Stuart Erwin
Actor1903–1967· Squaw Valley, California, USA

Stuart Erwin

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.

116 acting credits

Acting · 116

Perry Mason
7.7
TV

Perry Mason

1957

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
TV

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

The Virginian
6.5
TV

The Virginian

1962

Dr. Kildare
5.7
TV

Dr. Kildare

1961

The Big Valley
6.2
TV

The Big Valley

1965

Green Acres
7.2
TV

Green Acres

1965

Thriller
6.7
TV

Thriller

1960

The Defenders
6.3
TV

The Defenders

1961

The Donna Reed Show
6.5
TV

The Donna Reed Show

1958

Gunsmoke
6.7
TV

Gunsmoke

1955

Peter Loves Mary
6.5
TV

Peter Loves Mary

1960

General Electric Theater
6.8
TV

General Electric Theater

1953

Straightaway
9.0
TV

Straightaway

1961

The Stu Erwin Show
7.7
TV

The Stu Erwin Show

1950

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0
Film

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Exclusive Story
7.2
Film

Exclusive Story

1936

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
7.0
Film

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014

Before Dawn
5.7
Film

Before Dawn

1933

Son of Flubber
6.1
Film

Son of Flubber

1963

Sweetie
6.6
Film

Sweetie

1929

When the Daltons Rode
6.2
Film

When the Daltons Rode

1940

International House
5.5
Film

International House

1933

Our Town
5.9
Film

Our Town

1940

Chained
7.1
Film

Chained

1934

Hollywood Cavalcade
6.2
Film

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Only Saps Work
6.0
Film

Only Saps Work

1930

Viva Villa!
6.3
Film

Viva Villa!

1934

The Trespasser
6.9
Film

The Trespasser

1929

The Stolen Jools
5.6
Film

The Stolen Jools

1931

Working Girls
7.3
Film

Working Girls

1931

Palooka
3.6
Film

Palooka

1934

Pigskin Parade
6.2
Film

Pigskin Parade

1936

Main Street to Broadway
7.3
Film

Main Street to Broadway

1953

Ceiling Zero
5.9
Film

Ceiling Zero

1936

The Adventures of Martin Eden
8.0
Film

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942

Absolute Quiet
5.6
Film

Absolute Quiet

1936

The Sophomore
5.3
Film

The Sophomore

1929

Under the Tonto Rim
10.0
Film

Under the Tonto Rim

1933

The Bride Came C.O.D.
7.0
Film

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941

Father Is a Bachelor
7.4
Film

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

Going Hollywood
5.5
Film

Going Hollywood

1933

Slim
6.5
Film

Slim

1937

Three Blind Mice
6.1
Film

Three Blind Mice

1938

This Thing Called Love
9.0
Film

This Thing Called Love

1929

Happy Days
6.3
Film

Happy Days

1929

A Little Bit of Heaven
4.5
Film

A Little Bit of Heaven

1940

Dangerous Curves
6.6
Film

Dangerous Curves

1929

Shadow Over Elveron
6.6
Film

Shadow Over Elveron

1968

Strangers in Love
5.5
Film

Strangers in Love

1932

Face in the Sky
5.8
Film

Face in the Sky

1933

The Crime of the Century
6.7
Film

The Crime of the Century

1933

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
4.4
Film

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

After Office Hours
6.5
Film

After Office Hours

1935

The Misleading Lady
7.0
Film

The Misleading Lady

1932

For the Love of Mike
6.0
Film

For the Love of Mike

1960

Bachelor Bait
6.5
Film

Bachelor Bait

1934

He Hired the Boss
5.3
Film

He Hired the Boss

1943

Dance Charlie Dance
8.0
Film

Dance Charlie Dance

1937

Hold Your Man
6.3
Film

Hold Your Man

1933

No Limit
6.0
Film

No Limit

1931

The Stranger's Return
6.2
Film

The Stranger's Return

1933

Cracked Nuts
7.0
Film

Cracked Nuts

1941

Pillow to Post
5.5
Film

Pillow to Post

1945

Day of Reckoning
5.1
Film

Day of Reckoning

1933

I'll Take Romance
6.3
Film

I'll Take Romance

1937

He Learned About Women
10.0
Film

He Learned About Women

1933

Heading for Heaven
5.6
Film

Heading for Heaven

1947

Dude Ranch
5.5
Film

Dude Ranch

1931

Make Me a Star
6.4
Film

Make Me a Star

1932

The Hollywood Gad-About
6.0
Film

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

Playboy of Paris
7.0
Film

Playboy of Paris

1930

Along Came Youth
7.3
Film

Along Came Youth

1930

Heaven Only Knows
6.5
Film

Heaven Only Knows

1947

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
6.6
Film

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones

1964

A Pair of Tights
7.8
Film

A Pair of Tights

1929

Hollywood Handicap
4.9
Film

Hollywood Handicap

1938

Hollywood on Parade
6.5
Film

Hollywood on Parade

1932

It Could Happen to You
4.8
Film

It Could Happen to You

1939

The Band Plays On
8.3
Film

The Band Plays On

1934

Speakeasy
6.0
Film

Speakeasy

1929

Sandy Gets Her Man
6.5
Film

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940

Have a Heart
7.3
Film

Have a Heart

1934

Moochie of the Little League
8.0
Film

Moochie of the Little League

1959

Mother Knows Best
9.0
Film

Mother Knows Best

1928

New Year's Eve
7.0
Film

New Year's Eve

1929

Second Honeymoon
6.4
Film

Second Honeymoon

1937

Back Door to Heaven
4.8
Film

Back Door to Heaven

1939

Blondie for Victory
8.0
Film

Blondie for Victory

1942

The Party's Over
5.0
Film

The Party's Over

1934

Doctor Jim
8.0
Film

Doctor Jim

1947

Young Eagles
7.0
Film

Young Eagles

1930

Passport Husband
7.0
Film

Passport Husband

1938

Killer Dill
7.3
Film

Killer Dill

1947

Men without Women
6.4
Film

Men without Women

1930

The Big Broadcast
7.1
Film

The Big Broadcast

1932

All American Chump
6.2
Film

All American Chump

1936

Love Among the Millionaires
6.3
Film

Love Among the Millionaires

1930

Thru Different Eyes
8.0
Film

Thru Different Eyes

1929

The Cock-Eyed World
4.8
Film

The Cock-Eyed World

1929

Drums of the Congo
10.0
Film

Drums of the Congo

1942

The Magnificent Lie
7.0
Film

The Magnificent Lie

1931

Paramount on Parade
6.1
Film

Paramount on Parade

1930

Two Kinds of Women
6.3
Film

Two Kinds of Women

1932

Checkers
10.0
Film

Checkers

1937

70,000 Witnesses
5.7
Film

70,000 Witnesses

1932

Strike It Rich
8.0
Film

Strike It Rich

1948

Mr. Boggs Steps Out
5.3
Film

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

1938

Dangerous Nan McGrew
4.5
Film

Dangerous Nan McGrew

1930

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
1.0
Film

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

1932

Women Are Trouble
7.0
Film

Women Are Trouble

1936

Small Town Boy
7.0
Film

Small Town Boy

1937

The Exalted Flapper
8.0
Film

The Exalted Flapper

1929

The Great Mike
9.0
Film

The Great Mike

1944

Up Pops the Devil
5.0
Film

Up Pops the Devil

1931

The Honeymoon's Over
8.0
Film

The Honeymoon's Over

1939

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Film

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

1957

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