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The lovesick sap from TZ " The Chaser"
That was George Grizzard. Erdman's episode was "A Certain Kind of Stopwatch."
Right.
Thx!
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Mar 19, 2019 - 1:27 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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In 1971, Richard Erdman wrote, produced, and directed an R-rated exploitation film, originally called TEENAGE TEASE, and later titled BLEEP. It's unclear whether the film had any theatrical exhibition. In 1973, Erdman returned to the director's chair for the G-rated western comedy THE BROTHERS O'TOOLE. This time, he left the writing and producing chores to others.
Most prominent in the cast of THE BROTHERS O'TOOLE are TV stars John Astin (in a dual role as "Michael," one of the Brothers O'Toole, and as an outlaw, "Desperate Ambrose Littleberry") and Lee Meriwether (as the embittered wife of Astin’s bandido character). The other O'Toole brother, "Timothy", is played by Steve Carlson. Equally notable are Hollywood veterans Jesse White (as the Mayor of a sleepy Western hamlet with the unpronounceable name of "Molybdenum"); Allyn Joslyn, in his final film (as the Sheriff); and Hans Conried (in a very belated cameo as an oil tycoon). Director Erdman also contrived to give himself a small but fun role as bemused "Judge Quincey P. Trumbell."
In the film, the O'Toole brothers, a couple of ne'er-do-wells, turn a sleepy mining town upside-down in their search for quick riches. Don Piestrup provided the film's unreleased score. THE BROTHERS O'TOOLE was shot on location in Colorado. The film was the first produced by CVD Studios, a subsidiary of American National Enterprises. Although the closing credits include a 1973 copyright statement for CVD Studios, the film was not registered for copyright, which is why it has appeared on many public domain video labels.
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Mar 20, 2019 - 12:27 AM
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Bob DiMucci
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Richard Erdman's last significant role was as the recurring character "Leonard" in the sitcom "Community". Erdman appeared in 53 of the show's 110 episodes over six seasons (2009-2015). The series follows an ensemble cast of characters played by Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, and Jim Rash at a community college in the fictional town of Greendale, Colorado.
The show was based on series creator Dan Harmon's life at a community college, attempting to reconcile with his girlfriend in Spanish courses. He has also stated the characters are loosely based on the people with whom he hung around, and has nothing to do with his film and television career.
A soundtrack for the first season, titled "Community (Music from the Original Television Series)," was released on September 21, 2010 by Madison Gate Records. The track list includes the main title theme, "At Least It Was Here" by The 88; original songs and incidental music composed for the show (by series composer Ludwig Göransson); and several songs performed by the characters (a mix of original compositions and covers).
Richard Erdman in "Community"
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I'm late to this party but my top of mind memory of Erdman was from a WMAQ Chicago early show staple in the late 50's, the pulpy-but-entertaining B-Movie, THE STEEL LADY, where Erdman was the mechanic character of a foursome of petroleum surveyors in the Sahara whose plane is forced down in a sandstorm and find a treasure-laden WWII German Tank unearthed by the storm.
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