute Quiet

Absolute Quiet

Oscar "Chubby" Rudd

1936
Exclusive Story

Exclusive Story

Timothy Aloysius Higgins

1936
Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

Texas Clarke

1936
After Office Hours

After Office Hours

Hank Parr

1935
The Band Plays On

The Band Plays On

Stuffy Wilson

1934
The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About

Self (uncredited)

1934
Have a Heart

Have a Heart

Gus Anderson

1934
Chained

Chained

John L. 'Johnnie' Smith

1934
The Party's Over

The Party's Over

Bruce Blakely

1934
Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

William Watts

1934
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

Jonny Sykes

1934
Palooka

Palooka

Joe Palooka

1934
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

Ernest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer

1933
Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

Jerry

1933
Before Dawn

Before Dawn

Dwight Wilson

1933
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

Simon Bates

1933
Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

Al Simpson

1933
International House

International House

Tommy Nash

1933
Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

Tonto

1933
He Learned About Women

He Learned About Women

Peter Potter Kendall II

1933
The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

Dan McKee

1933
Face in the Sky

Face in the Sky

Lucky

1933
The Big Broadcast

The Big Broadcast

Leslie McWhinney

1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

Self - Host

1932
70,000 Witnesses

70,000 Witnesses

Man Talking to Connors (uncredited)

1932
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

Merton Gill

1932
Hollywood on Parade

Hollywood on Parade

Self

1932
The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady

Boney

1932
Strangers in Love

Strangers in Love

Stan Kenney

1932
Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women

Hauser

1932
Working Girls

Working Girls

Pat Kelly

1931
The Magnificent Lie

The Magnificent Lie

Elmer Graham

1931
Up Pops the Devil

Up Pops the Devil

Stranger

1931
Dude Ranch

Dude Ranch

Chester Carr

1931
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

Reporter

1931
No Limit

No Limit

Ole Olson

1931
Along Came Youth

Along Came Youth

Ambrose

1930
Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work

Oscar

1930
Playboy of Paris

Playboy of Paris

Paul Michel

1930
Love Among the Millionaires

Love Among the Millionaires

Clicker Watson

1930
Dangerous Nan McGrew

Dangerous Nan McGrew

Eustace Macy

1930
Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade

Marine (The Montmartre Girl)

1930
Young Eagles

Young Eagles

Pudge Higgins

1930
Men without Women

Men without Women

Jenkins

1930
This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

Fred

1929
The Trespasser

The Trespasser

Reporter (uncredited)

1929
Sweetie

Sweetie

Axel Bronstrup

1929
The Cock-Eyed World

The Cock-Eyed World

Buckley

1929
Happy Days

Happy Days

Jig

1929
The Sophomore

The Sophomore

Radio Broadcast Technician (uncredited)

1929
Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

Rotarian

1929
The Exalted Flapper

The Exalted Flapper

Bimbo Mehaffey

1929
Thru Different Eyes

Thru Different Eyes

Reporter

1929
Speakeasy

Speakeasy

Cy Williams

1929
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

Landlady's Son

1929
A Pair of Tights

A Pair of Tights

Marion's Boyfriend

1929

Mother Knows Best

Ben

1928