Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

Acting
Born 1925-06-01 - Died 2019-03-16Enid, 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.

Movies (66)

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970Movie7.2
The Pagemaster
6.4

The Pagemaster

1994Movie6.4
Mr. Skeffington
6.8

Mr. Skeffington

1944Movie6.8
Trancers
6.0

Trancers

1984Movie6.0
Stalag 17
7.7

Stalag 17

1953Movie7.7
Stewardess School
4.9

Stewardess School

1986Movie4.9
Saddle the Wind
6.7

Saddle the Wind

1958Movie6.7
Mr. Majestyk
6.8

Mr. Majestyk

1974Movie6.8
The Men
7.0

The Men

1950Movie7.0
The Very Thought of You
6.4

The Very Thought of You

1944Movie6.4
Hollywood Canteen
7.3

Hollywood Canteen

1944Movie7.3
Deception
6.7

Deception

1946Movie6.7
Objective, Burma!
6.9

Objective, Burma!

1945Movie6.9
Jumping Jacks
6.5

Jumping Jacks

1952Movie6.5
Valet Girls
4.3

Valet Girls

1987Movie4.3
Tomboy
4.9

Tomboy

1985Movie4.9
Star in the Night
7.5

Star in the Night

1945Movie7.5
Cry Danger
6.7

Cry Danger

1951Movie6.7
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
5.4

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

1981Movie5.4
The Blue Gardenia
6.5

The Blue Gardenia

1953Movie6.5
Easy Living
5.7

Easy Living

1949Movie5.7
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
4.7

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

2021Movie4.7
The Stooge
6.7

The Stooge

1951Movie6.7
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
6.8

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

1988Movie6.8
Heidi's Song
6.3

Heidi's Song

1982Movie6.3
So You Want to Play the Horses
6.5

So You Want to Play the Horses

1946Movie6.5
Wild Harvest
7.0

Wild Harvest

1947Movie7.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991Movie8.0
Namu, the Killer Whale
5.3

Namu, the Killer Whale

1966Movie5.3
The Steel Lady
6.6

The Steel Lady

1953Movie6.6
Nobody Lives Forever
6.4

Nobody Lives Forever

1946Movie6.4
The Happy Time
6.5

The Happy Time

1952Movie6.5
You're in the Navy Now
5.5

You're in the Navy Now

1951Movie5.5
The Admiral Was a Lady
6.4

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950Movie6.4
Mission Over Korea
6.0

Mission Over Korea

1953Movie6.0
The Time of Your Life
6.1

The Time of Your Life

1948Movie6.1
The Rawhide Trail
8.0

The Rawhide Trail

1958Movie8.0
The Great Man's Whiskers
8.0

The Great Man's Whiskers

1972Movie8.0
Brothers O'Toole
6.0

Brothers O'Toole

1973Movie6.0
The Power and the Prize
6.3

The Power and the Prize

1956Movie6.3
The Brass Bottle
6.3

The Brass Bottle

1964Movie6.3
Kate McShane
7.0

Kate McShane

1975Movie7.0
Too Young to Know
7.0

Too Young to Know

1945Movie7.0
Janie
6.0

Janie

1944Movie6.0
The San Francisco Story
4.9

The San Francisco Story

1952Movie4.9
My Town
7.0

My Town

1986Movie7.0
Rascal
6.0

Rascal

1969Movie6.0
Francis in the Navy
5.6

Francis in the Navy

1955Movie5.6
Anything Goes
6.0

Anything Goes

1956Movie6.0
Danger Signal
6.0

Danger Signal

1945Movie6.0
The Wild Blue Yonder
7.0

The Wild Blue Yonder

1951Movie7.0
The Secret World of Og
5.6

The Secret World of Og

1983Movie5.6
Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders

2008Movie
Shadow of a Woman
4.5

Shadow of a Woman

1946Movie4.5
Aladdin and His Lamp
9.0

Aladdin and His Lamp

1952Movie9.0
Musical Movieland
6.7

Musical Movieland

1944Movie6.7
Bengazi
4.2

Bengazi

1955Movie4.2
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
6.0

Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes

1990Movie6.0
Visions...
10.0

Visions...

1972Movie10.0
Janie Gets Married
7.3

Janie Gets Married

1946Movie7.3
Jesse
8.5

Jesse

1988Movie8.5
Swiss Tour
9.0

Swiss Tour

1949Movie9.0
Face of Fire
5.8

Face of Fire

1959Movie5.8
That Way with Women
6.7

That Way with Women

1947Movie6.7
The Bag

The Bag

Movie
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

1963Movie

TV Shows (53)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Cheers
7.6

Cheers

1982Series7.6
Beverly Hills, 90210
7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990Series7.3
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Wings
6.8

Wings

1990Series6.8
Community
8.0

Community

2009Series8.0
Batman: The Animated Series
8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

1992Series8.6
Hogan's Heroes
7.6

Hogan's Heroes

1965Series7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961Series7.6
Judging Amy
7.5

Judging Amy

1999Series7.5
The Wild Wild West
7.5

The Wild Wild West

1965Series7.5
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
The Six Million Dollar Man
7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974Series7.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962Series6.9
Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955Series5.3
Green Acres
7.2

Green Acres

1965Series7.2
I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

1965Series7.8
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Felicity
6.5

Felicity

1998Series6.5
The Bernie Mac Show
6.6

The Bernie Mac Show

2001Series6.6
Remington Steele
7.1

Remington Steele

1982Series7.1
Petticoat Junction
5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963Series5.9
DuckTales
7.7

DuckTales

1987Series7.7
Joan of Arcadia
7.3

Joan of Arcadia

2003Series7.3
The Bionic Woman
7.0

The Bionic Woman

1976Series7.0
Lou Grant
7.4

Lou Grant

1977Series7.4
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964Series7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

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

1964Series7.2
Here's Lucy
6.7

Here's Lucy

1968Series6.7
Mister Ed
6.8

Mister Ed

1961Series6.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
That Girl
6.2

That Girl

1966Series6.2
Police Story
7.0

Police Story

1973Series7.0
Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968Series6.2
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
Dr. Ken
5.6

Dr. Ken

2015Series5.6
Navy Log
5.2

Navy Log

1955Series5.2
Boomtown
6.4

Boomtown

2002Series6.4
Cassie & Co.
5.3

Cassie & Co.

1982Series5.3
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
West Point
7.5

West Point

1956Series7.5
Saints and Sinners
7.0

Saints and Sinners

1962Series7.0
Science Fiction Theatre
6.3

Science Fiction Theatre

1955Series6.3
Space Stars
7.8

Space Stars

1981Series7.8
She's the Sheriff
6.7

She's the Sheriff

1987Series6.7
Panic!
8.0

Panic!

1957Series8.0
Mr. Terrific
7.7

Mr. Terrific

1967Series7.7
The Amazing Spider-Man
6.3

The Amazing Spider-Man

1978Series6.3
Weird Loners
6.1

Weird Loners

2015Series6.1
Where's Raymond?
7.7

Where's Raymond?

1953Series7.7
Not for Hire

Not for Hire

1959Series
The Tab Hunter Show
7.5

The Tab Hunter Show

1960Series7.5
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2