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Erville Alderson

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Erville Alderson

Born September 10, 1882 in Kansas City, Missouri, USADied August 4, 1957148 films

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Erville Alderson (September 11, 1882, Kansas City, Missouri – August 4, 1957, Glendale, California) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington posterFirst watchMr. Smith Goes to Washington19397.8as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Grapes of Wrath poster7.8The Grapes of Wrath1940I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang poster7.8I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang1932Fury poster7.5Fury1936The Bishop's Wife poster7.1The Bishop's Wife1947Sergeant York poster7.2Sergeant York1941The Spiral Staircase poster7.0The Spiral Staircase1946The Greatest Show on Earth poster6.3The Greatest Show on Earth1952The Scarlet Empress poster6.9The Scarlet Empress1934

Filmography

148 films as actor
  1. 1957The Spirit of St. LouisBurt (uncredited)
  2. 1956Mobs, Inc.Town Insurance Agent
  3. 1953The ActressMike McGrath (uncredited)
  4. 1952The Merry WidowCart Driver (uncredited)
  5. 1952Something to Live ForCritic (uncredited)
  6. 1952The Greatest Show on EarthSpectator (uncredited)
  7. 1951The Tall TargetMinister (uncredited)
  8. 1950Again PioneersPa Ashby
  9. 1950Summer StockZeb (uncredited)
  10. 1950Captain ChinaDoctor
  11. 1949Dancing in the DarkEmery's Neighbor
  12. 1949Sorrowful JonesHappy the Mortician (uncredited)
  13. 1949Mr. Whitney Had a NotionThomas Jefferson
  14. 1948The Feathered SerpentProf. Scott (uncredited)
  15. 1948KidnappedMungo
  16. 1948Station WestStageline Hired Hand (uncredited)
  17. 1948The Shanghai ChestWalter Somervale
  18. 1948HazardClerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
  19. 1947The Bishop's WifeStevens
  20. 1947High Wall
  21. 1947CynthiaDingle Clerk (Uncredited)
  22. 1947DesperateSimon Pringle (uncredited)
  23. 1947The Sea of GrassFirst Station Agent (uncredited)
  24. 1947PursuedTownsman (uncredited)
  25. 1947Smash-Up: The Story of a WomanFarmer (uncredited)
  26. 1946Magnificent DollDarcy (uncredited)
  27. 1946Boys' RanchAl (uncredited)
  28. 1946Canyon PassageJudge (uncredited)
  29. 1946Two Sisters from BostonMr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
  30. 1946The Spiral StaircaseDr. Harvey (uncredited)
  31. 1945Incendiary BlondeRanch Owner (uncredited)
  32. 1945Along Came JonesBartender (uncredited)
  33. 1945Back to BataanTeacher (uncredited)
  34. 1945Objective, Burma!Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
  35. 1944Heavenly DaysFarmer
  36. 1944Tall in the SaddleWells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)
  37. 1944And the Angels SingMr. Littlefield
  38. 1944An American RomanceOlson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
  39. 1943Arizona TrailDan Trent
  40. 1943Oklahoma OutlawsJohn Kincaid
  41. 1943First Comes CourageSoren
  42. 1943What's Buzzin', Cousin?Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  43. 1943My Friend FlickaDr. Scott (uncredited)
  44. 1943Hangmen Also Die!Liberal Official (uncredited)
  45. 1942Commandos Strike at DawnJohan Garme
  46. 1942You Can't Escape ForeverMr. Crowder (uncredited)
  47. 1942Careful, Soft ShouldersGovernment Official
  48. 1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeBurke
  49. 1942The Postman Didn't RingRobert Harwood Sr.
  50. 1942My Favorite BlondeSheriff
  51. 1941Honky TonkMan with Rail (uncredited)
  52. 1941Sergeant YorkNate Tomkins
  53. 1941Parachute BattalionPa Hollis
  54. 1941Highway WestDr. John Cook (uncredited)
  55. 1941The Richest Man in TownFrank the Barber
  56. 1941Bad Men of MissouriMr. Adams
  57. 1941The Black CatDoctor Williams (uncredited)
  58. 1941The Lady from CheyenneIke Fairchild
  59. 1941Tobacco Road
  60. 1940Santa Fe TrailJefferson Davis
  61. 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanKansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)
  62. 1940Rangers of FortuneMr. Ellis
  63. 1940Dr. Kildare Goes HomeBoylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
  64. 1940Flowing GoldDoctor (uncredited)
  65. 1940When the Daltons RodeDistrict Attorney Wade
  66. 1940MarylandDiggs
  67. 1940Edison, the ManFirst Lecturer
  68. 1940The Doctor Takes a WifeHarrison, the Printer (uncredited)
  69. 1940The Grapes of WrathArkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
  70. 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisStonewall Jackson (uncredited)
  71. 1939Judge Hardy and SonBailiff (uncredited)
  72. 1939Henry Goes ArizonaDr. John Clemens (uncredited)
  73. 1939GeronimoUndetermined Role
  74. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonHandwriting Expert (uncredited)
  75. 1939The Monroe DoctrineWilliam Seward
  76. 1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverBailiff
  77. 1939Nancy Drew... Trouble ShooterClint Griffith
  78. 1939Land of LibertyThomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')
  79. 1939Outside These WallsSauers (uncredited)
  80. 1939The Hardys Ride HighBailiff (uncredited)
  81. 1939Lincoln in the White HouseSecretary of State William H. Seward
  82. 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnSheriff at Jail (uncredited)
  83. 1939Jesse JamesOld Marshall
  84. 1939Stand Up and FightMr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor
  85. 1938Out West with the HardysCourt Deputy (uncredited)
  86. 1938Marie AntoinettePassport Official (uncredited)
  87. 1938Love Finds Andy HardyCourt Attendant (uncredited)
  88. 1938Judge Hardy's ChildrenDeputy Sheriff (uncredited)
  89. 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItLawyer Cryden (uncredited)
  90. 1937Wells FargoMarshal Sam
  91. 1937The Man Without a CountryPresident Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
  92. 1937Small Town BoyMr. Trindle
  93. 1937Wild and WoollyDeacon (uncredited)
  94. 1937Romance of LouisianaRadio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson
  95. 1937ParnellFather
  96. 1937Mountain JusticeMan at Meeting / Wedding Guest
  97. 1937John Meade's Woman
  98. 1937The Mighty TreveChris Hibbens
  99. 1936Career WomanDr. Anderson
  100. 1936FuryPlumber (uncredited)
  101. 1936Educating FatherDr. Willoughby
  102. 1936The Music Goes 'RoundAudience Member
  103. 1935Seven Keys to BaldpatePolice Chief Roberts
  104. 1935PursuitCop
  105. 1935Woman WantedConstable
  106. 1935Society FeverUncle Andy
  107. 1935The Farmer Takes a WifePioneer Wagon Father
  108. 1935Public OpinionMr. Trevor
  109. 1935Square ShooterDr. Wayne
  110. 1934The Scarlet EmpressChancelor Alexei Bestuchef
  111. 1934Lazy RiverSheriff
  112. 1933The Fighting CodeJoshua La Plante
  113. 1933HooplaSheriff
  114. 1933To the Last ManJudge (uncredited)
  115. 1933The Stranger's ReturnFarmhand
  116. 1933Hello, Everybody!Horton
  117. 1933State FairMartin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)
  118. 1932CynaraJason
  119. 1932Haunted GoldTom Benedict
  120. 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangPolice Chief (uncredited)