Stuart Erwin
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Acting
1942
asPvt. Herschel Smith
1933
asTommy Nash
1940
asHowie Newsome
1934
asJoe Palooka
1953
asSelf (uncredited)
1933
asErnest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer
1941
asTommy Keenan
1934
asJonny Sykes
1939
asJud Mason
1929
asLandlady's Son
1964
asPolice Captain Loomis
1934
asJohn L. 'Johnnie' Smith
1935
asHank Parr
1938
asHimself
1939
asPete Tinney
1932
asSelf - Host
1933
asAl Simpson
1936
asAmos Dodd
1936
asTexas Clarke
1934
asWilliam Watts
1947
asSheriff Matt Bodine
1933
asDan McKee
1945
asCaptain Jack Ross
1933
asSimon Bates
1929
asFred
1940
asBen Dalton
1933
asDwight Wilson
1939
asMackinley Winslow
1932
asMerton Gill
1932
asStan Kenney
1942
asCongo Jack
1936
asTimothy Aloysius Higgins
1937
as'Pancho' Brown
1937
asAndy Tucker
1930
asEustace Macy
1930
asClicker Watson
1933
asJerry
1930
asOscar
1929
asJig
1932
asBoney
1937
asLeo MacTavish
1950
asConstable Pudge Barnham
1937
asAaron "Stumpy" Stump
1936
asOscar "Chubby" Rudd
1983
asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1947
asHenry Elkins
1938
asOliver Boggs
1932
asLeslie McWhinney
1937
asHenry Armstrong
1934
asGus Anderson
1931
asElmer Graham
1938
asMike Brophy
1933
asLucky
1931
asOle Olson
1931
asPat Kelly
1930
asPaul Michel
1932
asHauser
1936
asMatt Casey
1929
asMarion's Boyfriend
1934
asStuffy Wilson
1930
asJenkins
1938
asHenry Cabot
1930
asPudge Higgins
1940
asCotton
1941
asLawrence Trent
1929
asRadio Broadcast Technician (uncredited)
1932
asSelf
1931
asStranger
1931
asChester Carr
1929
asBuckley
1942
asJoe Dawson
1929
asAxel Bronstrup
1933
asTonto
1936
asElmer Lamb
1947
asJohnny 'Killer' Dill
1928
asBen
1943
asHubert Theodore Wilkins
1948
asDelbart Lane
1933
asPeter Potter Kendall II
1931
asReporter
1929
asRotarian
1930
asMarine (The Montmartre Girl)
1963
asCoach Wilson
1960
asDr. Mills
1929
asReporter (uncredited)
1934
asSelf (uncredited)
1944
asJay Spencer
1968
asMerle
1937
asEdgar Connell
1940
asBill Kerry
1934
asBruce Blakely
1947
asDoctor James Gateros
1929
asCy Williams
1932
asMan Talking to Connors (uncredited)
1930
asAmbrose
2014
asSelf (archive footage)
1959
asLou Rosson
1929
asBimbo Mehaffey
1937
asStuart Erwin
asTom Silby
asMr. Johnson
asClem P. 'Sandy' Sandover
asDoc Brown
asGeorge Parsons
as
asWilliams
asUncle Florian
asCharlie Carter
as
asStu Erwin
asDave Lesser
asJoseph Green
as asAustin Durrant
asEverett Stanton
asHenry Simmons
Production
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