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Stuart Erwin
Squaw 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 a…
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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.
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2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1968
Shadow Over Elveron
Movie Merle
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1965
The Big Valley
TV show Charlie Carter
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1965
Green Acres
TV show Mr. Johnson
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1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Movie Police Captain Loomis
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1963
Son of Flubber
Movie Coach Wilson
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1962
The Virginian
TV show Williams
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1961
Straightaway
TV show
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1961
Dr. Kildare
TV show Dave Lesser
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1961
The Defenders
TV show Joseph Green
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1960
Peter Loves Mary
TV show
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1960
The Andy Griffith Show
TV show Tom Silby
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1960
Thriller
TV show Uncle Florian
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1960
For the Love of Mike
Movie Dr. Mills
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1959
Moochie of the Little League
Movie Lou Rosson
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1958
The Donna Reed Show
TV show
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Clem P. 'Sandy' Sandover
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1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Movie Sentimental Mousie
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1955
Gunsmoke
TV show Doc Brown
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1953
Main Street to Broadway
Movie Self (uncredited)
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1953
General Electric Theater
TV show George Parsons
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1950
The Stu Erwin Show
TV show Stu Erwin
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1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Movie Constable Pudge Barnham
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1948
Strike It Rich
Movie Delbart Lane
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1947
Heading for Heaven
Movie Henry Elkins
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1947
Heaven Only Knows
Movie Sheriff Matt Bodine
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1947
Killer Dill
Movie Johnny 'Killer' Dill
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1947
Doctor Jim
Movie Doctor James Gateros
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1945
Pillow to Post
Movie Captain Jack Ross
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1944
The Great Mike
Movie Jay Spencer
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1943
He Hired the Boss
Movie Hubert Theodore Wilkins
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1942
Blondie for Victory
Movie Pvt. Herschel Smith
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1942
Drums of the Congo
Movie Congo Jack
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1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Movie Joe Dawson
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1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Movie Tommy Keenan
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1941
Cracked Nuts
Movie Lawrence Trent
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1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
Movie Bill Kerry
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1940
A Little Bit of Heaven
Movie Cotton
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1940
When the Daltons Rode
Movie Ben Dalton
