
Ernest Truex
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1889-09-18
- Died
- 1973-06-26
- Place of birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known For
TV Shows (23)

Climax!
1954
as Uncle William

Matinee Theater
1955

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Pedott / Charles Whitley

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Oliver Fenton / Tony Allison

Studio One
1948
as Martin Bristol

Father Knows Best
1954
as Grampa

Hazel
1961
as Robert Dunlap

Dennis the Menace
1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Howard Rutherford / Wilkens

The Millionaire
1955
as Andrew Sterling

Suspense
1949
as George Thomas

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as White Knight
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Barkley Cooper / Aloysius P. McKeever

Pete and Gladys
1960

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Daniel

Inner Sanctum
1954
Grindl
1963

The Ann Sothern Show
1958
as Jason McCauley
Cameo Theatre
1950

The Ford Theatre Hour
1948
as Dan Dorgan
The Tom Ewell Show
1960
Jamie
1953
as Grandpa McHummer
Movies (70)

His Girl Friday
1940
as Bensinger

Bachelor Mother
1939
as Investigator

Start Cheering
1938
as Blodgett

Lillian Russell
1940
as Charles K. Leonard

Christmas in July
1940
as Mr. Baxter

Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as Dudley Joyner

Calling All Husbands
1940
as Homer Trippe

Our Town
1955
as Dr. Gibbs

Night in Paradise
1946
as Scribe

Pan-Americana
1945
as Uncle Rudy

Men in Her Diary
1945
as Vernon Williams

These Glamour Girls
1939
as Alumnus

Club Havana
1945
as Willy Kingston

The Affairs of Martha
1942
as Llewellyn Castle

Swing That Cheer
1938
as Professor Peabody

This Is the Army
1943
as Soldier's Father (uncredited)

Life with Blondie
1945
as Theodor Glassby

Slightly Honorable
1939
as P. Hemingway Collins

Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Murgatroyd

Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Toutasche

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
as Bailey #1

Island of Lost Men
1939
as Frobenius

Swing, Sister, Swing
1938
as Prof. L. Orlando Beebee

It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Willie Heyward

True to Life
1943
as Oscar Elkins

Fluffy
1965
as Claridge

Fired Wife
1943
as Willie Wilson

Whistling in the Dark
1933
as Wallace Porter

The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Binguccio

Private Buckaroo
1942
as Col. Elias Weatherford

All Mine to Give
1957
as Doctor Delbert

On an Island with You
1948

Twilight for the Gods
1958
as Rev. Butterfield

Rhythm of the Islands
1943
as Mr. Holton

Unexpected Uncle
1941
as Wilkins

The Under-Pup
1939
as Mr. Binns

Her Primitive Man
1944
as Uncle Hubert

Six Cylinder Love
1923
as Gilbert Sterling

The Girl from Manhattan
1948
as Homer Purdy

Ambush
1939
as Mr. Gibbs

Freshman Year
1938
as Professor Peabody

Caprice
1913
as Wally Henderson

Get That Venus
1933
as Tom Wilson

The Leather Saint
1956
as Father Ritchie

Little Accident
1939
as Tabby Morgan

Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Henry McHugh

The Warrior's Husband
1933
as Sapiens

Don't Get Personal
1942
as Jules Kinsey

You're Telling Me
1942
as Charles Handley

Twin Beds
1942
as Larky

Little Orvie
1940
as Frank Stone

Always Together
1947
as Timothy J. Bull

Tillie the Toiler
1941
as George Winkler

We Go Fast
1941
as Harold Bruggins

A Good Little Devil
1914
as Charles MacLance - a Good Little Devil

Everybody Dance
1936
as Wilbur Spurgeon

The Gay Vagabond
1941
as A.J. Wilber
The Expectant Father
1934

Good-Bye, Bill
1918
as Teddy Swift

If You Knew Elizabeth
1957
as Uncle John

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
1954
as White Knight

Mama Runs Wild
1937
as Ernest Summers

Come on In
1918
as Ernest Short

An American Citizen
1914
as Mercury
The Bomb Boy
1914
as Jimmie - the Messenger Boy
Gentlemen of the Bar
1934
His Lucky Day
1934

Oh, You Women!
1919
as Abraham Lincoln Jones
Dog-gone Babies
1934
Mr. Adam
1933
as Adam
About Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 93 credits spanning from 1913 to 1965, Ernest Truex has appeared in 70 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ernest Truex Movies
- His Girl Friday (1940) — as Bensinger
- Bachelor Mother (1939) — as Investigator
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Blodgett
- Lillian Russell (1940) — as Charles K. Leonard
- Christmas in July (1940) — as Mr. Baxter
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