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Richard Erdman

Bio: 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"

Born: Mon, Jun 01 1925

Birthplace: Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Death: Sat, Mar 16 2019

Richard Erdman is 93 years old

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

Richard Erdman would have been no older than

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

as 'Self'.

Sat, Feb 13 2021

Empire State Building Murders

Richard Erdman was

83 in Empire State Building Murders

as 'Eddie Walker'.

Thu, Aug 14 2008

The Pagemaster

Richard Erdman was

69 in The Pagemaster

as 'Pirate (voice)'.

Wed, Nov 23 1994

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Richard Erdman was

66 in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as 'actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Mon, Oct 28 1991

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

Richard Erdman was

62 in Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

as 'Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)'.

Sun, Mar 20 1988

Valet Girls

Richard Erdman was

61 in Valet Girls

as 'Waiter'.

Thu, Jan 01 1987

Stewardess School

Richard Erdman was

61 in Stewardess School

as 'Attorney'.

Fri, Aug 01 1986

My Town

Richard Erdman was

60 in My Town

as 'Fletcher Mays'.

Sun, May 25 1986

Tomboy

Richard Erdman was

59 in Tomboy

as 'Chester'.

Fri, Jan 25 1985

Trancers

Richard Erdman was

59 in Trancers

as 'Drunken Wise Man'.

Wed, Nov 07 1984

The Secret World of OG

Richard Erdman was

57 in The Secret World of OG

as 'Pirate #1'.

Sat, Apr 30 1983

Heidi's Song

Richard Erdman was

57 in Heidi's Song

as 'Grimm (voice)'.

Fri, Nov 19 1982

Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

Richard Erdman was

55 in Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

as 'Mr. Zeider'.

Sat, May 09 1981

Kate McShane

Richard Erdman was

49 in Kate McShane

as 'Frederick de Fernando'.

Fri, Apr 11 1975

Mr. Majestyk

Richard Erdman was

49 in Mr. Majestyk

as 'Dick Richard (uncredited), Dick Richard'.

Wed, Jul 17 1974

Brothers O'Toole

Richard Erdman was

47 in Brothers O'Toole

as 'Judge Quincey P. Trumbell'.

Wed, May 16 1973

Visions...

Richard Erdman was

47 in Visions...

as 'Ellis'.

Tue, Oct 10 1972

The Great Man's Whiskers

Richard Erdman was

46 in The Great Man's Whiskers

as 'Joseph Somerby'.

Tue, May 02 1972

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Richard Erdman was

44 in Tora! Tora! Tora!

as 'Colonel Edward F. French'.

Mon, Jan 26 1970

Rascal

Richard Erdman was

44 in Rascal

as 'Walt Dabbett'.

Wed, Jun 11 1969

Namu, the Killer Whale

Richard Erdman was

41 in Namu, the Killer Whale

as 'Deke'.

Mon, Aug 01 1966

The Brass Bottle

Richard Erdman was

38 in The Brass Bottle

as 'Seymour Jenks'.

Wed, May 20 1964

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

Richard Erdman was

37 in The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

as 'Host and narrator'.

Tue, Jan 01 1963

Face of Fire

Richard Erdman was

34 in Face of Fire

as 'Al Williams'.

Sun, Aug 09 1959

Saddle the Wind

Richard Erdman was

32 in Saddle the Wind

as 'Dallas Hanson'.

Thu, Mar 20 1958

The Rawhide Trail

Richard Erdman was

32 in The Rawhide Trail

as 'Rupe Pardee'.

Sat, Jan 25 1958

Anything Goes

Richard Erdman was

30 in Anything Goes

as 'Ed Brent'.

Fri, Apr 27 1956

Bengazi

Richard Erdman was

30 in Bengazi

as 'Selby'.

Wed, Sep 14 1955

Francis in the Navy

Richard Erdman was

30 in Francis in the Navy

as 'Murph'.

Wed, Aug 24 1955

The Steel Lady

Richard Erdman was

28 in The Steel Lady

as 'Jim Evans'.

Fri, Oct 09 1953

Mission Over Korea

Richard Erdman was

28 in Mission Over Korea

as 'Pvt. Swenson'.

Sat, Aug 01 1953

Stalag 17

Richard Erdman was

27 in Stalag 17

as 'Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman'.

Fri, May 29 1953

The Blue Gardenia

Richard Erdman was

27 in The Blue Gardenia

as 'Al'.

Fri, Mar 20 1953

The Happy Time

Richard Erdman was

27 in The Happy Time

as 'Alfred Grattin'.

Thu, Oct 30 1952

Jumping Jacks

Richard Erdman was

27 in Jumping Jacks

as 'Dogface Dolan'.

Wed, Jun 11 1952

The San Francisco Story

Richard Erdman was

26 in The San Francisco Story

as 'Shorty'.

Sun, May 11 1952

Aladdin and His Lamp

Richard Erdman was

26 in Aladdin and His Lamp

as 'Mirza'.

Sun, Feb 24 1952

The Wild Blue Yonder

Richard Erdman was

26 in The Wild Blue Yonder

as 'Cpl. Frenchy'.

Wed, Dec 05 1951

The Stooge

Richard Erdman was

26 in The Stooge

as 'Ben Bailey'.

Thu, Nov 15 1951

You're in the Navy Now

Richard Erdman was

25 in You're in the Navy Now

as 'Ens. Chuck Dorrance'.

Fri, Feb 23 1951

Cry Danger

Richard Erdman was

25 in Cry Danger

as 'Delong'.

Fri, Feb 23 1951

The Men

Richard Erdman was

25 in The Men

as 'Leo'.

Fri, Aug 25 1950

The Admiral Was a Lady

Richard Erdman was

25 in The Admiral Was a Lady

as 'Oliver 'Ollie' Bonelli'.

Fri, Aug 04 1950

Swiss Tour

Richard Erdman was

24 in Swiss Tour

as 'Eddy'.

Tue, Nov 29 1949

Easy Living

Richard Erdman was

24 in Easy Living

as 'Buddy Morgan'.

Sat, Oct 08 1949

The Time of Your Life

Richard Erdman was

23 in The Time of Your Life

as 'Willie'.

Fri, Sep 03 1948

Wild Harvest

Richard Erdman was

22 in Wild Harvest

as 'Mark Lewis'.

Fri, Sep 26 1947

That Way with Women

Richard Erdman was

21 in That Way with Women

as 'Eddie (as Dick Erdman)'.

Fri, Feb 14 1947

Nobody Lives Forever

Richard Erdman was

21 in Nobody Lives Forever

as 'Bellboy, The Marwood Arms'.

Fri, Nov 01 1946

Deception

Richard Erdman was

21 in Deception

as 'Terry Spencer (uncredited)'.

Sat, Oct 26 1946

So You Want to Play the Horses

Richard Erdman was

21 in So You Want to Play the Horses

as 'Eddie (uncredited)'.

Sat, Oct 05 1946

Shadow of a Woman

Richard Erdman was

21 in Shadow of a Woman

as 'Joe, Counterman at Owl Lunch'.

Sat, Sep 14 1946

Janie Gets Married

Richard Erdman was

21 in Janie Gets Married

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

Sat, Jun 22 1946

Too Young to Know

Richard Erdman was

20 in Too Young to Know

as 'Tommy'.

Sat, Dec 01 1945

Danger Signal

Richard Erdman was

20 in Danger Signal

as 'Bunkie Taylor (as Dick Erdman)'.

Wed, Nov 21 1945

Star in the Night

Richard Erdman was

20 in Star in the Night

as 'Middle Cowboy'.

Sat, Oct 13 1945

Objective, Burma!

Richard Erdman was

19 in Objective, Burma!

as 'Pvt. Nebraska Hooper'.

Sat, Feb 17 1945

Hollywood Canteen

Richard Erdman was

19 in Hollywood Canteen

as 'Soldier on Deck (uncredited)'.

Fri, Dec 15 1944

The Very Thought of You

Richard Erdman was

19 in The Very Thought of You

as 'Soda Jerk'.

Fri, Oct 20 1944

Musical Movieland

Richard Erdman was

19 in Musical Movieland

as 'Sailor with Tour (uncredited)'.

Sat, Sep 09 1944

Janie

Richard Erdman was

19 in Janie

as 'Scooper Nolan (as Dick Erdman)'.

Sat, Sep 02 1944

Mr. Skeffington

Richard Erdman was

18 in Mr. Skeffington

as 'Western Union Boy (uncredited)'.

Thu, May 25 1944

The Bag

Richard Erdman will be

93+ in The Bag

as 'John Harper'.

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Dr. Ken

Richard Erdman was

90+ in Dr. Ken

as 'Richard Erdman'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 2015

Community

Richard Erdman was

84+ in Community

as 'Leonard'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 17 2009

Joan of Arcadia

Richard Erdman was

78+ in Joan of Arcadia

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 26 2003

Boomtown

Richard Erdman was

77+ in Boomtown

as 'Kevin's Dad'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 29 2002

The Bernie Mac Show

Richard Erdman was

76+ in The Bernie Mac Show

as 'Frank'.

First Air Date
Wed, Nov 14 2001

Judging Amy

Richard Erdman was

74+ in Judging Amy

as 'Mr. Callahan'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1999

Felicity

Richard Erdman was

73+ in Felicity

as 'Howie'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 29 1998

Batman: The Animated Series

Richard Erdman was

67+ in Batman: The Animated Series

as 'Elliot (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 05 1992

Beverly Hills, 90210

Richard Erdman was

65+ in Beverly Hills, 90210

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 1990

Wings

Richard Erdman was

64+ in Wings

as 'Howard Banks'.

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 19 1990

DuckTales

Richard Erdman was

62+ in DuckTales

as 'King Arty (voice), Mayor Rufus B. Pinfeathers (voice)'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 18 1987

Murder, She Wrote

Richard Erdman was

59+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Jonathan, Eggman'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Remington Steele

Richard Erdman was

57+ in Remington Steele

as 'Bert the Coroner'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 01 1982

Cheers

Richard Erdman was

57+ in Cheers

as 'Duncan Fitzgerald'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 30 1982

Space Stars

Richard Erdman was

56+ in Space Stars

as 'Additional Voices (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1981

The Amazing Spider-Man

Richard Erdman was

52+ in The Amazing Spider-Man

First Air Date
Wed, Apr 05 1978

Lou Grant

Richard Erdman was

52+ in Lou Grant

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1977

Quincy, M.E.

Richard Erdman was

51+ in Quincy, M.E.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 03 1976

The Bionic Woman

Richard Erdman was

50+ in The Bionic Woman

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976

The Six Million Dollar Man

Richard Erdman was

48+ in The Six Million Dollar Man

as 'Slayton, Vernon'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 18 1974

Police Story

Richard Erdman was

47+ in Police Story

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973

Here's Lucy

Richard Erdman was

43+ in Here's Lucy

as 'Clerk'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 23 1968

Mayberry R.F.D.

Richard Erdman was

43+ in Mayberry R.F.D.

as 'Frank Wylie'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 23 1968

Mr. Terrific

Richard Erdman was

41+ in Mr. Terrific

as 'Manny'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 09 1967

That Girl

Richard Erdman was

41+ in That Girl

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966

I Dream of Jeannie

Richard Erdman was

40+ in I Dream of Jeannie

as 'Store Manager'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965

The Wild Wild West

Richard Erdman was

40+ in The Wild Wild West

as 'Mordecai Krone'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

Hogan's Heroes

Richard Erdman was

40+ in Hogan's Heroes

as 'Walter Hobson'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

Green Acres

Richard Erdman was

40+ in Green Acres

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Richard Erdman was

39+ in Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 25 1964

Petticoat Junction

Richard Erdman was

38+ in Petticoat Junction

as 'Colonel Millbank'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1963

The Beverly Hillbillies

Richard Erdman was

37+ in The Beverly Hillbillies

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 26 1962

Saints and Sinners

Richard Erdman was

37+ in Saints and Sinners

as 'Klugie'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 17 1962

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Richard Erdman was

36+ in The Dick Van Dyke Show

as 'Buck Brown'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 03 1961

Mister Ed

Richard Erdman was

35+ in Mister Ed

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 05 1961

The Tab Hunter Show

Richard Erdman was

35+ in The Tab Hunter Show

as 'Richard Fairfield III'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 18 1960

Not for Hire

Richard Erdman was

34+ in Not for Hire

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 23 1959

The Twilight Zone

Richard Erdman was

34+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Patrick McNulty'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Perry Mason

Richard Erdman was

32+ in Perry Mason

as 'Arthur Binney, Jim West, Charles (Monty) Montrose, Harry Niles, Ben Lucas, Jud Bennett'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957

Panic!

Richard Erdman was

31+ in Panic!

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 05 1957

West Point

Richard Erdman was

31+ in West Point

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1956

Matinee Theater

Richard Erdman was

30+ in Matinee Theater

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 31 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Richard Erdman was

30+ in Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as 'Charlie Brown'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 02 1955

Navy Log

Richard Erdman was

30+ in Navy Log

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955

Science Fiction Theatre

Richard Erdman was

29+ in Science Fiction Theatre

First Air Date
Sat, Apr 09 1955

December Bride

Richard Erdman was

29+ in December Bride

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 04 1954

Where's Raymond?

Richard Erdman was

28+ in Where's Raymond?

as 'Pete Morrisey'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 08 1953

Cavalcade of America

Richard Erdman was

27+ in Cavalcade of America

as 'Harry Jordan'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 01 1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Richard Erdman was

26+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as 'Eddie McGuire'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951