Erville Alderson

Acting Born Sep 10, 1882 Died Aug 4, 1957 Kansas City, Missouri, USA 153 credits

Biography

Erville Alderson was an American character actor who was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Sources cite his birth date as either September 10, 1882, or September 11, 1882. He died on August 4, 1957, in Glendale, California, at the age of 74. Active in the film industry, he usually portrayed wise or strong-willed men and appeared in nearly 200 films between the years 1918 and 1957. His known acting credits include appearances in films such as Romance of the Redwoods in 1939, Santa Fe Trial in 1940 portraying Jefferson Davis, The Spiral Staircase in 1946 where he played Dr. Harvey, and The Bishop's Wife in 1947.

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Career

Career overview

Erville Alderson was an American character actor who was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His career spanned from 1918 to 1957, during which he appeared in nearly 200 films. Throughout his extensive career on screen, he typically portrayed wise or strong-willed men.

Among his film credits are appearances in Romance of the Redwoods released in 1939, and the 1940 film Santa Fe Trial, in which he played the role of Jefferson Davis. His later film work includes appearances in The Spiral Staircase in 1946, where he portrayed Dr. Harvey, and The Bishop's Wife released in 1947.

Alderson passed away on August 4, 1957, in Glendale, California.

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Frequent co-stars

Paul E. Burns 2 shared titles

Marjorie Main 2 shared titles

Bette Arlen 2 shared titles

Eumenio Blanco 2 shared titles

Lana Turner 2 shared titles

Susan Hayward 1 shared title

Lee Bowman 1 shared title

Marsha Hunt 1 shared title

Eddie Albert 1 shared title

Carl Esmond 1 shared title

Career timeline

1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

1956

Telephone TimeMobs, Inc.

1953

The Actress

1952

The Greatest Show on EarthThe Merry WidowSomething to Live For

1951

Racket SquadThe Tall Target

1950

Summer StockCaptain ChinaAgain Pioneers

1949

The Lone RangerSorrowful JonesDancing in the DarkMr. Whitney Had a Notion

1948

Station WestThe Shanghai ChestHazardThe Feathered SerpentKidnapped

1947

The Bishop's WifeThe Sea of GrassPursuedHigh WallCynthia

1946

Canyon PassageBoys' RanchTwo Sisters from BostonMagnificent DollThe Spiral Staircase

1945

Back to BataanObjective, Burma!Incendiary BlondeAlong Came Jones

1944

Tall in the SaddleAn American RomanceAnd the Angels SingHeavenly Days

1943

Hangmen Also Die!What's Buzzin', Cousin?Eyes AloftFirst Comes CourageOklahoma Outlaws

1942

Careful, Soft ShouldersMy Favorite BlondeCommandos Strike at DawnYou Can't Escape ForeverThe Postman Didn't Ring

1941

Sergeant YorkHonky TonkHighway WestThe Black CatTobacco Road

1940

The Grapes of WrathSanta Fe TrailEdison, the ManThe Doctor Takes a WifeKnute Rockne All American

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnJesse JamesNancy Drew... Trouble ShooterGeronimo

1938

Marie AntoinetteGold Is Where You Find ItLove Finds Andy HardyJudge Hardy's ChildrenOut West with the Hardys

1937

The Man Without a CountryWells FargoWild and WoollyParnellThe Mighty Treve

1936

FuryEducating FatherCareer WomanThe Music Goes 'Round

1935

PursuitWoman WantedSociety FeverThe Farmer Takes a WifePublic Opinion

1934

Lazy RiverThe Scarlet Empress

1933

HooplaThe Fighting CodeHello, Everybody!The Stranger's ReturnState Fair

1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangThey Call It SinThe Cabin in the CottonCynaraThe Thirteenth Guest

1931

ArrowsmithToo Many Cooks

1930

RedemptionThe Bad ManThe Dawn TrailThe LashGuilty?

1929

Speakeasy

1928

FazilA Thief in the DarkFleetwing

1927

The Girl from ChicagoThe Valley of the GiantsThe Fortune HunterThe Price of HonorThe Heart of Maryland

1926

The White Black Sheep

Full Filmography

153 titles

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) as Burt (uncredited)
Telephone Time (1956)
Mobs, Inc. (1956) as Town Insurance Agent
The Actress (1953) as Mike McGrath (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) as Spectator (uncredited)
The Merry Widow (1952) as Cart Driver (uncredited)
Something to Live For (1952) as Critic (uncredited)
Racket Squad (1951)
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The Tall Target (1951) as Minister (uncredited)
Summer Stock (1950) as Zeb (uncredited)
Captain China (1950) as Doctor
Again Pioneers (1950) as Pa Ashby
The Lone Ranger (1949) as Judkins
Sorrowful Jones (1949) as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark (1949) as Emery's Neighbor
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949) as Thomas Jefferson
Station West (1948) as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)
The Shanghai Chest (1948) as Walter Somervale
Hazard (1948) as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
The Feathered Serpent (1948) as Prof. Scott (uncredited)
Kidnapped (1948) as Mungo
The Bishop's Wife (1947) as Stevens
The Sea of Grass (1947) as First Station Agent (uncredited)
Pursued (1947) as Townsman (uncredited)
High Wall (1947)
Cynthia (1947) as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
Desperate (1947) as Simon Pringle (uncredited)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) as Farmer (uncredited)
Canyon Passage (1946) as Judge (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch (1946) as Al (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946) as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll (1946) as Darcy (uncredited)
The Spiral Staircase (1946) as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Back to Bataan (1945) as Teacher (uncredited)
Objective, Burma! (1945) as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Incendiary Blonde (1945) as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Along Came Jones (1945) as Bartender (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle (1944) as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)
An American Romance (1944) as Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing (1944) as Mr. Littlefield
Heavenly Days (1944) as Farmer
Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Liberal Official (uncredited)
What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943) as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Eyes Aloft (1943) as Ray Harper
First Comes Courage (1943) as Soren
Oklahoma Outlaws (1943) as John Kincaid
Arizona Trail (1943) as Dan Trent
Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942) as Government Official
My Favorite Blonde (1942) as Sheriff
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942) as Johan Garme
You Can't Escape Forever (1942) as Mr. Crowder (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) as Robert Harwood Sr.
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942) as Burke
Sergeant York (1941) as Nate Tomkins
Honky Tonk (1941) as Man with Rail (uncredited)
Highway West (1941) as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)
The Black Cat (1941) as Doctor Williams (uncredited)
Tobacco Road (1941)
Parachute Battalion (1941) as Pa Hollis
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) as Ike Fairchild
Bad Men of Missouri (1941) as Mr. Adams
The Richest Man in Town (1941) as Frank the Barber
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Jefferson Davis
Edison, the Man (1940) as First Lecturer
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940) as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode (1940) as District Attorney Wade
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
Flowing Gold (1940) as Doctor (uncredited)
Maryland (1940) as Diggs
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) as Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
Trifles of Importance (1940) as Frederick the Great (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune (1940) as Mr. Ellis
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)
Jesse James (1939) as Old Marshall
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939) as Clint Griffith
Geronimo (1939) as Undetermined Role
Land of Liberty (1939) as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')
Henry Goes Arizona (1939) as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor
The Monroe Doctrine (1939) as William Seward
The Hardys Ride High (1939) as Bailiff (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) as Bailiff
Outside These Walls (1939) as Sauers (uncredited)
Judge Hardy and Son (1939) as Bailiff (uncredited)
Lincoln in the White House (1939) as Secretary of State William H. Seward
Marie Antoinette (1938) as Passport Official (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) as Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) as Court Attendant (uncredited)
Judge Hardy's Children (1938) as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Out West with the Hardys (1938) as Court Deputy (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country (1937) as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Wells Fargo (1937) as Marshal Sam
Wild and Woolly (1937) as Deacon (uncredited)
Parnell (1937) as Father
The Mighty Treve (1937) as Chris Hibbens
Small Town Boy (1937) as Mr. Trindle
Mountain Justice (1937) as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest
The Man in the Barn (1937) as Farmer (uncredited)
John Meade's Woman (1937)
Romance of Louisiana (1937) as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson
Fury (1936) as Plumber (uncredited)
Educating Father (1936) as Dr. Willoughby
Career Woman (1936) as Dr. Anderson
The Music Goes 'Round (1936) as Audience Member
Pursuit (1935) as Cop
Woman Wanted (1935) as Constable
Society Fever (1935) as Uncle Andy
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) as Pioneer Wagon Father
Public Opinion (1935) as Mr. Trevor
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) as Police Chief Roberts
Square Shooter (1935) as Dr. Wayne
Lazy River (1934) as Sheriff
The Scarlet Empress (1934) as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Hoopla (1933) as Sheriff
The Fighting Code (1933) as Joshua La Plante
Hello, Everybody! (1933) as Horton
The Stranger's Return (1933) as Farmhand
State Fair (1933) as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)
To the Last Man (1933) as Judge (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) as Police Chief (uncredited)
They Call It Sin (1932) as Mr. Cullen
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932) as Sock Fisher
Cynara (1932) as Jason
The Thirteenth Guest (1932) as John Adams
Haunted Gold (1932) as Tom Benedict
Arrowsmith (1931) as Pioneer (uncredited)
Too Many Cooks (1931) as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker
Redemption (1930) as Bearded Mariner in Cafe
The Bad Man (1930) as Hardy
The Dawn Trail (1930) as Jeff Denton
The Lash (1930) as Judge Travers
Guilty? (1930) as Lee
Speakeasy (1929) as City editor
Fazil (1928) as Iman Idris
A Thief in the Dark (1928) as Armstrong
Fleetwing (1928) as Trad Ben Sabam
The Girl from Chicago (1927) as Col. Carlton
The Valley of the Giants (1927) as Councilman
The Fortune Hunter (1927) as Blinky Lockwood
The Price of Honor (1927) as Ogden Bennett
The Heart of Maryland (1927) as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
Salvation Jane (1927) as Gramp
The White Black Sheep (1926) as Yasuf
Sally of the Sawdust (1925) as Judge Henry L. Foster
America (1924) as Justice Montague
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924) as The Professor
The White Rose (1923) as Man of the World
The Exciters (1923) as Chloroform Charlie
The Good-Bad Wife (1920) as Col. Denbigh
Her Man (1918)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Erville Alderson best known for?

Erville Alderson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), Telephone Time (1956), The Actress (1953), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952).

When and where was Erville Alderson born?

Erville Alderson was born on September 10, 1882 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. They passed away on August 4, 1957.

How many credits does Erville Alderson have?

Erville Alderson has accumulated over 153 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1957.

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