# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-erdman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:35:43.134Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-erdman"
name: "Richard Erdman"
slug: "richard-erdman"
description: "John Richard Erdman was an American character actor and occasional film and television director. He appeared in more than 160 films and television productions between 1944 and 2017, mostly in supporting roles. He is most known for his roles in the classic films Stalag 17 (1953) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). In his final years, Erdman found renewed fame through his portrayal of Leonard Rodriguez in the comedy series Community (2009–2015)."
tagline: "American actor, film director (1925–2019)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Richard_Erdman_(1950)_The_Admiral_Was_a_Lady.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1925-06-01"
deathDate: "2019-03-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           13.981692
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0258757/"
    handle:    "nm0258757"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump