Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1903-02-14
Day of Death
1967-12-21
Place of Birth
Squaw Valley, California, USA
Stuart Erwin
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.
Filmography (102)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Shadow Over Elveron
1968
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones
1964
Son of Flubber
1963
For the Love of Mike
1960
Moochie of the Little League
1959
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
Main Street to Broadway
1953
Father Is a Bachelor
1950
Strike It Rich
1948
Heading for Heaven
1947
Heaven Only Knows
1947
