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Richard Erdman

Acting 93 (deceased) years old Enid, Oklahoma, USA ★ 1.1
Born: June 1, 1925
Died: March 16, 2019

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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Known For

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Patrick McNulty 1959
Community
Community Leonard 2009
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
Judging Amy
Judging Amy Mr. Callahan 1999
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man Slayton 1974

Filmography

Acting Credits (128)

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! Self 2021
Dr. Ken
Dr. Ken Richard Erdman 2015
Weird Loners
Weird Loners Carl's Grandfather 2015
Community
Community Leonard 2009
Empire State Building Murders
Empire State Building Murders Eddie Walker 2008
Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia Mr. Hanson 2003
Boomtown
Boomtown Kevin's Dad 2002
The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show Frank 2001
Judging Amy
Judging Amy Mr. Callahan 1999
Felicity
Felicity Howie 1998
The Pagemaster
The Pagemaster Pirate (voice) 1994
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series Elliot (voice) 1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited) 1991
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 Mr. Perl 1990
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes 1990
Wings
Wings Howard Banks 1990
Jesse
Jesse Dr. Adams 1988
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice) 1988
She's the Sheriff
She's the Sheriff Frank Rubin 1987
DuckTales
DuckTales Mayor Rufus B. Pinfeathers (voice) 1987
DuckTales
DuckTales King Arty (voice) 1987
Valet Girls
Valet Girls Waiter 1987
Stewardess School
Stewardess School Attorney 1986
My Town
My Town Fletcher Mays 1986
Tomboy
Tomboy Chester 1985
Trancers
Trancers Drunken Wise Man 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Jonathan 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Eggman 1984
The Secret World of Og
The Secret World of Og Pirate #1 1983
Heidi's Song
Heidi's Song Herr Sessman (voice) 1982
Remington Steele
Remington Steele Bert the Coroner 1982
Cheers
Cheers Duncan Fitzgerald 1982
Cassie & Co.
Cassie & Co. George Davenport 1982
Space Stars
Space Stars Additional Voices (voice) 1981
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge Mr. Zeider 1981
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man Mr. Zeider 1978
Lou Grant
Lou Grant 1977
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman 1976
Kate McShane
Kate McShane Frederick de Fernando 1975
Mr. Majestyk
Mr. Majestyk Dick Richard (uncredited) 1974
Mr. Majestyk
Mr. Majestyk Dick Richard 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man Slayton 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man Vernon 1974
Brothers O'Toole
Brothers O'Toole Judge Quincey P. Trumbell 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
Visions...
Visions... Ellis 1972
The Great Man's Whiskers
The Great Man's Whiskers Joseph Somerby 1972
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! Colonel Edward F. French 1970
Rascal
Rascal Walt Dabbett 1969
Here's Lucy
Here's Lucy Clerk 1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
Mayberry R.F.D. Frank Wylie 1968
Mr. Terrific
Mr. Terrific Manny 1967
That Girl
That Girl 1966
Namu, the Killer Whale
Namu, the Killer Whale Deke 1966
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie Store Manager 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes Walter Hobson 1965
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West Mordecai Krone 1965
Green Acres
Green Acres 1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. P.T. Barkley 1964
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle Seymour Jenks 1964
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction Colonel Millbank 1963
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada Host and narrator 1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies 1962
Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners Klugie 1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show Buck Brown 1961
Mister Ed
Mister Ed 1961
The Tab Hunter Show
The Tab Hunter Show Richard Fairfield III 1960
Not for Hire
Not for Hire 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Patrick McNulty 1959
Face of Fire
Face of Fire Al Williams 1959
Saddle the Wind
Saddle the Wind Dallas Hanson 1958
The Rawhide Trail
The Rawhide Trail Rupe Pardee 1958
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Arthur Binney 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Jim West 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Charles (Monty) Montrose 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Harry Niles 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Ben Lucas 1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason Jud Bennett 1957
Panic!
Panic! 1957
West Point
West Point 1956
The Power and the Prize
The Power and the Prize Lester Everett 1956
Anything Goes
Anything Goes Ed Brent 1956
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Charlie Brown 1955
Navy Log
Navy Log 1955
Bengazi
Bengazi Selby 1955
Francis in the Navy
Francis in the Navy Murph 1955
Science Fiction Theatre
Science Fiction Theatre 1955
December Bride
December Bride 1954
The Steel Lady
The Steel Lady Jim Evans 1953
Where's Raymond?
Where's Raymond? Pete Morrisey 1953
Mission Over Korea
Mission Over Korea Pvt. Swenson 1953
Stalag 17
Stalag 17 Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman 1953
The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia Al 1953
The Happy Time
The Happy Time Alfred Grattin 1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America Harry Jordan 1952
Jumping Jacks
Jumping Jacks Dogface Dolan 1952
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story Shorty 1952
Aladdin and His Lamp
Aladdin and His Lamp Mirza 1952
The Wild Blue Yonder
The Wild Blue Yonder Cpl. Frenchy 1951
The Stooge
The Stooge Ben Bailey 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Eddie McGuire 1951
Cry Danger
Cry Danger Delong 1951
You're in the Navy Now
You're in the Navy Now Ens. Chuck Dorrance 1951
The Men
The Men Leo 1950
The Admiral Was a Lady
The Admiral Was a Lady Oliver 'Ollie' Bonelli 1950
Swiss Tour
Swiss Tour Eddy 1949
Easy Living
Easy Living Buddy Morgan 1949
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life Willie 1948
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest Mark Lewis 1947
That Way with Women
That Way with Women Eddie (as Dick Erdman) 1947
Nobody Lives Forever
Nobody Lives Forever Bellboy, The Marwood Arms 1946
Deception
Deception Terry Spencer (uncredited) 1946
So You Want to Play the Horses
So You Want to Play the Horses Eddie (uncredited) 1946
Shadow of a Woman
Shadow of a Woman Joe, Counterman at Owl Lunch 1946
Janie Gets Married
Janie Gets Married Lt. 'Scooper' Nolan (as Dick Erdman) 1946
Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know Tommy 1945
Danger Signal
Danger Signal Bunkie Taylor (as Dick Erdman) 1945
Star in the Night
Star in the Night Middle Cowboy 1945
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma! Pvt. Nebraska Hooper 1945
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen Soldier on Deck (uncredited) 1944
The Very Thought of You
The Very Thought of You Soda Jerk 1944
Musical Movieland
Musical Movieland Sailor with Tour (uncredited) 1944
Janie
Janie Scooper Nolan (as Dick Erdman) 1944
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington Western Union Boy (uncredited) 1944
The Bag
The Bag John Harper

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