Personal Info
John Richard Erdmann
Dick Erdman
Richard Erdman
Acting
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 Maso…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self
Empire State Building Murders
as Eddie Walker
The Pagemaster
as Pirate (voice)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as actor 'Stalag 17' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
as Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager (voice)
Jesse
as Dr. Adams
Valet Girls
as Waiter
Stewardess School
as Attorney
My Town
as Fletcher Mays
TV Shows
Dr. Ken
as Richard Erdman · 1 ep.
Weird Loners
as Carl's Grandfather · 1 ep.
Community
as Leonard · 53 ep.
Joan of Arcadia
as Mr. Hanson · 1 ep.
Boomtown
as Kevin's Dad · 1 ep.
The Bernie Mac Show
as Frank · 1 ep.
Judging Amy
as Mr. Callahan · 1 ep.
Felicity
as Howie · 1 ep.
Batman: The Animated Series
as Elliot (voice) · 1 ep.
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Mr. Perl · 1 ep.
