Erville Alderson
Acting
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.
Born: September 10, 1882
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known For
Hazard
A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
The Grapes of Wrath
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
Outside These Walls
Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.
Fury
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Sergeant York
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
The White Rose
A wealthy young Southern aristocrat, Joseph, graduates from a seminary and, before he takes charge of his assigned parish, decides to go out and see what "the real world" is all about. He winds up in New Orleans and finds himself attracted to a poor, unsophisticated orphan girl, Bessie. One thing leads to another, and before long Bessie finds that she is pregnant with Joseph's child.
The Bishop's Wife
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.
The Spiral Staircase
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Filmography
as Burt (uncredited)
as Town Insurance Agent
as Mike McGrath (uncredited)
as Cart Driver (uncredited)
as Critic (uncredited)
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Minister (uncredited)
as Pa Ashby
as Zeb (uncredited)
as Doctor
as Emery's Neighbor
as Judkins
as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)
as Thomas Jefferson
as Prof. Scott (uncredited)
as Mungo
as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)
as Walter Somervale
as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
as Stevens
as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
as Simon Pringle (uncredited)
as First Station Agent (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Darcy (uncredited)
as Al (uncredited)
as Judge (uncredited)
as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Teacher (uncredited)
as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
as Farmer
as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)
as Mr. Littlefield
as Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
as Dan Trent
as John Kincaid
as Soren
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Liberal Official (uncredited)
as Johan Garme
as Mr. Crowder (uncredited)
as Government Official
as Burke
as Robert Harwood Sr.
as Sheriff
as Man with Rail (uncredited)
as Nate Tomkins
as Pa Hollis
as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)
as Frank the Barber
as Mr. Adams
as Doctor Williams (uncredited)
as Ike Fairchild
as Jefferson Davis
as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)
as Mr. Ellis
as Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
as District Attorney Wade
as Diggs
as Frederick the Great (uncredited)
as First Lecturer
as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)
as Undetermined Role
as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
as William Seward
as Bailiff
as Clint Griffith
as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')
as Sauers (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Secretary of State William H. Seward
as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)
as Old Marshall
as Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor
as Court Deputy (uncredited)
as Passport Official (uncredited)
as Court Attendant (uncredited)
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
as Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)
as Marshal Sam
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Deacon (uncredited)
as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson
as Father
as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest
as Chris Hibbens
as Dr. Anderson
as Plumber (uncredited)
as Dr. Willoughby
as Audience Member
as Police Chief Roberts
as Cop
as Constable
as Uncle Andy
as Pioneer Wagon Father
as Dr. Wayne
as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
as Sheriff
as Joshua La Plante
as Sheriff
as Judge (uncredited)
as Farmhand
as Horton
as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)
as Jason
as Tom Benedict
as Police Chief (uncredited)
as Mr. Cullen
as Sock Fisher
as John Adams
as Pioneer (uncredited)
as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker
as Judge Travers
as Jeff Denton
as Hardy
as Bearded Mariner in Cafe
as Lee
as City editor
as Trad Ben Sabam
as Iman Idris
as Armstrong
as Councilman
as Col. Carlton
as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
as Blinky Lockwood
as Yasuf
as Judge Henry L. Foster
as The Professor
as Justice Montague
as Chloroform Charlie
as Man of the World
as Col. Denbigh