Richard Erdman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-06-01

Day of death

2019-03-16 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Richard Erdman

Biography

Richard Erdman (June 1, 1925 - March 16, 2019) was an American film and television actor and director. In a career that has spanned seven decades, his best known roles are that of the barracks chief Hoffy in Stalag 17, and McNulty in the classic Twilight Zone episode "A Kind of a Stopwatch". In Tora Tora Tora he played Colonel Edward F. French, the officer who responded to the failure to transmit the warning to Pearl Harbor using Army radio to instead use commercial telegraph rather than using the Navy or FBI radio systems. Erdman appeared as the blackmailer, Arthur Binney, in the Perry Mason first season TV episode "The Case Of The Gilded Lily" aired May 24, 1958. In 1960, he co-starred with Tab Hunter in the short-lived The Tab Hunter Show on NBC, which aired opposite The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS and Lawman with John Russell on ABC. He was very funny when he appeared as a Broadway wardrobe man named Buck Brown on "The Dick Van Dyke Show". In 1962, Erdman had a recurring role as Klugie, the photographer, in the short-lived Nick Adams-John Larkin NBC series Saints and Sinners.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Community

    Community

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Wings

    Wings

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • Lou Grant

    Lou Grant

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • That Girl

    That Girl

  • Trancers

    Trancers

  • Tomboy

    Tomboy

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • The Bag

    The Bag

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • Bengazi

    Bengazi

  • Cry Danger

    Cry Danger

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Dr. Ken

    Dr. Ken

  • Janie

    Janie

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Kate McShane

    Kate McShane

  • Boomtown

    Boomtown

  • West Point

    West Point

  • Valet Girls

    Valet Girls

  • Objective, Burma!

    Objective, Burma!

  • Visions...

    Visions...

  • Star in the Night

    Star in the Night

  • The Men

    The Men

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • The Amazing Spider-Man

    The Amazing Spider-Man

  • Heidi's Song

    Heidi's Song

  • Deception

    Deception

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Space Stars

    Space Stars

  • Mr. Skeffington

    Mr. Skeffington

  • Not for Hire

    Not for Hire

  • So You Want to Play the Horses

    So You Want to Play the Horses

  • Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

  • Namu, the Killer Whale

    Namu, the Killer Whale

  • Jumping Jacks

    Jumping Jacks

  • Rascal

    Rascal

  • Science Fiction Theatre

    Science Fiction Theatre

  • Brothers O'Toole

    Brothers O'Toole

  • Mr. Terrific

    Mr. Terrific

  • The Pagemaster

    The Pagemaster

  • Stalag 17

    Stalag 17

  • Saints and Sinners

    Saints and Sinners

  • She's the Sheriff

    She's the Sheriff

  • Weird Loners

    Weird Loners

  • The Happy Time

    The Happy Time

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

    Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

  • Mr. Majestyk

    Mr. Majestyk

  • Mr. Majestyk

    Mr. Majestyk

  • Where's Raymond?

    Where's Raymond?

  • Nobody Lives Forever

    Nobody Lives Forever

  • The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia

  • The Brass Bottle

    The Brass Bottle

  • The Tab Hunter Show

    The Tab Hunter Show

  • Stewardess School

    Stewardess School

  • Saddle the Wind

    Saddle the Wind

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • The Stooge

    The Stooge

  • Too Young to Know

    Too Young to Know

  • You're in the Navy Now

    You're in the Navy Now

  • Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

    Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

  • The Steel Lady

    The Steel Lady

  • The San Francisco Story

    The San Francisco Story

  • Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

    Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

  • Mission Over Korea

    Mission Over Korea

  • The Rawhide Trail

    The Rawhide Trail

  • The Very Thought of You

    The Very Thought of You

  • The Secret World of Og

    The Secret World of Og

  • Jesse

    Jesse

  • Face of Fire

    Face of Fire

  • The Wild Blue Yonder

    The Wild Blue Yonder

  • Danger Signal

    Danger Signal

  • Francis in the Navy

    Francis in the Navy

  • Empire State Building Murders

    Empire State Building Murders

  • My Town

    My Town

  • The Admiral Was a Lady

    The Admiral Was a Lady

  • Wild Harvest

    Wild Harvest

  • Janie Gets Married

    Janie Gets Married

  • The Great Man's Whiskers

    The Great Man's Whiskers

  • Shadow of a Woman

    Shadow of a Woman

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Swiss Tour

    Swiss Tour

  • That Way with Women

    That Way with Women

  • Aladdin and His Lamp

    Aladdin and His Lamp

  • Musical Movieland

    Musical Movieland

  • Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes

    Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes

  • The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

    The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada