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Director
Richard Erdman
Acting
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 9110
IMDb ID: nm0258757
Known for: Acting
Born: June 1, 1925
Died: March 16, 2019
Age: 93
Place of birth: Enid, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2021
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q2149430
Also known as
John Richard Erdmann • Dick Erdman
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Co-Producer (1)Producer (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Erdman.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Erdman.
7.7
Stalag 17
as Sgt. 'Hoffy' Hoffman
1953 Movie
7.1
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Colonel Edward F. French
1970 Movie
7.0
The Men
as Leo
1950 Movie
6.8
Objective, Burma!
as Pvt. Nebraska Hooper
1945 Movie
6.8
Mr. Majestyk
as Dick Richard (uncredited)
1974 Movie
6.5
The Blue Gardenia
as Al
1953 Movie
6.4
The Pagemaster
as Pirate (voice)
1994 Movie
5.9
Trancers
as Drunken Wise Man
1984 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard Erdman.
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Elliot (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Patrick McNulty • 1 eps
1959 Series
8.0
Community
as Leonard • 53 eps
2009 Series
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
as Store Manager • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Charlie Brown • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
as Arthur Binney • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.7
DuckTales
as Mayor Rufus B. Pinfeathers (voice) • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.5
Cheers
as Duncan Fitzgerald • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Buck Brown • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Jonathan • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Hogan's Heroes
as Walter Hobson • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Mr. Callahan • 1 eps
1999 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Erdman.
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Elliot (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
8.0
Community
as Leonard • 53 eps
2009 Series
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Mr. Perl • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Jonathan • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
as Arthur Binney • 1 eps
1957 Series
7.5
Cheers
as Duncan Fitzgerald • 1 eps
1982 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Patrick McNulty • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Slayton • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.7
DuckTales
as Mayor Rufus B. Pinfeathers (voice) • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.5
Hogan's Heroes
as Walter Hobson • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
1976 Series
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Buck Brown • 1 eps
1961 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Richard Erdman.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard Erdman.
4.7
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
2021 Movie
6.4
The Pagemaster
as Pirate (voice)
1994 Movie
7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991 Movie
6.0
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
1990 Movie
7.0
Jesse
as Dr. Adams
1988 Movie
6.5
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
as Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)
1988 Movie
3.3
Valet Girls
as Waiter
1987 Movie
4.8
Stewardess School
as Attorney
1986 Movie
My Town
as Fletcher Mays
1986 Movie
4.8
Tomboy
as Chester
1985 Movie
5.9
Trancers
as Drunken Wise Man
1984 Movie
4.2
The Secret World of Og
as Pirate #1
1983 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard Erdman.
5.6
Dr. Ken
as Richard Erdman • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.1
Weird Loners
as Carl's Grandfather • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.0
Community
as Leonard • 53 eps
2009 Series
7.3
Joan of Arcadia
as Mr. Hanson • 1 eps
2003 Series
6.2
Boomtown
as Kevin's Dad • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.5
The Bernie Mac Show
as Frank • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Judging Amy
as Mr. Callahan • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.6
Felicity
as Howie • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Elliot (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Mr. Perl • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.9
Wings
as Howard Banks • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.0
She's the Sheriff
as Frank Rubin • 1 eps
1987 Series