Stuart Erwin
Acting
- Born:
- 1903-02-14
- Died:
- 1967-12-21
- Place of birth:
- Squaw Valley, California, USA
Biography
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
The Great Man: W.C. Fields
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Shadow Over Elveron
Green Acres
The Big Valley
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
Son of Flubber
The Virginian
Straightaway
Dr. Kildare
The Defenders
Peter Loves Mary
The Andy Griffith Show
Thriller
For the Love of Mike
Moochie of the Little League
The Donna Reed Show
Perry Mason
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Gunsmoke
Main Street to Broadway
General Electric Theater
The Stu Erwin Show
Father Is a Bachelor
Strike It Rich
Heading for Heaven
Heaven Only Knows
Killer Dill
Doctor Jim
Pillow to Post
The Great Mike
He Hired the Boss
Blondie for Victory
Drums of the Congo
The Adventures of Martin Eden
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Cracked Nuts
Sandy Gets Her Man
A Little Bit of Heaven
When the Daltons Rode
Our Town
The Honeymoon's Over
Hollywood Cavalcade
It Could Happen to You
Back Door to Heaven
Passport Husband
Three Blind Mice
Hollywood Handicap
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Checkers
I'll Take Romance
Second Honeymoon
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Small Town Boy
Dance Charlie Dance
Slim
Pigskin Parade
All American Chump
Women Are Trouble
Absolute Quiet
Exclusive Story
Ceiling Zero
After Office Hours
The Band Plays On
The Hollywood Gad-About
Have a Heart
Chained
The Party's Over
Bachelor Bait
Viva Villa!
Palooka
Going Hollywood
Day of Reckoning
Before Dawn
The Stranger's Return
Hold Your Man
International House
Under the Tonto Rim
He Learned About Women
The Crime of the Century
Face in the Sky
The Big Broadcast
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
70,000 Witnesses
Make Me a Star
Hollywood on Parade
The Misleading Lady
Strangers in Love
Two Kinds of Women
Working Girls
The Magnificent Lie
Up Pops the Devil
Dude Ranch
The Stolen Jools
No Limit
Along Came Youth
Only Saps Work
Playboy of Paris
Love Among the Millionaires
Dangerous Nan McGrew
Paramount on Parade
Young Eagles
Men Without Women
This Thing Called Love
The Trespasser
Sweetie
The Cock-Eyed World
Happy Days
The Sophomore
Dangerous Curves
The Exalted Flapper
Thru Different Eyes
Speakeasy
New Year's Eve
A Pair of Tights
Mother Knows Best