Biography
American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract with Republic. Sherman specialised almost exclusively in B-westerns, (including the "Three Mesqueteers" series, which featured a young John Wayne), with occasional forays into action and horror themes. He often achieved a sense of style over substance. Indeed, as to his handling of the 'Mesqueteers', Variety commented on his imparting a "poetry in motion" to his "unified timing of cowboys mounting, riding, wheeling, galloping and dismounting of steeds" (July 2 1939). From 1940, Sherman also served as associate producer on many of his films.
The diminutive (five foot) Sherman turned out reliable low-budget fare for Columbia between 1945 and 1948, then moved on to do the same at Universal for another eight years. Thereafter, he turned to free-lancing and working in television. The only A-grade films to his credit were two westerns, starring John Wayne: The Comancheros (1961), as producer; and Big Jake (1971), as director.
Date of Birth 14 July 1908, New York City, New York
Date of Death 15 March 1991, Los Angeles County, California
Filmography
all 130
Director 123
Movies 121
TV Shows 9
Producer 5
Screenplay 1
Writer 1
Little Mo (1978)
Western von gestern (1978)
Sam (1978)
Big Jake (1971)
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
Hello Down There (1969)
Gentle Ben (1967)
Smoky (1966)
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966)
Murieta (1965)
Find Me That Girl (1964)
Daniel Boone (1964)
The New Cinderella (1964)
Panic Button (1964)
A.P.O. 923 (1962)
The Comancheros (1961)
The Fiercest Heart (1961)
The Wizard of Baghdad (1961)
The Enemy General (1960)
Route 66 (1960)
For the Love of Mike (1960)
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
The Flying Fontaines (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
Son of Robin Hood (1958)
Ten Days To Tulara (1958)
Naked City (1958)
The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)
The Hard Man (1957)
Reprisal! (1956)
Comanche (1956)
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
Count Three and Pray (1955)
Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
Dawn at Socorro (1954)
Johnny Dark (1954)
Border River (1954)
War Arrow (1953)
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
The Lone Hand (1953)
Against All Flags (1952)
Back at the Front (1952)
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
Steel Town (1952)
The Raging Tide (1951)
The Golden Horde (1951)
Target Unknown (1951)
Tomahawk (1951)
The Sleeping City (1950)
Spy Hunt (1950)
Comanche Territory (1950)
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby (1949)
Sword in the Desert (1949)
Red Canyon (1949)
Larceny (1948)
Relentless (1948)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)
River Lady (1948)
Black Bart (1948)
Last of the Redmen (1947)
The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
Personality Kid (1946)
Renegades (1946)
Talk About a Lady (1946)
The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
The Lady and the Monster (1944)
Mystery Broadcast (1943)
A Scream in the Dark (1943)
The West Side Kid (1943)
False Faces (1943)
The Mantrap (1943)
The Purple V (1943)
London Blackout Murders (1943)
X Marks the Spot (1942)
The Sombrero Kid (1942)
The Cyclone Kid (1942)
Jesse James, Jr. (1942)
Stagecoach Express (1942)
Arizona Terrors (1942)
A Missouri Outlaw (1941)
Death Valley Outlaws (1941)
Under Fiesta Stars (1941)
Citadel of Crime (1941)
Kansas Cyclone (1941)
Desert Bandit (1941)
The Apache Kid (1941)
Two Gun Sheriff (1941)
The Phantom Cowboy (1941)
Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
Lone Star Raiders (1940)
Texas Terrors (1940)
The Trail Blazers (1940)
Frontier Vengeance (1940)
Under Texas Skies (1940)
The Tulsa Kid (1940)
One Man's Law (1940)
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
Covered Wagon Days (1940)
Ghost Valley Raiders (1940)
South of the Border (1939)
Cowboys from Texas (1939)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)
The Kansas Terrors (1939)
In Old Monterey (1939)
New Frontier (1939)
Colorado Sunset (1939)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Three Texas Steers (1939)
The Night Riders (1939)
Mexicali Rose (1939)
Red River Range (1938)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Pals of the Saddle (1938)
Heroes of the Hills (1938)
Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Hollywood Cowboy (1937)
Park Avenue Logger (1937)
The Border Patrolman (1936)
Sunset Range (1935)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1908-07-14
Deathday1991-03-15 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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