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.
Acted in 114
2010s
- 2015
Weird Loners
Carl's Grandfather · 1 episode
2000s
- 2009
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1994
- 1992
- 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie
1980s
- 1988
Jesse
Dr. Adams
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)
- 1987
Valet Girls
Waiter
- 1986
Stewardess School
Attorney
My Town
Fletcher Mays
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
The Secret World of Og
Pirate #1
- 1982
Heidi's Song
Herr Sessman (voice)
- 1981
- 1980
Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge
Mr. Zeider
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
Kate McShane
Frederick de Fernando
- 1974
- 1973
Brothers O'Toole
Judge Quincey P. Trumbell
- 1972
Visions...
Ellis
The Great Man's Whiskers
Joseph Somerby
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Rascal
Walt Dabbett
- 1968
- 1967
Mr. Terrific
Manny · 1 episode
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
The Brass Bottle
Seymour Jenks
- 1963
- 1962
Saints and Sinners
Klugie · 17 episodes
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Face of Fire
Al Williams
- 1958
Saddle the Wind
Dallas Hanson
The Rawhide Trail
Rupe Pardee
- 1957
Panic!
TV
- 1956
The Power and the Prize
Lester Everett
Anything Goes
Ed Brent
- 1955
Bengazi
Selby
Francis in the Navy
Murph
- 1954
- 1953
The Steel Lady
Jim Evans
Where's Raymond?
Pete Morrisey · 60 episodes
Mission Over Korea
Pvt. Swenson
- 1952
The Happy Time
Alfred Grattin
Jumping Jacks
Dogface Dolan
The San Francisco Story
Shorty
Aladdin and His Lamp
Mirza
- 1951
The Wild Blue Yonder
Cpl. Frenchy
The Stooge
Ben Bailey
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Eddie McGuire · 1 episode
Cry Danger
Delong
You're in the Navy Now
Ens. Chuck Dorrance
- 1950
The Men
Leo
1940s
- 1949
Swiss Tour
Eddy
Easy Living
Buddy Morgan
- 1948
- 1947
Wild Harvest
Mark Lewis
That Way with Women
Eddie (as Dick Erdman)
- 1946
Janie Gets Married
Lt. 'Scooper' Nolan (as Dick Erdman)
- 1945
Too Young to Know
Tommy
Danger Signal
Bunkie Taylor (as Dick Erdman)
Star in the Night
Middle Cowboy
- 1944
Hollywood Canteen
Soldier on Deck (uncredited)
The Very Thought of You
Soda Jerk
Musical Movieland
Sailor with Tour (uncredited)
Janie
Scooper Nolan (as Dick Erdman)
No release date
The Bag
John Harper
Directed 3
1970s
- 1973
Brothers O'Toole
Director
- 1971
Mooch Goes to Hollywood
Director
Teenage Tease
Director
Produced 2
1990s
- 1992
The Dark Wind
Co-Producer
1960s
- 1963
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
Producer
Appearances2
1960s
- 1963
The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
Host and narrator