Stuart Erwin
Born February 14, 1903 (Age: 123)
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Squaw Valley, California, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Son of Flubber
1963
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as Coach Wilson
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Age: 59
For the Love of Mike
1960
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as Dr. Mills
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Age: 57
Moochie of the Little League
1959
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as Lou Rosson
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Age: 56
Blondie for Victory
1942
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as Pvt. Herschel Smith
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Age: 39
Drums of the Congo
1942
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as Congo Jack
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Age: 39
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
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as Joe Dawson
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Age: 39
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941
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as Tommy Keenan
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Age: 38
Cracked Nuts
1941
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as Lawrence Trent
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Age: 38
The Big Broadcast
1932
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as Leslie McWhinney
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Age: 29
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
1932
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as Self - Host
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Age: 29
70,000 Witnesses
1932
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as Man Talking to Connors (uncredited)
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Age: 29
Make Me a Star
1932
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as Merton Gill
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Age: 29
Hollywood on Parade
1932
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as Self
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Age: 29
The Misleading Lady
1932
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as Boney
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Age: 29
Strangers in Love
1932
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as Stan Kenney
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Age: 29
Two Kinds of Women
1932
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as Hauser
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Age: 28
Dude Ranch
1931
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as Chester Carr
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Age: 28