Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson
Erville Alderson
	Film Star Who's Who of the Screen, 1938
Born	September 11, 1882; Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Died	August 4, 1957 (aged 74); Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1918–1957
Spouse(s)	Lillian Worth (m. 1918; div. 1925)

Erville Alderson (September 11, 1882 – August 4, 1957) was an American character actor, usually portraying strong-willed or wise men. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1957.

Life

Alderson was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

He married Lillian Worth, an American actress, on January 14, 1918 in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. By 1925, the couple were divorced.[1][2]

Alderson's work in films included portraying Jefferson Davis as a young Army officer in Santa Fe Trail (1940).[3]

Alderson died in Glendale, California. He is buried in lot 299, section 12 of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery near Los Angeles.[4]

Selected filmography

Her Man (1918) — 'Old Milt' McBrian
The Good-Bad Wife (1920) — Col. Denbigh
The White Rose (1923) — Man of the World
The Exciters (1923) — Chloroform Charlie
America (1924) — Justice Montague
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924) — The Professor
Sally of the Sawdust (1925) — Judge Henry L. Foster
Lightnin' (1925) — Courtroom Attendant (uncredited)
The White Black Sheep (1926) — Yasuf
The Fortune Hunter (1927) — Blinky Lockwood
Salvation Jane (1927) – Gramp
The Price of Honor (1927) — Ogden Bennett
The Heart of Maryland (1927) — Maj. Gen. Kendrick
The Girl from Chicago (1927) — Colonel Carlton
The Valley of the Giants (1927) — Councilman
A Thief in the Dark (1928) — Armstrong
Fazil (1928) — Iman Idris
Fleetwing (1928) — Trad Ben Sabam
Speakeasy (1929) — City Editor
Acquitted (1929) — Prison Warden (uncredited)
Guilty? (1930)
The Lash (1930)
The Dawn Trail (1930)
Shanghaied Love (1931)
They Call It Sin (1932)
Haunted Gold (1932)
The Fighting Code (1933)
Lazy River (1934)
Square Shooter (1935)
Hearts in Bondage (1936)
Lincoln in the White House (1939)
The Mighty Treve (1937)
Jesse James (1939)
Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Jefferson Davis
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Arkansas Storekeeper (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion (1941)
Sergeant York (1941) — Nate Tomkins
Man from Frisco (1944)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Again Pioneers (1950)

References

Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, entry for Lillian Burgher Wiggins and Erville Alderson.
U.S. Passport Applications, Certificate No. 504750, January 12, 1925, for "Lillian Alderson, professionally known as Lillian Worth."
"Olsen to Portray Lee In New Warner Film". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. August 17, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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[1] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, entry for Lillian Burgher Wiggins and Erville Alderson.

[2] U.S. Passport Applications, Certificate No. 504750, January 12, 1925, for "Lillian Alderson, professionally known as Lillian Worth."

[3] "Olsen to Portray Lee In New Warner Film". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. August 17, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4766-2599-7. Retrieved January 22, 2021.