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Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Acting

February 14, 1903 – December 21, 1967 (died at 64)
Squaw Valley, California, USA
Male
102 Movies
17 TV Shows

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.

The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D.

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 7.0

as Tommy Keenan

Age 38 (now 64)
The Stranger's Return
The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

1933 6.2

as Simon Bates

Age 30 (now 64)
Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

1936 6.2

as Amos Dodd

Age 33 (now 64)
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964 6.6

as Police Captain Loomis

Age 61 (now 64)
Hold Your Man
Hold Your Man

Hold Your Man

1933 6.3

as Al Simpson

Age 30 (now 64)
Viva Villa!
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

1934 6.3

as Jonny Sykes

Age 31 (now 64)
Chained
Chained

Chained

1934 7.1

as John L. 'Johnnie' Smith

Age 31 (now 64)
International House
International House

International House

1933 5.5

as Tommy Nash

Age 30 (now 64)
After Office Hours
After Office Hours

After Office Hours

1935 6.5

as Hank Parr

Age 32 (now 64)
Before Dawn
Before Dawn

Before Dawn

1933 5.7

as Dwight Wilson

Age 30 (now 64)
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero

Ceiling Zero

1936 5.9

as Texas Clarke

Age 32 (now 64)
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Mr. Boggs Steps Out

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

1938 5.3

as Oliver Boggs

Age 35 (now 64)
The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

1933 6.7

as Dan McKee

Age 30 (now 64)
Our Town
Our Town

Our Town

1940 5.9

as Howie Newsome

Age 37 (now 64)
When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

1940 6.2

as Ben Dalton

Age 37 (now 64)
Going Hollywood
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

1933 5.5

as Ernest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer

Age 30 (now 64)