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Erville Alderson was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and died in Glendale, California. He married Lillian Worth, an American actress, on January 14, 1918 in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. By 1925, the couple were divorced.
Born
Monday, 11 September 1882
Died
Sunday, 04 August 1957
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Judge Henry Foster (clip from Sally of the Sawdust (1925)) | 2005 |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | Burt | 1957 |
| Telephone Time | Otto Taylor | 1956 |
| Francis in the Navy | Man on Park Bench | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Pyrite Smith | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Adult Vernon Kimble | 1955 |
| Waterfront | Pop | 1954 |
| The Actress | Mike McGrath | 1953 |
| The Merry Widow | Cart Driver | 1952 |
| Something to Live For | Critic | 1952 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Great Man: W.C. Fields | Judge Henry Foster (clip from Sally of the Sawdust (1925)) | 2005 |
| The Spirit of St. Louis | Burt | 1957 |
| Telephone Time | Otto Taylor | 1956 |
| Francis in the Navy | Man on Park Bench | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Pyrite Smith | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Adult Vernon Kimble | 1955 |
| Waterfront | Pop | 1954 |
| The Actress | Mike McGrath | 1953 |
| The Merry Widow | Cart Driver | 1952 |
| Something to Live For | Critic | 1952 |
| The Unexpected | William Lock | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Spectator | 1952 |
| The Tall Target | Minister - Passenger in Club Car | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | 2nd Man - Charlie | 1951 |
| The Range Rider | Padre Sebastian / Owen Booth aka Thomas | 1951 |
| Inside Straight | Minister | 1951 |
| My Country 'Tis of Thee | William Seward | 1950 |
| The Bigelow Theatre | Jalopy Owner | 1950 |
| Again... Pioneers | Pa Ashby | 1950 |
| To Please a Lady | Newspaper Editor | 1950 |
| Summer Stock | Zeb | 1950 |
| Captain China | Doctor / Doctor on Tamura Island | 1950 |
| Copper Canyon | Southerner with Scamper at Party | 1950 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Emery's Neighbor | 1949 |
| Song of Surrender | Bidder | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Judkins | 1949 |
| Sorrowful Jones | Happy - the Mortician | 1949 |
| Adventure in Baltimore | Vestryman | 1949 |
| The Feathered Serpent | Prof. Scott | 1948 |
| Kidnapped | Mungo | 1948 |
| Blood on the Moon | Sethmier - the Liveryman | 1948 |
| Bodyguard | Adam Stone | 1948 |
| Station West | Stageline Hired Hand | 1948 |
| The Walls of Jericho | Sam | 1948 |
| Shanghai Chest | Walter Somervale | 1948 |
| Hazard | Hotel Desk Clerk in L.A. / Clerk in Dingy Hotel | 1948 |
| The Man from Texas | Preacher | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Farmer | 1948 |
| The Bishop's Wife | Stevens | 1947 |
| High Wall | Patient Awaiting Discharge Hearing | 1947 |
| Unconquered | Grizzled Codger at Ball Saying 'May Be Long Visit' | 1947 |
| Cynthia | Dingle Clerk / Dingle Clerk (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| Welcome Stranger | Farmer, Train Companion | 1947 |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | Station Master | 1947 |
| Desperate | Simon Pringle | 1947 |
| Pursued | Townsman | 1947 |
| Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman | Farmer at Fire | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | Secretary of War Henry Stimson | 1947 |
| The Sea of Grass | First Station Agent | 1947 |
| Magnificent Doll | Darcy | 1946 |
| Boys' Ranch | Al | 1946 |
| Canyon Passage | Judge | 1946 |
| Two Sisters from Boston | Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest | 1946 |
| The Spiral Staircase | Dr. Harvey | 1946 |
| Incendiary Blonde | Ranch Owner | 1945 |
| Along Came Jones | Bartender | 1945 |
| Back to Bataan | Teacher | 1945 |
| Objective, Burma! | Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell | 1945 |
| Tall in the Saddle | Wells Fargo Clerk | 1944 |
| Man from Frisco | Judge Harry McLain | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician | 1944 |
| Rationing | Gil | 1944 |
| And the Angels Sing | Mr. Littlefield | 1944 |
| Arizona Trail | Dan Trent | 1943 |
| Oklahoma Outlaws | John Kincaid | 1943 |
| First Comes Courage | Soren | 1943 |
| What's Buzzin', Cousin? | Gas Station Attendant | 1943 |
| Hangmen Also Die! | Liberal Official | 1943 |
| A Stranger in Town | Man in Barbershop | 1943 |
| Commandos Strike at Dawn | Johan Garme | 1942 |
| Andy Hardy's Double Life | The Bailiff | 1942 |
| You Can't Escape Forever | Mr. Crowder | 1942 |
| Careful, Soft Shoulders | Government Official | 1942 |
| Henry Aldrich, Editor | Mr. Mockridge | 1942 |
| The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Burke the Schoolmaster / Burke | 1942 |
| The Gay Sisters | Farmer | 1942 |
| The Postman Didn't Ring | Robert Harwood Sr. | 1942 |
| My Favorite Blonde | Sheriff | 1942 |
| The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Bailiff | 1942 |
| The Vanishing Virginian | Judge Fred Stuart | 1942 |
| H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Mr. Jakes | 1941 |
| Honky Tonk | Man with Rail | 1941 |
| Sergeant York | Nate Tomkins | 1941 |
| Last of the Duanes | Zeke | 1941 |
| Parachute Battalion | Pa Hollis | 1941 |
| Highway West | Dr. John Cook | 1941 |
| The Richest Man in Town | Frank the Barber | 1941 |
| Bad Men of Missouri | Mr. Adams | 1941 |
| The Black Cat | Doctor Williams | 1941 |
| The Lady from Cheyenne | Ike Fairchild | 1941 |
| Tobacco Road | Driver of Car Almost Hit by Dude Lester | 1941 |
| High Sierra | Farmer at the Earle Homestead | 1941 |
| Santa Fe Trail | Jefferson Davis | 1940 |
| Knute Rockne All American | Kansas Farmer Witnessing Crash | 1940 |
| Rangers of Fortune | Mr. Ellis | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Boylston - City Council Member | 1940 |
| Flowing Gold | Doctor | 1940 |
| When the Daltons Rode | District Attorney Wade | 1940 |
| Maryland | Diggs | 1940 |
| Alias the Deacon | Chief of Police | 1940 |
| Edison, the Man | First Lecturer | 1940 |
| The Doctor Takes a Wife | Harrison - Printer | 1940 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Arkansas Storekeeper | 1940 |
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Stonewall Jackson | 1940 |
| The Man from Dakota | Prison Camp Commandant | 1940 |
| Henry Goes Arizona | Dr. John Clemens | 1939 |
| Geronimo | Undetermined Role / Settler | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Handwriting Expert | 1939 |
| The Monroe Doctrine | William Seward | 1939 |
| Judge Hardy and Son | Bailiff | 1939 |
| Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Bailiff | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Clint Griffith | 1939 |
| Outside These Walls | Sauers | 1939 |
| The Hardys Ride High | Bailiff | 1939 |
| Romance of the Redwoods | Jackson | 1939 |
| Lincoln in the White House | Secretary of State William H. Seward | 1939 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Sheriff at Jail | 1939 |
| Jesse James | The Old Marshal / Old Marshall | 1939 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor / Mr. Wyatt | 1939 |
| Land of Liberty | President Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana') | 1939 |
| Out West with the Hardys | Court Deputy | 1938 |
| Marie Antoinette | Passport Official | 1938 |
| Love Finds Andy Hardy | Court Attendant | 1938 |
| Judge Hardy's Children | Deputy Sheriff | 1938 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | Lawyer Cryden | 1938 |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | District Attorney | 1938 |
| Wells Fargo | Marshal Sam | 1937 |
| The Man Without a Country | President Andrew Jackson | 1937 |
| The Man in the Barn | Farmer | 1937 |
| Small Town Boy | Mr. Trindle | 1937 |
| Romance of Louisiana | Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson | 1937 |
| The Emperor's Candlesticks | Conductor | 1937 |
| Parnell | Father | 1937 |
| Mountain Justice | Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest | 1937 |
| A Family Affair | Dave | 1937 |
| John Meade's Woman | Politician | 1937 |
| The Mighty Treve | Chris Hibbens | 1937 |
| Woman in Distress | Sheriff | 1937 |
| Career Woman | Dr. Anderson | 1936 |
| The Jungle Princess | Priest | 1936 |
| All American Chump | Sheriff | 1936 |
| Ramona | Doctor from San Diego | 1936 |
| Fury | Plumber | 1936 |
| Hearts in Bondage | Jefferson Davis | 1936 |
| Educating Father | Dr. Willoughby | 1936 |
| Two in Revolt | Veterinarian | 1936 |
| The Music Goes 'Round | Audience Member | 1936 |
| Tough Guy | Man in Ford | 1936 |
| It's Up to You | Mr. Whitmore | 1936 |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | Chief of Police Roberts / Police Chief Roberts | 1935 |
| Desert Death | Sheriff | 1935 |
| The Virginia Judge | Old Townsman | 1935 |
| Pursuit | Cop | 1935 |
| The Farmer Takes a Wife | Pioneer Wagon Father | 1935 |
| Woman Wanted | Constable | 1935 |
| Society Fever | Uncle Andy | 1935 |
| Public Opinion | Mr. Trevor | 1935 |
| Times Square Lady | The Farmer | 1935 |
| Square Shooter | Dr. Wayne | 1935 |
| The County Chairman | Wilson Prewitt | 1935 |
| The Scarlet Empress | Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef | 1934 |
| Lazy River | Sheriff | 1934 |
| The Fighting Code | Joshua La Plante | 1933 |
| Walls of Gold | Clark | 1933 |
| To the Last Man | Judge | 1933 |
| The Stranger's Return | Farmhand | 1933 |
| Hello, Everybody! | Horton | 1933 |
| State Fair | Martin - Hog Breeder / Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| Cynara | Jason, Jim's Secretary / Jason | 1932 |
| Haunted Gold | Benedict / Tom Benedict | 1932 |
| I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Police Chief | 1932 |
| They Call It Sin | Mr. Cullen | 1932 |
| The Cabin in the Cotton | Sock Fisher | 1932 |
| The Thirteenth Guest | Uncle John Adams / John Adams | 1932 |
| Alias the Doctor | Professor at the University | 1932 |
| Arrowsmith | Pioneer | 1931 |
| Shanghaied Love | Deaken | 1931 |
| Too Many Cooks | J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker | 1931 |
| Mr. Lemon of Orange | Mr. Brown | 1931 |
| The Lash | Judge Travers | 1930 |
| The Dawn Trail | Jeff Denton | 1930 |
| Old English | Shareholder | 1930 |
| The Bad Man | Hardy | 1930 |
| Redemption | Bearded Mariner in Cafe | 1930 |
| Guilty? | Lee | 1930 |
| Puttin' on the Ritz | Man Needing Orchestrations | 1930 |
| Acquitted | Prison Warden | 1929 |
| Fleetwing | Trad Ben Sabam | 1928 |
| Fazil | Iman Idris | 1928 |
| Thief in the Dark | Armstrong | 1928 |
| The Heart of Maryland | Maj. Gen. Kendrick | 1921 |
| The Heart of Maryland | Maj. Gen. Kendrick | 1927 |
| Salvation Jane | Gramp | 1927 |
| The White Black Sheep | Yasuf | 1926 |
| Lightnin' | Courtroom Attendant | 1925 |
| Sally of the Sawdust | Judge Henry L. Foster | 1925 |
| Isn't Life Wonderful | The Professor | 1924 |
| America | Justice Montague | 1924 |
| The Bad Man | Hardy | 1923 |
| The Exciters | Chloroform Charlie | 1923 |
| The White Rose | Man of the World | 1923 |
| The Good-Bad Wife | Col. Denbigh | 1920 |
| Her Man | 'Old Milt' McBrian | 1918 |
