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Orville Sherman‌

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Birthday

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Orville Sherman

Lexington, Oklahoma, USA

Orville Sherman

Lexington, Oklahoma, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1916-01-18

Popularity

star2.5

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 his 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.

Movie Credits

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row‌
star5.8
calendar 1971

The Man from Galveston

The Man from Galveston‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill‌
star6.8
calendar 1960

Shadow of the Boomerang

Shadow of the Boomerang‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

The Letters

The Letters‌
star6.7
calendar 1973

Transplant

Transplant‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Westworld

Westworld‌
star6.8
calendar 1973

The Brain Eaters

The Brain Eaters‌
star4.8
calendar 1958

The Legend of Frank Woods

The Legend of Frank Woods‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Once You Kiss a Stranger...

Once You Kiss a Stranger...‌
star3.8
calendar 1969

Scream of the Wolf

Scream of the Wolf‌
star6.3
calendar 1974

A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt‌
star6.2
calendar 1978

Tv Credits

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

Cheyenne

Cheyenne‌
star5.8
calendar 1955

Trackdown

Trackdown‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie‌
star8.0
calendar 1974

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones‌
star6.9
calendar 1971

Medical Center

Medical Center‌
star6.1
calendar 1969

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Bewitched

Bewitched‌
star7.9
calendar 1964

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Lassie

Lassie‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse‌
star4.3
calendar 1958

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Fugitive

The Fugitive‌
star7.2
calendar 1963

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp‌
star6.7
calendar 1955

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman‌
star6.6
calendar 1952

The Fugitive

The Fugitive‌
star7.2
calendar 1963

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive‌
star6.9
calendar 1958

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

26 Men

26 Men‌
star4.2
calendar 1957

Harbor Command

Harbor Command‌
star4.0
calendar 1957

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962