Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-09-18

Day of Death

1973-06-26 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Ernest Truex

Biography

Known For

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

Acting

His Girl Friday

1940

His Girl Friday

as

Bensinger

Life with Blondie

1945

Life with Blondie

as

Theodor Glassby

Private Buckaroo

1942

Private Buckaroo

as

Col. Elias Weatherford

Come on In

1918

Come on In

as

Ernest Short

Christmas in July

1940

Christmas in July

as

Mr. Baxter

Six Cylinder Love

1923

Six Cylinder Love

as

Gilbert Sterling

Tillie the Toiler

1941

Tillie the Toiler

as

George Winkler

An American Citizen

1914

An American Citizen

as

Mercury

It's a Wonderful World

1939

It's a Wonderful World

as

Willie Heyward

All Mine to Give

1957

All Mine to Give

as

Doctor Delbert

Mama Runs Wild

1937

Mama Runs Wild

as

Ernest Summers

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as

Murgatroyd

Slightly Honorable

1939

Slightly Honorable

as

P. Hemingway Collins

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

The Adventures of Marco Polo

as

Binguccio

The Girl from Manhattan

1948

The Girl from Manhattan

as

Homer Purdy

This Is the Army

1943

This Is the Army

as

Soldier's Father (uncredited)

A Good Little Devil

1914

A Good Little Devil

as

Charles MacLance - a Good Little Devil

Night in Paradise

1946

Night in Paradise

as

Scribe

Whistling in the Dark

1933

Whistling in the Dark

as

Wallace Porter

Fluffy

1965

Fluffy

as

Claridge

Unexpected Uncle

1941

Unexpected Uncle

as

Wilkins

These Glamour Girls

1939

These Glamour Girls

as

Alumnus

The Affairs of Martha

1942

The Affairs of Martha

as

Llewellyn Castle

Mr. Adam

1933

Mr. Adam

as

Adam

The Expectant Father

1934

The Expectant Father

as

Dog-gone Babies

1934

Dog-gone Babies

as

Gentlemen of the Bar

1934

Gentlemen of the Bar

as

His Lucky Day

1934

His Lucky Day

as

Fired Wife

1943

Fired Wife

as

Willie Wilson

True to Life

1943

True to Life

as

Oscar Elkins

We Go Fast

1941

We Go Fast

as

Harold Bruggins

The Warrior's Husband

1933

The Warrior's Husband

as

Sapiens

Pan-Americana

1945

Pan-Americana

as

Uncle Rudy

Island of Lost Men

1939

Island of Lost Men

as

Frobenius

Chip Off the Old Block

1944

Chip Off the Old Block

as

Henry McHugh

Always Together

1947

Always Together

as

Timothy J. Bull

Start Cheering

1938

Start Cheering

as

Blodgett

Calling All Husbands

1940

Calling All Husbands

as

Homer Trippe

Bachelor Mother

1939

Bachelor Mother

as

Investigator

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

1954

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

as

White Knight

The Under-Pup

1939

The Under-Pup

as

Mr. Binns

The Gay Vagabond

1941

The Gay Vagabond

as

A.J. Wilber

Swing That Cheer

1938

Swing That Cheer

as

Professor Peabody

Little Orvie

1940

Little Orvie

as

Frank Stone

Ambush

1939

Ambush

as

Mr. Gibbs

Freshman Year

1938

Freshman Year

as

Professor Peabody

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938

Swing, Sister, Swing

as

Prof. L. Orlando Beebee

Little Accident

1939

Little Accident

as

Tabby Morgan

Rhythm of the Islands

1943

Rhythm of the Islands

as

Mr. Holton

The Leather Saint

1956

The Leather Saint

as

Father Ritchie

Don't Get Personal

1942

Don't Get Personal

as

Jules Kinsey

Lillian Russell

1940

Lillian Russell

as

Charles K. Leonard

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

as

Bailey #1

Her Primitive Man

1944

Her Primitive Man

as

Uncle Hubert

Twin Beds

1942

Twin Beds

as

Larky

Caprice

1913

Caprice

as

Wally Henderson

Twilight for the Gods

1958

Twilight for the Gods

as

Rev. Butterfield

You're Telling Me

1942

You're Telling Me

as

Charles Handley

Everybody Dance

1936

Everybody Dance

as

Wilbur Spurgeon

Men in Her Diary

1945

Men in Her Diary

as

Vernon Williams

Adventure in Diamonds

1940

Adventure in Diamonds

as

Toutasche

Sleepy Lagoon

1943

Sleepy Lagoon

as

Dudley Joyner

Club Havana

1945

Club Havana

as

Willy Kingston

Our Town

1955

Our Town

as

Dr. Gibbs

Get That Venus

1933

Get That Venus

as

Tom Wilson

The Bomb Boy

1914

The Bomb Boy

as

Jimmie - the Messenger Boy

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Oliver Fenton

Studio One

Studio One

as

Martin Bristol

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Pedott

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Howard Rutherford

Cameo Theatre

Cameo Theatre

as

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Andrew Sterling

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Barkley Cooper

Climax!

Climax!

as

Uncle William

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

as

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Grindl

Grindl

as

Suspense

Suspense

as

George Thomas

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

as

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as

Daniel

Jamie

Jamie

as

Grandpa McHummer

The Tom Ewell Show

The Tom Ewell Show

as

Hazel

Hazel

as

Robert Dunlap

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Aloysius P. McKeever

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Tony Allison

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Wilkens

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Charles Whitley

The Ann Sothern Show

The Ann Sothern Show

as

Jason McCauley

The Ford Theatre Hour

The Ford Theatre Hour

as

Dan Dorgan

Production

Crew

Directing