Erville Alderson

Personal Info

Birthday

September 10, 1882

Day of Death

1957-08-04

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Erville Anderson

Erville Alderson

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.

Known For

The Lone Ranger

Santa Fe Trail

Sergeant York

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Grapes of Wrath

The Bishop's Wife

Filmography

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