
Erville Alderson
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Police Chief (uncredited)
Fury
Plumber (uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
Stevens
The Spiral Staircase
Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Nate Tomkins
The Greatest Show on Earth
Spectator (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (152)
Movies (149)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957as Burt (uncredited)
Mobs, Inc.
1956as Town Insurance Agent
The Actress
1953as Mike McGrath (uncredited)
The Merry Widow
1952as Cart Driver (uncredited)
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952as Spectator (uncredited)
Something to Live For
1952as Critic (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951as Minister (uncredited)
Summer Stock
1950as Zeb (uncredited)
Again Pioneers
1950as Pa Ashby
Captain China
1950as Doctor
Mr. Whitney Had a Notion
1949as Thomas Jefferson
Sorrowful Jones
1949as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
1949as Emery's Neighbor
The Feathered Serpent
1948as Prof. Scott (uncredited)
The Shanghai Chest
1948as Walter Somervale
Kidnapped
1948as Mungo
Hazard
1948as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Station West
1948as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)
Pursued
1947as Townsman (uncredited)
Desperate
1947as Simon Pringle (uncredited)
Cynthia
1947as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
The Bishop's Wife
1947as Stevens
The Sea of Grass
1947as First Station Agent (uncredited)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
1947as Farmer (uncredited)
Canyon Passage
1946as Judge (uncredited)
The Spiral Staircase
1946as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
1946as Darcy (uncredited)
Boys' Ranch
1946as Al (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945as Bartender (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Objective, Burma!
1945as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Back to Bataan
1945as Teacher (uncredited)
Heavenly Days
1944as Farmer
Tall in the Saddle
1944as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing
1944as Mr. Littlefield
An American Romance
1944as Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
First Comes Courage
1943as Soren
Oklahoma Outlaws
1943as John Kincaid
Hangmen Also Die!
1943as Liberal Official (uncredited)
Eyes Aloft
1943as Ray Harper
Arizona Trail
1943as Dan Trent
What's Buzzin', Cousin?
1943as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Careful, Soft Shoulders
1942as Government Official
My Favorite Blonde
1942as Sheriff
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942as Robert Harwood Sr.
Commandos Strike at Dawn
1942as Johan Garme
You Can't Escape Forever
1942as Mr. Crowder (uncredited)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942as Burke
Tobacco Road
1941
The Black Cat
1941as Doctor Williams (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941as Nate Tomkins
Parachute Battalion
1941as Pa Hollis
Honky Tonk
1941as Man with Rail (uncredited)
The Richest Man in Town
1941as Frank the Barber
Bad Men of Missouri
1941as Mr. Adams
Highway West
1941as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941as Ike Fairchild
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940as Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
1940as First Lecturer
Santa Fe Trail
1940as Jefferson Davis
The Grapes of Wrath
1940as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
1940as Doctor (uncredited)
Rangers of Fortune
1940as Mr. Ellis
Trifles of Importance
1940as Frederick the Great (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
1940as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)
Maryland
1940as Diggs
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940as District Attorney Wade
The Hardys Ride High
1939as Bailiff (uncredited)
Judge Hardy and Son
1939as Bailiff (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939as Old Marshall
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)
Land of Liberty
1939as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')
Geronimo
1939as Undetermined Role
The Monroe Doctrine
1939as William Seward
Lincoln in the White House
1939as Secretary of State William H. Seward
Stand Up and Fight
1939as Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939as Bailiff
Outside These Walls
1939as Sauers (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona
1939as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939as Clint Griffith
Marie Antoinette
1938as Passport Official (uncredited)
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938as Court Attendant (uncredited)
Out West with the Hardys
1938as Court Deputy (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938as Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)
Judge Hardy's Children
1938as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Parnell
1937as Father
Mountain Justice
1937as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest
Wild and Woolly
1937as Deacon (uncredited)
The Man Without a Country
1937as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937as Marshal Sam
The Mighty Treve
1937as Chris Hibbens
Romance of Louisiana
1937as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson
Small Town Boy
1937as Mr. Trindle
John Meade's Woman
1937
The Man in the Barn
1937as Farmer (uncredited)
Fury
1936as Plumber (uncredited)
Educating Father
1936as Dr. Willoughby
Career Woman
1936as Dr. Anderson
The Music Goes 'Round
1936as Audience Member
Square Shooter
1935as Dr. Wayne
Pursuit
1935as Cop
Woman Wanted
1935as Constable
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935as Pioneer Wagon Father
Society Fever
1935as Uncle Andy
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935as Police Chief Roberts
Public Opinion
1935as Mr. Trevor
The Scarlet Empress
1934as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef
Lazy River
1934as Sheriff
To the Last Man
1933as Judge (uncredited)
Hoopla
1933as Sheriff
Hello, Everybody!
1933as Horton
State Fair
1933as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)
The Stranger's Return
1933as Farmhand
The Fighting Code
1933as Joshua La Plante
Haunted Gold
1932as Tom Benedict
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932as Police Chief (uncredited)
Cynara
1932as Jason
The Thirteenth Guest
1932as John Adams
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932as Sock Fisher
They Call It Sin
1932as Mr. Cullen
Arrowsmith
1931as Pioneer (uncredited)
Too Many Cooks
1931as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker
The Lash
1930as Judge Travers
Redemption
1930as Bearded Mariner in Cafe
Guilty?
1930as Lee
The Bad Man
1930as Hardy
The Dawn Trail
1930as Jeff Denton
Speakeasy
1929as City editor
A Thief in the Dark
1928as Armstrong
Fazil
1928as Iman Idris
Fleetwing
1928as Trad Ben Sabam
The Valley of the Giants
1927as Councilman
The Girl from Chicago
1927as Col. Carlton
The Fortune Hunter
1927as Blinky Lockwood
The Heart of Maryland
1927as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
Salvation Jane
1927as Gramp
The Price of Honor
1927as Ogden Bennett
The White Black Sheep
1926as Yasuf
Sally of the Sawdust
1925as Judge Henry L. Foster
America
1924as Justice Montague
Isn't Life Wonderful
1924as The Professor
The Exciters
1923as Chloroform Charlie
The White Rose
1923as Man of the World
The Good-Bad Wife
1920as Col. Denbigh
Her Man
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