Stuart Erwin
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| Born | February 14, 1903 Beverly Hills, California |
| Died | December 21, 1967 (aged 64) Hollywood, California |
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. In 1934 he was cast as Joe Palooka in the film Palooka. 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.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Paramount on Parade (1930)
- The Big Broadcast (1932)
- The Stranger's Return (1933)
- Under the Tonto Rim (1933)
- International House (1933)
- Viva Villa! (1934)
- After Office Hours (1935)
- Small Town Boy (1937)
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
- Our Town (1940)
- A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)
- Blondie for Victory (1942)
- The Great Mike (1944)
- Heading for Heaven (1947)
- Killer Dill (1947)
