Richard Erdman
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.
Filmography
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
Empire State Building Murders
as Eddie Walker
Empire State Building Murders
as Eddie Walker
The Pagemaster
as Pirate (voice)
The Pagemaster
as Pirate (voice)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
Jesse
as Dr. Adams
Jesse
as Dr. Adams
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
as Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
as Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)
Valet Girls
as Waiter
Valet Girls
as Waiter
Stewardess School
as Attorney
Stewardess School
as Attorney
My Town
as Fletcher Mays
My Town
as Fletcher Mays
Tomboy
as Chester
Tomboy
as Chester
Trancers
as Drunken Wise Man
Trancers
as Drunken Wise Man
The Secret World of Og
as Pirate #1
The Secret World of Og
as Pirate #1
Heidi's Song
as Herr Sessman (voice)
Heidi's Song
as Herr Sessman (voice)
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
as Mr. Zeider
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
as Mr. Zeider
Kate McShane
as Frederick de Fernando
Kate McShane
as Frederick de Fernando
Mr. Majestyk
as Dick Richard
Mr. Majestyk
as Dick Richard
Brothers O'Toole
as Judge Quincey P. Trumbell
Brothers O'Toole
as Judge Quincey P. Trumbell
Visions...
as Ellis
Visions...
as Ellis
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Joseph Somerby
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Joseph Somerby
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Colonel Edward F. French
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Colonel Edward F. French
Rascal
as Walt Dabbett
Rascal
as Walt Dabbett
Namu, the Killer Whale
as Deke
Namu, the Killer Whale
as Deke
The Brass Bottle
as Seymour Jenks
The Brass Bottle
as Seymour Jenks
Face of Fire
as Al Williams
Face of Fire
as Al Williams
Saddle the Wind
as Dallas Hanson
Saddle the Wind
as Dallas Hanson
The Rawhide Trail
as Rupe Pardee
The Rawhide Trail
as Rupe Pardee
The Power and the Prize
as Lester Everett
The Power and the Prize
as Lester Everett
Anything Goes
as Ed Brent
Anything Goes
as Ed Brent
Francis in the Navy
as Murph
Francis in the Navy
as Murph
The Steel Lady
as Jim Evans
The Steel Lady
as Jim Evans
Stalag 17
as Hoffy Hoffman
Stalag 17
as Hoffy Hoffman
The Blue Gardenia
as Al
The Blue Gardenia
as Al
Jumping Jacks
as Dogface Dolan
Jumping Jacks
as Dogface Dolan
Cry Danger
as Delong
Cry Danger
as Delong
You're in the Navy Now
as Ens. Chuck Dorrance
You're in the Navy Now
as Ens. Chuck Dorrance
Swiss Tour
as Eddy
Swiss Tour
as Eddy
Easy Living
as Buddy Morgan
Easy Living
as Buddy Morgan
The Time of Your Life
as Willie
The Time of Your Life
as Willie
Wild Harvest
as Mark Lewis
Wild Harvest
as Mark Lewis
Deception
as Terry Spencer (uncredited)
Deception
as Terry Spencer (uncredited)
Janie Gets Married
as Lt. 'Scooper' Nolan (as Dick Erdman)
Janie Gets Married
as Lt. 'Scooper' Nolan (as Dick Erdman)
Too Young to Know
as Tommy
Too Young to Know
as Tommy
Star in the Night
as Middle Cowboy
Star in the Night
as Middle Cowboy
Hollywood Canteen
as Soldier on Deck (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
as Soldier on Deck (uncredited)
The Very Thought of You
as Soda Jerk
The Very Thought of You
as Soda Jerk