Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

Known for
Acting
Born
June 1, 1925
Died
March 16, 2019 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

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.

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Filmography

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The Bag poster

The Bag

Movie · as John Harper

2021
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! poster

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

Movie · as Self

2015
Dr. Ken poster

Dr. Ken

TV · as Richard Erdman · 1 ep

2015
Weird Loners poster

Weird Loners

TV · as Carl's Grandfather · 1 ep

2009
Community poster

Community

TV · as Leonard · 53 eps

2008
Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders

Movie · as Eddie Walker

2003
Joan of Arcadia poster

Joan of Arcadia

TV · as Mr. Hanson · 1 ep

2002
Boomtown poster

Boomtown

TV · as Kevin's Dad · 1 ep

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Mr. Callahan · 1 ep

1998
Felicity poster

Felicity

TV · as Howie · 1 ep

1994
The Pagemaster poster

The Pagemaster

Movie · as Pirate (voice)

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Elliot (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker poster

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Movie · as actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes poster

Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes

Movie

1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210

TV · as Mr. Perl · 1 ep

1990
Wings poster

Wings

TV · as Howard Banks · 1 ep

1988
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats poster

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

Movie · as Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)

1988
Jesse poster

Jesse

Movie · as Dr. Adams

1987
Valet Girls poster

Valet Girls

Movie · as Waiter

1987
DuckTales poster

DuckTales

TV · as King Arty (voice), Mayor Rufus B. Pinfeathers (voice) · 1 ep

1987
She's the Sheriff poster

She's the Sheriff

TV · as Frank Rubin · 1 ep

1986
My Town poster

My Town

Movie · as Fletcher Mays

1986
Stewardess School poster

Stewardess School

Movie · as Attorney

1985
Tomboy poster

Tomboy

Movie · as Chester

1984
Trancers poster

Trancers

Movie · as Drunken Wise Man

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Jonathan, Eggman · 1 ep

1983
The Secret World of Og poster

The Secret World of Og

Movie · as Pirate #1

1982
Heidi's Song poster

Heidi's Song

Movie · as Herr Sessman (voice)

1982
Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele

TV · as Bert the Coroner · 1 ep

1982
Cheers poster

Cheers

TV · as Duncan Fitzgerald · 1 ep

1982
Cassie & Co. poster

Cassie & Co.

TV · as George Davenport · 1 ep

1981
Space Stars poster

Space Stars

TV · as Additional Voices (voice) · 66 eps

1980
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge poster

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

Movie · as Mr. Zeider

1978
The Amazing Spider-Man poster

The Amazing Spider-Man

TV · as Mr. Zeider · 2 eps

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · 3 eps

1976
The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman

TV · 1 ep

1976
Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E.

TV · 1 ep

1975
Kate McShane poster

Kate McShane

Movie · as Frederick de Fernando

1974
Mr. Majestyk poster

Mr. Majestyk

Movie · as Dick Richard (uncredited)

1974
The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

TV · as Slayton, Vernon · 1 ep

1973
Brothers O'Toole poster

Brothers O'Toole

Movie · as Judge Quincey P. Trumbell

1973
Police Story poster

Police Story

TV · 1 ep

1972
Visions... poster

Visions...

Movie · as Ellis

1972
The Great Man's Whiskers poster

The Great Man's Whiskers

Movie · as Joseph Somerby

1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! poster

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Movie · as Colonel Edward F. French

1969
Rascal poster

Rascal

Movie · as Walt Dabbett

1968
Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy

TV · as Clerk · 1 ep

1968
Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D.

TV · as Frank Wylie · 1 ep

1967
Mr. Terrific poster

Mr. Terrific

TV · as Manny · 1 ep

1966
Namu, the Killer Whale poster

Namu, the Killer Whale

Movie · as Deke

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · 1 ep

1965
Green Acres poster

Green Acres

TV · 1 ep

1965
Hogan's Heroes poster

Hogan's Heroes

TV · as Walter Hobson · 1 ep

1965
The Wild Wild West poster

The Wild Wild West

TV · as Mordecai Krone · 1 ep

1965
I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie

TV · as Store Manager · 1 ep

1964
The Brass Bottle poster

The Brass Bottle

Movie · as Seymour Jenks

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

TV · 1 ep

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as P.T. Barkley · 1 ep

1963
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada poster

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

Movie · as Host and narrator

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Colonel Millbank · 1 ep

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · 1 ep

1962
Saints and Sinners poster

Saints and Sinners

TV · as Klugie · 17 eps

1961
Mister Ed poster

Mister Ed

TV · 1 ep

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV · as Buck Brown · 1 ep

1960
The Tab Hunter Show poster

The Tab Hunter Show

TV · as Richard Fairfield III · 32 eps

1959
Face of Fire poster

Face of Fire

Movie · as Al Williams

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Patrick McNulty · 1 ep

1959
Not for Hire

Not for Hire

TV · 1 ep

1958
Saddle the Wind poster

Saddle the Wind

Movie · as Dallas Hanson

1958
The Rawhide Trail poster

The Rawhide Trail

Movie · as Rupe Pardee

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Arthur Binney, Jim West, Charles (Monty) Montrose, Harry Niles, Ben Lucas, Jud Bennett · 1 ep

1957
Panic! poster

Panic!

TV · 1 ep

1956
Anything Goes poster

Anything Goes

Movie · as Ed Brent

1956
The Power and the Prize poster

The Power and the Prize

Movie · as Lester Everett

1956
West Point poster

West Point

TV · 1 ep

1955
Francis in the Navy poster

Francis in the Navy

Movie · as Murph

1955
Bengazi poster

Bengazi

Movie · as Selby

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Charlie Brown · 1 ep

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 1 ep

1955
Navy Log poster

Navy Log

TV · 1 ep

1955
Science Fiction Theatre poster

Science Fiction Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1954
December Bride poster

December Bride

TV · 2 eps

1953
Stalag 17 poster

Stalag 17

Movie · as Hoffy Hoffman

1953
The Blue Gardenia poster

The Blue Gardenia

Movie · as Al

1953
The Steel Lady poster

The Steel Lady

Movie · as Jim Evans

1953
Mission Over Korea poster

Mission Over Korea

Movie · as Pvt. Swenson

1953
Where's Raymond? poster

Where's Raymond?

TV · as Pete Morrisey · 60 eps

1952
Jumping Jacks poster

Jumping Jacks

Movie · as Dogface Dolan

1952
The San Francisco Story poster

The San Francisco Story

Movie · as Shorty

1952
The Happy Time poster

The Happy Time

Movie · as Alfred Grattin

1952
Aladdin and His Lamp poster

Aladdin and His Lamp

Movie · as Mirza

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · as Harry Jordan · 1 ep

1951
Cry Danger poster

Cry Danger

Movie · as Delong

1951
The Stooge poster

The Stooge

Movie · as Ben Bailey

1951
The Wild Blue Yonder poster

The Wild Blue Yonder

Movie · as Cpl. Frenchy

1951
You're in the Navy Now poster

You're in the Navy Now

Movie · as Ens. Chuck Dorrance

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Eddie McGuire · 1 ep

1950
The Men poster

The Men

Movie · as Leo

1950
The Admiral Was a Lady poster

The Admiral Was a Lady

Movie · as Oliver 'Ollie' Bonelli

1949
Easy Living poster

Easy Living

Movie · as Buddy Morgan

1949
Swiss Tour poster

Swiss Tour

Movie · as Eddy

1948
The Time of Your Life poster

The Time of Your Life

Movie · as Willie

1947
That Way with Women poster

That Way with Women

Movie · as Eddie (as Dick Erdman)

1947
Wild Harvest poster

Wild Harvest

Movie · as Mark Lewis

1946
Nobody Lives Forever poster

Nobody Lives Forever

Movie · as Bellboy, The Marwood Arms

1946
Deception poster

Deception

Movie · as Terry Spencer (uncredited)

1946
Shadow of a Woman poster

Shadow of a Woman

Movie · as Joe, Counterman at Owl Lunch

1946
Janie Gets Married poster

Janie Gets Married

Movie · as Lt. 'Scooper' Nolan (as Dick Erdman)

1946
So You Want to Play the Horses

So You Want to Play the Horses

Movie · as Eddie (uncredited)

1945
Danger Signal poster

Danger Signal

Movie · as Bunkie Taylor (as Dick Erdman)

1945
Objective, Burma! poster

Objective, Burma!

Movie · as Pvt. Nebraska Hooper

1945
Too Young to Know poster

Too Young to Know

Movie · as Tommy

1945
Star in the Night poster

Star in the Night

Movie · as Middle Cowboy

1944
The Very Thought of You poster

The Very Thought of You

Movie · as Soda Jerk

1944
Janie poster

Janie

Movie · as Scooper Nolan (as Dick Erdman)

1944
Hollywood Canteen poster

Hollywood Canteen

Movie · as Soldier on Deck (uncredited)

1944
Mr. Skeffington poster

Mr. Skeffington

Movie · as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

1944
Musical Movieland poster

Musical Movieland

Movie · as Sailor with Tour (uncredited)