
Erville Alderson
Acting
153
Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia Erville Alderson (September 11, 1882, Kansas City, Missouri β August 4, 1957, Glendale, California) was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957.
Known For
Filmography

The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Burt (uncredited)

Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Town Insurance Agent

Telephone Time
1956

The Actress
1953
as Mike McGrath (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Spectator (uncredited)

Something to Live For
1952
as Critic (uncredited)

The Merry Widow
1952
as Cart Driver (uncredited)

The Tall Target
1951
as Minister (uncredited)

Racket Squad
1951

Captain China
1950
as Doctor

Summer Stock
1950
as Zeb (uncredited)

Again Pioneers
1950
as Pa Ashby

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
1949
as Thomas Jefferson

Dancing in the Dark
1949
as Emery's Neighbor

Sorrowful Jones
1949
as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger
1949
as Judkins

The Feathered Serpent
1948
as Prof. Scott (uncredited)

Station West
1948
as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)

Hazard
1948
as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Walter Somervale

Kidnapped
1948
as Mungo

The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Stevens

Desperate
1947
as Simon Pringle (uncredited)

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

The Sea of Grass
1947
as First Station Agent (uncredited)

Pursued
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)

Cynthia
1947
as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)

High Wall
1947

Boys' Ranch
1946
as Al (uncredited)

The Spiral Staircase
1946
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)

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

Magnificent Doll
1946
as Darcy (uncredited)

Canyon Passage
1946
as Judge (uncredited)

Along Came Jones
1945
as Bartender (uncredited)

Objective, Burma!
1945
as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)

Back to Bataan
1945
as Teacher (uncredited)

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

And the Angels Sing
1944
as Mr. Littlefield

Heavenly Days
1944
as Farmer

Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)

First Comes Courage
1943
as Soren

Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Liberal Official (uncredited)

Arizona Trail
1943
as Dan Trent

What's Buzzin', Cousin?
1943
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Eyes Aloft
1943
as Ray Harper

Oklahoma Outlaws
1943
as John Kincaid

The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Robert Harwood Sr.

Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942
as Johan Garme

My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Sheriff

Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942
as Government Official

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
as Burke

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

Sergeant York
1941
as Nate Tomkins

Parachute Battalion
1941
as Pa Hollis

Tobacco Road
1941

The Black Cat
1941
as Doctor Williams (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Ike Fairchild

The Richest Man in Town
1941
as Frank the Barber

Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mr. Adams

Honky Tonk
1941
as Man with Rail (uncredited)

Highway West
1941
as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Jefferson Davis

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)

Trifles of Importance
1940
as Frederick the Great (uncredited)

When the Daltons Rode
1940
as District Attorney Wade

Rangers of Fortune
1940
as Mr. Ellis

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
1940
as First Lecturer

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

Flowing Gold
1940
as Doctor (uncredited)

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

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

Maryland
1940
as Diggs

Outside These Walls
1939
as Sauers (uncredited)

The Monroe Doctrine
1939
as William Seward

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

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

Jesse James
1939
as Old Marshall

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

The Hardys Ride High
1939
as Bailiff (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Clint Griffith

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

Judge Hardy and Son
1939
as Bailiff (uncredited)

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

Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)

Geronimo
1939
as Undetermined Role

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Bailiff

Judge Hardy's Children
1938
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
as Court Attendant (uncredited)

Out West with the Hardys
1938
as Court Deputy (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette
1938
as Passport Official (uncredited)

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

The Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer (uncredited)

Small Town Boy
1937
as Mr. Trindle

Romance of Louisiana
1937
as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson

John Meade's Woman
1937

Wells Fargo
1937
as Marshal Sam

Mountain Justice
1937
as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest

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

The Mighty Treve
1937
as Chris Hibbens

Wild and Woolly
1937
as Deacon (uncredited)

Parnell
1937
as Father

Career Woman
1936
as Dr. Anderson

Fury
1936
as Plumber (uncredited)

Educating Father
1936
as Dr. Willoughby

The Music Goes 'Round
1936
as Audience Member

Pursuit
1935
as Cop

Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935
as Police Chief Roberts
Public Opinion
1935
as Mr. Trevor

Woman Wanted
1935
as Constable

Square Shooter
1935
as Dr. Wayne

Society Fever
1935
as Uncle Andy

The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Pioneer Wagon Father

The Scarlet Empress
1934
as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Lazy River
1934
as Sheriff

The Fighting Code
1933
as Joshua La Plante

Hello, Everybody!
1933
as Horton

The Stranger's Return
1933
as Farmhand

To the Last Man
1933
as Judge (uncredited)

Hoopla
1933
as Sheriff

State Fair
1933
as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)

Haunted Gold
1932
as Tom Benedict

They Call It Sin
1932
as Mr. Cullen

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

Cynara
1932
as Jason

The Cabin in the Cotton
1932
as Sock Fisher

The Thirteenth Guest
1932
as John Adams

Arrowsmith
1931
as Pioneer (uncredited)

Too Many Cooks
1931
as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker

The Lash
1930
as Judge Travers

Redemption
1930
as Bearded Mariner in Cafe

The Dawn Trail
1930
as Jeff Denton

The Bad Man
1930
as Hardy

Guilty?
1930
as Lee

Speakeasy
1929
as City editor

Fleetwing
1928
as Trad Ben Sabam

Fazil
1928
as Iman Idris

A Thief in the Dark
1928
as Armstrong
Salvation Jane
1927
as Gramp

The Valley of the Giants
1927
as Councilman

The Fortune Hunter
1927
as Blinky Lockwood

The Girl from Chicago
1927
as Col. Carlton

The Heart of Maryland
1927
as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
The Price of Honor
1927
as Ogden Bennett

The White Black Sheep
1926
as Yasuf

Sally of the Sawdust
1925
as Judge Henry L. Foster

America
1924
as Justice Montague

Isn't Life Wonderful
1924
as The Professor

The Exciters
1923
as Chloroform Charlie

The White Rose
1923
as Man of the World

The Good-Bad Wife
1920
as Col. Denbigh

Her Man
1918