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Erville Alderson

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 10, 1882 (Died at 75)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthKansas City, Missouri, USA
Career Span1920 – 1957
Known Credits150 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Erville Alderson

Also known as:Erville Anderson
Total Works

150

147 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia 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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
7.1
The Bishop's Wife
1947•movie
as Stevens
The Greatest Show on Earth
6.3
as Spectator (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 150 titles featuring Erville Alderson

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)

The Bishop's Wife
7.1
The Bishop's Wife
1947•movie

as Stevens

The Greatest Show on Earth
6.3

as Spectator (uncredited)

The Spiral Staircase
7.0

as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)

Fury
7.5
Fury
1936•movie

as Plumber (uncredited)

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Nate Tomkins

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
7.8

as Police Chief (uncredited)

The Spirit of St. Louis
6.7

as Burt (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress
6.9

as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943•movie

as Liberal Official (uncredited)

Jesse James
6.6
Jesse James
1939•movie

as Old Marshall

Objective, Burma!
6.9
Objective, Burma!
1945•movie

as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Pursued
6.5
Pursued
1947•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle
6.6
Tall in the Saddle
1944•movie

as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)

Back to Bataan
6.1
Back to Bataan
1945•movie

as Teacher (uncredited)

Canyon Passage
6.8
Canyon Passage
1946•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Jefferson Davis

Tobacco Road
6.8
Tobacco Road
1941•movie
Summer Stock
6.7
Summer Stock
1950•movie

as Zeb (uncredited)

The Tall Target
6.8
The Tall Target
1951•movie

as Minister (uncredited)

The Black Cat
6.4
The Black Cat
1941•movie

as Doctor Williams (uncredited)

Desperate
6.5
Desperate
1947•movie

as Simon Pringle (uncredited)

Along Came Jones
5.8
Along Came Jones
1945•movie

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Stranger's Return
6.2

as Farmhand

Marie Antoinette
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938•movie

as Passport Official (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger
6.7
1 eps
The Lone Ranger
1949•series

as Judkins

Arrowsmith
6.6
Arrowsmith
1931•movie

as Pioneer (uncredited)

Love Finds Andy Hardy
6.2

as Court Attendant (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947•movie

as First Station Agent (uncredited)

State Fair
6.4
State Fair
1933•movie

as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)

High Wall
6.4
High Wall
1947•movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)

Station West
6.4
Station West
1948•movie

as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
6.8
Edison, the Man
1940•movie

as First Lecturer

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
6.3

as Farmer (uncredited)

Commandos Strike at Dawn
5.5

as Johan Garme

Haunted Gold
5.1
Haunted Gold
1932•movie

as Tom Benedict

When the Daltons Rode
6.2

as District Attorney Wade

My Favorite Blonde
6.5
My Favorite Blonde
1942•movie

as Sheriff

To the Last Man
5.9
To the Last Man
1933•movie

as Judge (uncredited)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.7

as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)

The Cabin in the Cotton
6.3

as Sock Fisher

The Thirteenth Guest
5.2

as John Adams

My Friend Flicka
5.9
My Friend Flicka
1943•movie

as Dr. Scott (uncredited)

Honky Tonk
6.3
Honky Tonk
1941•movie

as Man with Rail (uncredited)

The Actress
6.4
The Actress
1953•movie

as Mike McGrath (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937•movie

as Marshal Sam

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
5.7

as Bailiff

Cynara
5.1
Cynara
1932•movie

as Jason

The Feathered Serpent
6.1

as Prof. Scott (uncredited)

Sorrowful Jones
6.6
Sorrowful Jones
1949•movie

as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

America
5.9
America
1924•movie

as Justice Montague

Isn't Life Wonderful
6.4

as The Professor

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
6.2

as Clint Griffith

The Man Without a Country
6.1

as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

Magnificent Doll
6.1
Magnificent Doll
1946•movie

as Darcy (uncredited)

The Merry Widow
6.3
The Merry Widow
1952•movie

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

An American Romance
6.1

as Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)

They Call It Sin
6.0
They Call It Sin
1932•movie

as Mr. Cullen

First Comes Courage
6.6

as Soren

The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)

Sally of the Sawdust
6.1

as Judge Henry L. Foster

Gold Is Where You Find It
7.0

as Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)

The Farmer Takes a Wife
6.2

as Pioneer Wagon Father

Seven Keys to Baldpate
6.9

as Police Chief Roberts

Flowing Gold
6.7
Flowing Gold
1940•movie

as Doctor (uncredited)

Something to Live For
6.9

as Critic (uncredited)

Incendiary Blonde
5.1
Incendiary Blonde
1945•movie

as Ranch Owner (uncredited)

Out West with the Hardys
6.7

as Court Deputy (uncredited)

Hoopla
6.3
Hoopla
1933•movie

as Sheriff

Parnell
4.6
Parnell
1937•movie

as Father

The Man in the Barn
5.9

as Farmer (uncredited)

Woman Wanted
6.8
Woman Wanted
1935•movie

as Constable

Judge Hardy's Children
6.8

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Judge Hardy and Son
5.9

as Bailiff (uncredited)

The White Rose
7.4
The White Rose
1923•movie

as Man of the World

Fazil
5.5
Fazil
1928•movie

as Iman Idris

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8

as Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)

Parachute Battalion
6.3

as Pa Hollis

And the Angels Sing
7.3

as Mr. Littlefield

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
6.1

as Burke

Captain China
5.5
Captain China
1950•movie

as Doctor

The Hardys Ride High
6.5

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Geronimo
5.3
Geronimo
1939•movie

as Undetermined Role

Arizona Trail
5.4
Arizona Trail
1943•movie

as Dan Trent

Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

as Mr. Adams

The Shanghai Chest
6.6
The Shanghai Chest
1948•movie

as Walter Somervale

Two Sisters from Boston
6.3

as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

Cynthia
6.2
Cynthia
1947•movie

as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever
6.0

as Mr. Crowder (uncredited)

The Monroe Doctrine
7.0

as William Seward

Boys' Ranch
7.0
Boys' Ranch
1946•movie

as Al (uncredited)

Romance of Louisiana
6.8

as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson

Stand Up and Fight
6.0
Stand Up and Fight
1939•movie

as Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor

Square Shooter
6.2
Square Shooter
1935•movie

as Dr. Wayne

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.7

as Ike Fairchild

Highway West
6.6
Highway West
1941•movie

as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)

Pursuit
6.5
Pursuit
1935•movie

as Cop

The Lash
6.5
The Lash
1930•movie

as Judge Travers

Henry Goes Arizona
6.2
Henry Goes Arizona
1939•movie

as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
6.2

as Thomas Jefferson

Oklahoma Outlaws
6.2
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943•movie

as John Kincaid

Telephone Time
6.5
1 eps
Telephone Time
1956•series
Racket Squad
6.5
1 eps
Racket Squad
1951•series
Career Woman
6.0
Career Woman
1936•movie

as Dr. Anderson

Too Many Cooks
4.3
Too Many Cooks
1931•movie

as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker

Lazy River
7.0
Lazy River
1934•movie

as Sheriff

Redemption
5.7
Redemption
1930•movie

as Bearded Mariner in Cafe

Mountain Justice
6.3
Mountain Justice
1937•movie

as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest

Hazard
8.0
Hazard
1948•movie

as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

Maryland
6.5
Maryland
1940•movie

as Diggs

Again Pioneers
5.7
Again Pioneers
1950•movie

as Pa Ashby

Dancing in the Dark
6.0

as Emery's Neighbor

Kidnapped
6.7
Kidnapped
1948•movie

as Mungo

Trifles of Importance
7.5

as Frederick the Great (uncredited)

Outside These Walls
8.8

as Sauers (uncredited)

Small Town Boy
7.0
Small Town Boy
1937•movie

as Mr. Trindle

Hello, Everybody!
7.0
Hello, Everybody!
1933•movie

as Horton

The Dawn Trail
6.5
The Dawn Trail
1930•movie

as Jeff Denton

Lincoln in the White House
7.0

as Secretary of State William H. Seward

Rangers of Fortune
6.5
Rangers of Fortune
1940•movie

as Mr. Ellis

Society Fever
7.0
Society Fever
1935•movie

as Uncle Andy

Careful, Soft Shoulders
6.5

as Government Official

Speakeasy
6.0
Speakeasy
1929•movie

as City editor

The Mighty Treve
7.5
The Mighty Treve
1937•movie

as Chris Hibbens

Mobs, Inc.
7.0
Mobs, Inc.
1956•movie

as Town Insurance Agent

The Postman Didn't Ring
7.0

as Robert Harwood Sr.

The Fighting Code
9.0
The Fighting Code
1933•movie

as Joshua La Plante

Fleetwing
7.0
Fleetwing
1928•movie

as Trad Ben Sabam

The Exciters
9.0
The Exciters
1923•movie

as Chloroform Charlie

Land of Liberty
9.0
Land of Liberty
1939•movie

as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')

John Meade's Woman
7.0
John Meade's Woman
1937•movie
The Valley of the Giants
7.0

as Councilman

The Bad Man
9.0
The Bad Man
1930•movie

as Hardy

The Fortune Hunter
8.0
The Fortune Hunter
1927•movie

as Blinky Lockwood

The Richest Man in Town
10.0

as Frank the Barber

What's Buzzin', Cousin?
7.0

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Girl from Chicago
7.0

as Col. Carlton

The Heart of Maryland
7.0

as Maj. Gen. Kendrick

Educating Father
9.0
Educating Father
1936•movie

as Dr. Willoughby

Wild and Woolly
10.0
Wild and Woolly
1937•movie

as Deacon (uncredited)

The Good-Bad Wife
8.0
The Good-Bad Wife
1920•movie

as Col. Denbigh

Heavenly Days
8.0
Heavenly Days
1944•movie

as Farmer

The Music Goes 'Round
7.0

as Audience Member

A Thief in the Dark
7.0

as Armstrong

The White Black Sheep
7.0

as Yasuf

Guilty?
9.0
Guilty?
1930•movie

as Lee

Her Man
Her Man
1918•movie