Erville Alderson
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Erville Alderson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Alderson's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the historical feature "America" (1924) with Neil Hamilton, "Sally of the Sawdust" (1925) with Carol Dempster and "The Girl From Chicago" (1927). He also appeared in "A Thief in the Dark" (1928), the John Gilbert dramatic adaptation "Redemption" ...
Biography
Erville Alderson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Alderson's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the historical feature "America" (1924) with Neil Hamilton, "Sally of the Sawdust" (1925) with Carol Dempster and "The Girl From Chicago" (1927). He also appeared in "A Thief in the Dark" (1928), the John Gilbert dramatic adaptation "Redemption" (1930) and "The Bad Man" (1930). He continued to act in productions like the historical film "The Scarlet Empress" (1934) with Marlene Dietrich, "Square Shooter" (1935) and "Woman Wanted" (1935). He also appeared in "The County Chairman" (1935). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Bad Men of Missouri" (1941), the biopic drama "Sergeant York" (1941) with Gary Cooper and the Bob Hope comedy "My Favorite Blonde" (1942). He also appeared in the drama "Commandos Strike at Dawn" (1942) with Paul Muni and the Linda Darnell biographical drama "The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe" (1942). Alderson last acted in the biopic "The Spirit of St. Louis" (1957) with James Stewart. Alderson passed away in August 1957 at the age of 75.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
The Spirit of St. Louis
(1957)
Burt
Francis in the Navy
(1955)
The Actress
(1953)
Mike McGrath
Something to Live For
(1952)
Critic
The Merry Widow
(1952)
Cart driver
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952)
Inside Straight
(1951)
Minister
The Tall Target
(1951)
Minister
Copper Canyon
(1950)
Southerner
To Please a Lady
(1950)
Bainsville editor
Again Pioneers
(1950)
Pa Ashby
Dancing in the Dark
(1950)
Neighbor
Summer Stock
(1950)
Zeb
Sorrowful Jones
(1949)
Undertaker
Adventure in Baltimore
(1949)
Vestryman
Song of Surrender
(1949)
Bidder
Hazard
(1948)
Clerk in dingy hotel
The Bride Goes Wild
(1948)
Farmer
The Walls of Jericho
(1948)
Sam
Shanghai Chest
(1948)
Walter Somervale
Kidnapped
(1948)
Mungo
Bodyguard
(1948)
Adam Stone
The Feathered Serpent
(1948)
Professor
The Bishop's Wife
(1948)
Stevens
Man from Texas
(1948)
Preacher
Blood on the Moon
(1948)
Settlmeir
High Wall
(1948)
Patient
Station West
(1948)
Stage agent
The Beginning or the End
(1947)
Secretary of War Henry Stimson
Smash Up--The Story of a Woman
(1947)
Farmer
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1947)
Station agent
Desperate
(1947)
Simon Pringle
Welcome Stranger
(1947)
Farmer
Cynthia
(1947)
Clerk
Unconquered
(1947)
Trapper
The Sea of Grass
(1947)
Station agent
Pursued
(1947)
Undertaker
Magnificent Doll
(1946)
Darcy
The Spiral Staircase
(1946)
Dr. Harvey
Canyon Passage
(1946)
Judge
Boys' Ranch
(1946)
Cook
Two Sisters from Boston
(1946)
Guest at party
Along Came Jones
(1945)
Bartender
Back to Bataan
(1945)
Teacher
Objective, Burma!
(1945)
General Stilwell
Incendiary Blonde
(1945)
Ranch owner
Heavenly Days
(1944)
Farmer
Rationing
(1944)
Gil
Man from Frisco
(1944)
Judge Harry McLain
An American Romance
(1944)
Olsen
And the Angels Sing
(1944)
Mr. Littlefield
Destiny
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Stage agent
A Stranger in Town
(1943)
Arizona Trail
(1943)
Dan Trent
First Comes Courage
(1943)
Soren
What's Buzzin' Cousin?
(1943)
Gas station attendant
The Gay Sisters
(1942)
Farmer
You Can't Escape Forever
(1942)
Mr. Crowder
Commandos Strike At Dawn
(1942)
Johan Garmo
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
(1942)
Schoolmaster
The Postman Didn't Ring
(1942)
Robert Harwood, Sr.
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
(1942)
Bailiff
My Favorite Blonde
(1942)
Sheriff
Andy Hardy's Double Life
(1942)
Bailiff
The Vanishing Virginian
(1942)
Judge Fred Stuart
Henry Aldrich, Editor
(1942)
Mr. Mockridge
Commandos Strike at Dawn (To Be Deleted)
(1942)
H. M. Pulham, Esq.
(1941)
Mr. Jakes
Richest Man in Town
(1941)
Jenkins
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Mr. Adams
The Black Cat
(1941)
Dr. Williams
The Lady from Cheyenne
(1941)
[Ike] Fairchild
Tobacco Road
(1941)
Garage man
Sergeant York
(1941)
Nate Tompkins
Honky Tonk
(1941)
Man with rail
High Sierra
(1941)
Farmer
Highway West
(1941)
Doctor
Last of the Duanes
(1941)
Zeke
Edison, the Man
(1940)
First lecturer
The Doctor Takes A Wife
(1940)
Harrison
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Knute Rockne--All American
(1940)
Kansas farmer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Andrew Jackson
Rangers of Fortune
(1940)
Mr. Ellis
The Man from Dakota
(1940)
Commandant
Alias the Deacon
(1940)
Chief of police
When the Daltons Rode
(1940)
District Attorney Wade
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Jefferson Davis
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
(1940)
Boylston
Maryland
(1940)
Diggs
Romance of the Redwoods
(1939)
Jackson
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
(1939)
Clinton Griffith
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
(1939)
Bailiff
Henry Goes Arizona
(1939)
Dr. John Clemens
The Hardys Ride High
(1939)
Bailiff
Outside These Walls
(1939)
Sauers
Judge Hardy and Son
(1939)
Bailiff
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Sheriff
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Handwriting expert
Jesse James
(1939)
Old marshall
Love Finds Andy Hardy
(1938)
Court attendant
Judge Hardy's Children
(1938)
Deputy sheriff
Gold Is Where You Find It
(1938)
Cryder
Out West with the Hardys
(1938)
Deputy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(1938)
District Attorney
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Marshal
Small Town Boy
(1937)
Trindle
The Mighty Treve
(1937)
Hibben
Wild and Woolly
(1937)
Deacon
John Meade's Woman
(1937)
Parnell
(1937)
Father
A Family Affair
(1937)
Dave
Woman in Distress
(1937)
Sheriff
The Emperor's Candlesticks
(1937)
Conductor
Fury
(1936)
Plumber
The Music Goes 'Round
(1936)
It's Up to You
(1936)
Banker Whitmore
Educating Father
(1936)
Dr. Willoughby
Ramona
(1936)
Doctor at hacienda
All American Chump
(1936)
Sheriff
The Jungle Princess
(1936)
Priest
Hearts in Bondage
(1936)
Jefferson Davis
Career Woman
(1936)
Dr. Anderson
Tough Guy
(1936)
Man in Ford
Society Fever
(1935)
Uncle Andy
Pursuit
(1935)
Cop
Woman Wanted
(1935)
Constable
Public Opinion
(1935)
Mr. Trevor
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1935)
Chief of police
Square Shooter
(1935)
Dr. "Doc" Wayne
The County Chairman
(1935)
Wilson Prewitt
Times Square Lady
(1935)
Farmer
The Virginia Judge
(1935)
Old fellow
Lazy River
(1934)
Sheriff
The Scarlet Empress
(1934)
Chancellor Bestucheff
State Fair
(1933)
Breeder
Hello, Everybody!
(1933)
Horton
The Fighting Code
(1933)
Joshua La Plante
To the Last Man
(1933)
Judge
They Call It Sin
(1932)
Mr. [Timothy] Cullen
The Thirteenth Guest
(1932)
Adams
Haunted Gold
(1932)
Benedict
Cabin in the Cotton
(1932)
Sock Fisher
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
(1932)
Sheriff
Shanghaied Love
(1931)
Deaken
The Bad Man
(1930)
Hardy
The Lash
(1930)
Judge Travers
Redemption
(1930)
See note
Guilty?
(1930)
Lee
The Dawn Trail
(1930)
Denton
Speakeasy
(1929)
City editor
Fazil
(1928)
Iman Idris
A Thief in the Dark
(1928)
Armstrong
Fleetwing
(1928)
Trad Ben Sabam
The Heart of Maryland
(1927)
Maj. General Kendrick
The Girl From Chicago
(1927)
Colonel Carlton
The Fortune Hunter
(1927)
Blinky Lockwood
The Price of Honor
(1927)
Ogden Bennett
Salvation Jane
(1927)
Gramp
The White Black Sheep
(1926)
Yasuf
Sally of the Sawdust
(1925)
Judge Foster
America
(1924)
Justice Montague
Isn't Life Wonderful
(1924)
The professor
The Exciters
(1923)
"Chloroform Charlie"
The White Rose
(1923)
A man of the world
The Good-Bad Wife
(1921)
Colonel Denbigh
The Good-Bad Wife
(1920)
Her Man
(1918)
"Old Milt" McBriar
Cast (Short)
Radio Bugs
(1944)
Oklahoma Outlaws
(1943)
Trifles of Importance
(1940)
The Monroe Doctrine
(1939)
Lincoln in the White House
(1939)
The Man in the Barn
(1937)
Romance of Louisiana
(1937)
The Man Without a Country
(1937)
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