Stuart Erwin
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
118
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-02-14
Day of death
1967-12-21 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Squaw Valley, California, USA
Stuart Erwin
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
The Andy Griffith Show
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
The Virginian
The Donna Reed Show
The Big Valley
Dr. Kildare
The Defenders
Thriller
Green Acres
Gunsmoke
Main Street to Broadway
Pillow to Post
The Crime of the Century
Exclusive Story
The Stu Erwin Show
Hollywood Cavalcade
Ceiling Zero
When the Daltons Rode
Thru Different Eyes
Face in the Sky
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Peter Loves Mary
The Great Mike
Second Honeymoon
The Big Broadcast
Paramount on Parade
Hold Your Man
Viva Villa!
Day of Reckoning
The Magnificent Lie
Absolute Quiet
Three Blind Mice
The Misleading Lady
Heading for Heaven
Dangerous Curves
Heaven Only Knows
Shadow Over Elveron
The Party's Over
Palooka
Women Are Trouble
Straightaway
Make Me a Star
Along Came Youth
Slim
Doctor Jim
Hollywood Handicap
Strike It Rich
The Band Plays On
Under the Tonto Rim
Chained
Back Door to Heaven
Hollywood on Parade
Love Among the Millionaires
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
The Sophomore
Up Pops the Devil
70,000 Witnesses
Strangers in Love
The Stolen Jools
It Could Happen to You
This Thing Called Love
Dance Charlie Dance
The Exalted Flapper
Have a Heart
The Adventures of Martin Eden
A Little Bit of Heaven
General Electric Theater
After Office Hours
Going Hollywood
Two Kinds of Women
The Stranger's Return
A Pair of Tights
Killer Dill
Son of Flubber
Speakeasy
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Cracked Nuts
Drums of the Congo
Moochie of the Little League
He Hired the Boss
The Trespasser
Passport Husband
International House
For the Love of Mike
He Learned About Women
The Hollywood Gad-About
Mr. Boggs Steps Out
Men Without Women
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
Bachelor Bait
Checkers
Mother Knows Best
Sandy Gets Her Man
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
I'll Take Romance
Playboy of Paris
Happy Days
Before Dawn
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Pigskin Parade
Young Eagles
Our Town
Small Town Boy
All American Chump
Blondie for Victory
Dangerous Nan McGrew
Working Girls
New Year's Eve
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Sweetie
The Cock-Eyed World
Only Saps Work
Father Is a Bachelor
No Limit
Dude Ranch
