
Erville Alderson
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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.
Known for
Credits

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Spectator (uncredited)

The Bishop's Wife (1947)
as Stevens

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
as Burt (uncredited)

Sergeant York (1941)
as Nate Tomkins

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
as Police Chief (uncredited)

Edison, the Man (1940)
as First Lecturer

Jesse James (1939)
as Old Marshall

The Sea of Grass (1947)
as First Station Agent (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Jefferson Davis

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
as Sheriff at Jail (uncredited)

Summer Stock (1950)
as Zeb (uncredited)

Marie Antoinette (1938)
as Passport Official (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress (1934)
as Chancelor Alexei Bestuchef

Tall in the Saddle (1944)
as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)

Fury (1936)
as Plumber (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
as Liberal Official (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)

Back to Bataan (1945)
as Teacher (uncredited)

The Merry Widow (1952)
as Cart Driver (uncredited)

Canyon Passage (1946)
as Judge (uncredited)

Along Came Jones (1945)
as Bartender (uncredited)

Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
as Mr. Adams

When the Daltons Rode (1940)
as District Attorney Wade

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
as Farmer (uncredited)

The Tall Target (1951)
as Minister (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
as Mr. Mulberry - Recital Guest (uncredited)

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
as Lawyer Cryden (uncredited)

Objective, Burma! (1945)
as Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Parnell (1937)
as Father

The Actress (1953)
as Mike McGrath (uncredited)

The Spiral Staircase (1946)
as Dr. Harvey (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight (1939)
as Mr. Wyatt, Blake's Neighbor

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
as Johan Garme

The Black Cat (1941)
as Doctor Williams (uncredited)

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion (1949)
as Thomas Jefferson

Honky Tonk (1941)
as Man with Rail (uncredited)

Dancing in the Dark (1949)
as Emery's Neighbor

Something to Live For (1952)
as Critic (uncredited)

And the Angels Sing (1944)
as Mr. Littlefield

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
as Court Attendant (uncredited)

The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
as Sock Fisher

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
as Pioneer Wagon Father

Hoopla (1933)
as Sheriff

Out West with the Hardys (1938)
as Court Deputy (uncredited)

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
as Harrison, the Printer (uncredited)

The Valley of the Giants (1927)
as Councilman

You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
as Mr. Crowder (uncredited)

The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
as Robert Harwood Sr.

To the Last Man (1933)
as Judge (uncredited)

Station West (1948)
as Stageline Hired Hand (uncredited)

A Thief in the Dark (1928)
as Armstrong

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
as Clint Griffith

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as Stonewall Jackson (uncredited)

Boys' Ranch (1946)
as Al (uncredited)

Tobacco Road (1941)
Actor

Incendiary Blonde (1945)
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
as Boylston - City Council Member (uncredited)

The Girl from Chicago (1927)
as Col. Carlton

Magnificent Doll (1946)
as Darcy (uncredited)

My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Sheriff

Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

The Stranger's Return (1933)
as Farmhand

Pursued (1947)
as Townsman (uncredited)

High Wall (1947)
Actor

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
as Police Chief Roberts

Maryland (1940)
as Diggs

The Man Without a Country (1937)
as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
as Judge Henry L. Foster

They Call It Sin (1932)
as Mr. Cullen

Desperate (1947)
as Simon Pringle (uncredited)

Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
as Bailiff (uncredited)

The Shanghai Chest (1948)
as Walter Somervale

Wells Fargo (1937)
as Marshal Sam

Her Man (1918)
Actor

The White Black Sheep (1926)
as Yasuf

The Music Goes 'Round (1936)
as Audience Member

Arrowsmith (1931)
as Pioneer (uncredited)

Outside These Walls (1939)
as Sauers (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
as Bailiff

The Hardys Ride High (1939)
as Bailiff (uncredited)

Fazil (1928)
as Iman Idris

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
as Burke

The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
as Ike Fairchild

My Friend Flicka (1943)
as Dr. Scott (uncredited)

The Man in the Barn (1937)
as Farmer (uncredited)

The Heart of Maryland (1927)
as Maj. Gen. Kendrick

Pursuit (1935)
as Cop

John Meade's Woman (1937)
Actor

Land of Liberty (1939)
as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')

What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
as John Adams

The Richest Man in Town (1941)
as Frank the Barber

An American Romance (1944)
as Olson - Detroit Auto Works Technician (uncredited)
Eyes Aloft (1943)
as Ray Harper

Fleetwing (1928)
as Trad Ben Sabam

Lincoln in the White House (1939)
as Secretary of State William H. Seward

Captain China (1950)
as Doctor

Sorrowful Jones (1949)
as Happy the Mortician (uncredited)

Mountain Justice (1937)
as Man at Meeting / Wedding Guest

Highway West (1941)
as Dr. John Cook (uncredited)

Lazy River (1934)
as Sheriff

Hello, Everybody! (1933)
as Horton

Wild and Woolly (1937)
as Deacon (uncredited)

State Fair (1933)
as Martin, Hog Breeder (Uncredited)

Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
as The Professor

The Good-Bad Wife (1920)
as Col. Denbigh

Hazard (1948)
as Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

Haunted Gold (1932)
as Tom Benedict

Parachute Battalion (1941)
as Pa Hollis

Woman Wanted (1935)
as Constable

The Feathered Serpent (1948)
as Prof. Scott (uncredited)

Careful, Soft Shoulders (1942)
as Government Official

Flowing Gold (1940)
as Doctor (uncredited)

Cynthia (1947)
as Dingle Clerk (Uncredited)
The Price of Honor (1927)
as Ogden Bennett

Redemption (1930)
as Bearded Mariner in Cafe

Too Many Cooks (1931)
as J. W. Simpson - Construction Worker

Heavenly Days (1944)
as Farmer

First Comes Courage (1943)
as Soren

Kidnapped (1948)
as Mungo

Cynara (1932)
as Jason

Speakeasy (1929)
as City editor

Career Woman (1936)
as Dr. Anderson

Rangers of Fortune (1940)
as Mr. Ellis

Mobs, Inc. (1956)
as Town Insurance Agent

The Monroe Doctrine (1939)
as William Seward

Geronimo (1939)
as Undetermined Role

Trifles of Importance (1940)
as Frederick the Great (uncredited)

The White Rose (1923)
as Man of the World

Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
as Dr. John Clemens (uncredited)

America (1924)
as Justice Montague

Educating Father (1936)
as Dr. Willoughby

Arizona Trail (1943)
as Dan Trent

The Bad Man (1930)
as Hardy

Small Town Boy (1937)
as Mr. Trindle

Society Fever (1935)
as Uncle Andy

The Fortune Hunter (1927)
as Blinky Lockwood

The Dawn Trail (1930)
as Jeff Denton

Again Pioneers (1950)
as Pa Ashby

The Mighty Treve (1937)
as Chris Hibbens
Public Opinion (1935)
as Mr. Trevor

The Lash (1930)
as Judge Travers

Oklahoma Outlaws (1943)
as John Kincaid

The Exciters (1923)
as Chloroform Charlie

Romance of Louisiana (1937)
as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson

Guilty? (1930)
as Lee
Salvation Jane (1927)
as Gramp

The Fighting Code (1933)
as Joshua La Plante

Square Shooter (1935)
as Dr. Wayne





