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Orville Sherman

Orville Sherman

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 18, 1916
Died Oct 01, 1984 (68)
Birthplace Lexington, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 19, 2024
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Biography

Orville Sherman was born in Oklahoma, where his great-grandfather bought land in 1894. He appeared in numerous television episodes, mostly Westerns. Being born in the frontier may have given him an edge to playing cowboys. Although most of his screen time can be counted in seconds, he was good at hi ... s craft. Orville started tap dancing at age nine and left home at 19 to pursue his career. According to the 1940 U.S. census, he was living as a boarder in Shawnee, Oklahoma, giving his occupation as "actor, dancer, director". He served in WWII, enlisting from Santa Fe, New Mexico where he was working with a small theater troupe. A few years later he was in New York on stage later traveling to England to appear on stage in "Oklahoma", where he met his future wife, actress Marcella Dodge. They married in 1948 and came to California from New York City in 1956 and appeared in film and TV episodes until his death. Relatives of his brother said Orville was too occupied with work to attend his fathers funeral in 1959. He was divorced from his first wife in the 1960s. In 1973, he wed, secondly, to Jean Reno, a woman eight years his senior. That same year, he added the occupation of minister to his life, teaching speech at the church of Religious Science in Downey, California. Sadly, he died alone, with no known family (his marriage long since ended) from prostate cancer in Los Angeles, aged 68.

Known For

Filmography

Transplant

Transplant

1979

as Boris

A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

1978

as The Priest

The Legend of Frank Woods

The Legend of Frank Woods

1977

as Jesse Frome

Scream of the Wolf

Scream of the Wolf

1974

as Coroner

The Letters

The Letters

1973

as Minister

Westworld

Westworld

1973

as Supervisor

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971

as Pastor

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

1969

as Raymond

The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston

1963

as Ted Dooley (uncredited)

Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

1960

as Ed Dinwoodie (uncredited)

The Brain Eaters

The Brain Eaters

1958

as Mayor Cameron

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Daniel Boone

as Tupper

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Andy Griffith Show

as Huey Welch

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1960

Gunsmoke

as Wib Smith

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

I Dream of Jeannie

as Danny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

Perry Mason

as Kirkwood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Gunsmoke

as Sheriff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Luther Gaines

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Rawhide

as Charley Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1959

Daniel Boone

as Will Camfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

The Fugitive

as Hotel clerk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Virginian

as Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Fugitive

as Prewitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sheriff Owens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Dr. Kildare

as Steward

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Virginian

as Undertaker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

The Andy Griffith Show

as Matt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1960

Gunsmoke

as Warden

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Wib

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gunsmoke

as Preacher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Perry Mason

as Hotel Clerk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason

as Mr. Link

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

I Dream of Jeannie

as Otto

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1965

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Charles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Cheyenne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1955

Trackdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Little House on the Prairie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1964

Alias Smith and Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1971

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Bewitched

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1964

Lassie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1954

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1958

The Lawless Years

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 16, 1959

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1955

Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

26 Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1957

Harbor Command

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1957

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