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Acting

Erville Alderson

Career: Active from 1920 to 1949, busiest in 1927 and 1943 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles: 9
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Land of Liberty
81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Erville Alderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.4, average 5.4
Uncanny
1.1, average 2.5
Dark Humor
1.6, average 2.8
Cringe Humor
1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Dilemma 2
Classic Western 2
Historical Setting 2
Frontier Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

151

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1950s

12 titles · average score 65

The Spirit of St. Louis

77

as Burt (uncredited)

Telephone Time

67

TV show

Mobs, Inc.

as Town Insurance Agent

The Actress

60

as Mike McGrath (uncredited)

The Greatest Show on Earth

55

as Spectator (uncredited)

Something to Live For

66

as Critic (uncredited)

The Merry Widow

54

as Cart Driver (uncredited)

Racket Squad

TV show

The Tall Target

58

as Minister (uncredited)

Summer Stock

86

as Zeb (uncredited)

Captain China

as Doctor

Again Pioneers

as Pa Ashby

1940s

61 titles · average score 65

Mr. Whitney Had a Notion

as Thomas Jefferson

The Lone Ranger

48

TV show · as Judkins

The Bishop's Wife

76

as Stevens

Tall in the Saddle

68

as Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)

First Comes Courage

72

as Soren

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Oklahoma Outlaws

as John Kincaid

Arizona Trail

as Dan Trent

Sergeant York

79

as Nate Tomkins

Trifles of Importance

as Frederick the Great (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

90

as Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American

70

as Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash (uncredited)

1930s

61 titles · average score 63

Land of Liberty

81

as Thomas Jefferson (edited from 'Romance of Louisiana')

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

83

as Handwriting Expert (uncredited)

Lincoln in the White House

as Secretary of State William H. Seward

The Man in the Barn

61

as Farmer (uncredited)

Romance of Louisiana

as Radio Broadcaster / Thomas Jefferson

The Man Without a Country

58

as President Andrew Jackson (uncredited)

Fury

87

as Plumber (uncredited)

Square Shooter

as Dr. Wayne

The Thirteenth Guest

45

as John Adams

Haunted Gold

52

as Tom Benedict

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

77

as Police Chief (uncredited)

The Lash

as Judge Travers

1920s

17 titles · average score 64

Fazil

59

as Iman Idris

Fleetwing

as Trad Ben Sabam

The Girl from Chicago

as Col. Carlton

The Heart of Maryland

as Maj. Gen. Kendrick

as Gramp

The Price of Honor

as Ogden Bennett

The Valley of the Giants

as Councilman

The White Black Sheep

as Yasuf

Sally of the Sawdust

68

as Judge Henry L. Foster

Isn't Life Wonderful

66

as The Professor

America

61

as Justice Montague

The Good-Bad Wife

as Col. Denbigh