
Erville Alderson
Acting • Born 1882-09-10 – Died 1957-08-04
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.
Filmography
152 credits
Santa Fe Trail
Movie • 1940
Jefferson Davis

The Feathered Serpent
Movie • 1948
Prof. Scott (uncredited)

The Postman Didn't Ring
Movie • 1942
Robert Harwood Sr.

The Scarlet Empress
Movie • 1934
Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Salvation Jane
Movie • 1927
Gramp

Commandos Strike at Dawn
Movie • 1942
Johan Garme

Along Came Jones
Movie • 1945
Bartender (uncredited)

Objective, Burma!
Movie • 1945
Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie • 1940
Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)

Sergeant York
Movie • 1941
Nate Tomkins

Trifles of Importance
Movie • 1940
Frederick the Great (uncredited)

The Fighting Code
Movie • 1933
Joshua La Plante

The Bishop's Wife
Movie • 1947
Stevens

Haunted Gold
Movie • 1932
Tom Benedict

Fleetwing
Movie • 1928
Trad Ben Sabam

The Actress
Movie • 1953
Mike McGrath (uncredited)

Outside These Walls
Movie • 1939
Sauers (uncredited)

America
Movie • 1924
Justice Montague

The Monroe Doctrine
Movie • 1939
William Seward

The Exciters
Movie • 1923
Chloroform Charlie

When the Daltons Rode
Movie • 1940
District Attorney Wade

An American Romance
Movie • 1944
Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)

Pursuit
Movie • 1935
Cop

Isn't Life Wonderful
Movie • 1924
The Professor

Arrowsmith
Movie • 1931
Pioneer (uncredited)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie • 1935
Police Chief Roberts

Boys' Ranch
Movie • 1946
Al (uncredited)

Desperate
Movie • 1947
Simon Pringle (uncredited)

The Man in the Barn
Movie • 1937
Farmer (uncredited)

Public Opinion
Movie • 1935
Mr. Trevor

Parachute Battalion
Movie • 1941
Pa Hollis

Small Town Boy
Movie • 1937
Mr. Trindle

Woman Wanted
Movie • 1935
Constable

The Lash
Movie • 1930
Judge Travers

Career Woman
Movie • 1936
Dr. Anderson

Hello, Everybody!
Movie • 1933
Horton

My Favorite Blonde
Movie • 1942
Sheriff

Judge Hardy's Children
Movie • 1938
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing
Movie • 1944
Mr. Littlefield

They Call It Sin
Movie • 1932
Mr. Cullen

Tobacco Road
Movie • 1941

Romance of Louisiana
Movie • 1937
Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson

Land of Liberty
Movie • 1939
Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')

First Comes Courage
Movie • 1943
Soren

Captain China
Movie • 1950
Doctor

Too Many Cooks
Movie • 1931
J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker

Summer Stock
Movie • 1950
Zeb (uncredited)

John Meade's Woman
Movie • 1937

Lazy River
Movie • 1934
Sheriff

Wells Fargo
Movie • 1937
Marshal Sam

Love Finds Andy Hardy
Movie • 1938
Court Attendant (uncredited)

The Stranger's Return
Movie • 1933
Farmhand

Station West
Movie • 1948
Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)

Redemption
Movie • 1930
Bearded Mariner in Cafe

Mountain Justice
Movie • 1937
Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest

Stand Up and Fight
Movie • 1939
Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor

Jesse James
Movie • 1939
Old Marshall

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1939
Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)

The Hardys Ride High
Movie • 1939
Bailiff (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Movie • 1939
Clint Griffith

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie • 1939
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
Movie • 1947
Farmer (uncredited)

The Dawn Trail
Movie • 1930
Jeff Denton

Judge Hardy and Son
Movie • 1939
Bailiff (uncredited)

Lincoln in the White House
Movie • 1939
Secretary of State William H. Seward

Henry Goes Arizona
Movie • 1939
Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)

Square Shooter
Movie • 1935
Dr. Wayne

Fury
Movie • 1936
Plumber (uncredited)

The Black Cat
Movie • 1941
Doctor Williams (uncredited)

The White Rose
Movie • 1923
Man of the World

Rangers of Fortune
Movie • 1940
Mr. Ellis

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie • 1940
Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)

Society Fever
Movie • 1935
Uncle Andy

The Valley of the Giants
Movie • 1927
Councilman

Edison, the Man
Movie • 1940
First Lecturer

The Spiral Staircase
Movie • 1946
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)

The Bad Man
Movie • 1930
Hardy

Fazil
Movie • 1928
Iman Idris

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie • 1932
Police Chief (uncredited)

The Fortune Hunter
Movie • 1927
Blinky Lockwood

The Sea of Grass
Movie • 1947
First Station Agent (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie • 1941
Ike Fairchild

The Richest Man in Town
Movie • 1941
Frank the Barber

The Doctor Takes a Wife
Movie • 1940
Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)

Flowing Gold
Movie • 1940
Doctor (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!
Movie • 1943
Liberal Official (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth
Movie • 1952
Spectator (uncredited)

Hazard
Movie • 1948
Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
Movie • 1940
Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)

The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie • 1957
Burt (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Movie • 1940
Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)

Maryland
Movie • 1940
Diggs

Sally of the Sawdust
Movie • 1925
Judge Henry L. Foster

To the Last Man
Movie • 1933
Judge (uncredited)

Geronimo
Movie • 1939
Undetermined Role

Arizona Trail
Movie • 1943
Dan Trent

Something to Live For
Movie • 1952
Critic (uncredited)

Bad Men of Missouri
Movie • 1941
Mr. Adams

Incendiary Blonde
Movie • 1945
Ranch Owner (uncredited)

Honky Tonk
Movie • 1941
Man with Rail (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Movie • 1939
Bailiff

Cynara
Movie • 1932
Jason

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
Movie • 1949
Thomas Jefferson

What's Buzzin', Cousin?
Movie • 1943
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Cabin in the Cotton
Movie • 1932
Sock Fisher

Careful, Soft Shoulders
Movie • 1942
Government Official

The Girl from Chicago
Movie • 1927
Col. Carlton

Again Pioneers
Movie • 1950
Pa Ashby

The Thirteenth Guest
Movie • 1932
John Adams

Speakeasy
Movie • 1929
City editor

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Movie • 1942
Burke

Eyes Aloft
Movie • 1943
Ray Harper

Oklahoma Outlaws
Movie • 1943
John Kincaid

Out West with the Hardys
Movie • 1938
Court Deputy (uncredited)

The Man Without a Country
Movie • 1937
President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

The Shanghai Chest
Movie • 1948
Walter Somervale

The Mighty Treve
Movie • 1937
Chris Hibbens

Her Man
Movie • 1918

The Heart of Maryland
Movie • 1927
Maj. Gen. Kendrick

Dancing in the Dark
Movie • 1949
Emery's Neighbor

Highway West
Movie • 1941
Dr. John Cook (uncredited)

Pursued
Movie • 1947
Townsman (uncredited)

Hoopla
Movie • 1933
Sheriff

Sorrowful Jones
Movie • 1949
Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

Educating Father
Movie • 1936
Dr. Willoughby

The Tall Target
Movie • 1951
Minister (uncredited)

Back to Bataan
Movie • 1945
Teacher (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie • 1946
Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

Magnificent Doll
Movie • 1946
Darcy (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
Movie • 1938
Passport Official (uncredited)

Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie • 1938
Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)

Cynthia
Movie • 1947
Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)

Wild and Woolly
Movie • 1937
Deacon (uncredited)

The Good-Bad Wife
Movie • 1920
Col. Denbigh

Kidnapped
Movie • 1948
Mungo

You Can't Escape Forever
Movie • 1942
Mr. Crowder (uncredited)

State Fair
Movie • 1933
Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)

Canyon Passage
Movie • 1946
Judge (uncredited)

Mobs, Inc.
Movie • 1956
Town Insurance Agent

The Merry Widow
Movie • 1952
Cart Driver (uncredited)

Parnell
Movie • 1937
Father

The Farmer Takes a Wife
Movie • 1935
Pioneer Wagon Father

Heavenly Days
Movie • 1944
Farmer

The Music Goes 'Round
Movie • 1936
Audience Member

Tall in the Saddle
Movie • 1944
Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)

A Thief in the Dark
Movie • 1928
Armstrong

The White Black Sheep
Movie • 1926
Yasuf

The Price of Honor
Movie • 1927
Ogden Bennett

Guilty?
Movie • 1930
Lee

Telephone Time
TV • 1956

Racket Squad
TV • 1951

The Lone Ranger
TV • 1949
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