Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

Date of Birth:

Jun 01, 1925

Place of Birth:

Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Richard Erdman (June 1, 1925 - March 16, 2019) was an American film and television actor and director.

In a career that has spanned seven decades, his best known roles are that of the barracks chief Hoffy in Stalag 17, and McNulty in the classic Twilight Zone episode "A Kind of a Stopwatch". In Tora Tora Tora he played Colonel Edward F. French, the officer who responded to the failure to transmit the warning to Pearl Harbor using Army radio to instead use commercial telegraph rather than using the Navy or FBI radio systems.

Erdman appeared as the blackmailer, Arthur Binney, in the Perry Mason first season TV episode "The Case Of The Gilded Lily" aired May 24, 1958. In 1960, he co-starred with Tab Hunter in the short-lived The Tab Hunter Show on NBC, which aired opposite The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS and Lawman with John Russell on ABC. He was very funny when he appeared as a Broadway wardrobe man named Buck Brown on "The Dick Van Dyke Show". In 1962, Erdman had a recurring role as Klugie, the photographer, in the short-lived Nick Adams-John Larkin NBC series Saints and Sinners.

filmography:

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021

The Brass Bottle The Brass Bottle

1964

The Steel Lady The Steel Lady

1953

Mission Over Korea Mission Over Korea

1953

Hollywood Canteen Hollywood Canteen

1944

Too Young to Know Too Young to Know

1945

The Rawhide Trail The Rawhide Trail

1958

Saddle the Wind Saddle the Wind

1958

You're in the Navy Now You're in the Navy Now

1951

The Time of Your Life The Time of Your Life

1948

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

1988

Bengazi Bengazi

1955

Kate McShane Kate McShane

1975

Stewardess School Stewardess School

1986

Face of Fire Face of Fire

1959

Mr. Majestyk Mr. Majestyk

1974

Musical Movieland Musical Movieland

1944

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

The Great Man's Whiskers The Great Man's Whiskers

1972

Star in the Night Star in the Night

1945

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

1963

Brothers O'Toole Brothers O'Toole

1973

So You Want to Play the Horses So You Want to Play the Horses

1946

Aladdin and His Lamp Aladdin and His Lamp

1952

Wild Harvest Wild Harvest

1947

Mr. Skeffington Mr. Skeffington

1944

Trancers Trancers

1984

Valet Girls Valet Girls

1987

Mr. Majestyk Mr. Majestyk

1974

Anything Goes Anything Goes

1956

My Town My Town

1986

Janie Gets Married Janie Gets Married

1946

Jumping Jacks Jumping Jacks

1952

The Pagemaster The Pagemaster

1994

Objective, Burma! Objective, Burma!

1945

The Admiral Was a Lady The Admiral Was a Lady

1950

Shadow of a Woman Shadow of a Woman

1946

Francis in the Navy Francis in the Navy

1955

Deception Deception

1946

Danger Signal Danger Signal

1945

The Men The Men

1950

Tomboy Tomboy

1985

Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

The Blue Gardenia The Blue Gardenia

1953

Nobody Lives Forever Nobody Lives Forever

1946

Cry Danger Cry Danger

1951

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

1981

Empire State Building Murders Empire State Building Murders

2008

The Secret World of OG The Secret World of OG

1983

The Wild Blue Yonder The Wild Blue Yonder

1951

The San Francisco Story The San Francisco Story

1952

The Very Thought of You The Very Thought of You

1944

Janie Janie

1944

The Happy Time The Happy Time

1952

That Way with Women That Way with Women

1947

Visions... Visions...

1972

Namu, the Killer Whale Namu, the Killer Whale

1966

Rascal Rascal

1969

Heidi's Song Heidi's Song

1982

The Stooge The Stooge

1951

Swiss Tour Swiss Tour

1949

Easy Living Easy Living

1949

Stalag 17 Stalag 17

1953

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