Orville Sherman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 18, 1916
- Died
- October 1, 1984 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Lexington, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Transplant
Movie · as Boris
A Question of Guilt
Movie · as The Priest
The Legend of Frank Woods
Movie · as Jesse Frome
Scream of the Wolf
Movie · as Coroner
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Headmaster · 1 ep
The Letters
Movie · as Minister
Westworld
Movie · as Supervisor
Your Three Minutes Are Up
Movie · as Mr. Fisher
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Movie · as Pastor
Alias Smith and Jones
TV · 1 ep
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Movie · as Raymond
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Danny, Otto · 1 ep
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep
Bewitched
TV · 1 ep
Daniel Boone
TV · as Will Camfield, Tupper · 1 ep
The Man from Galveston
Movie · as Ted Dooley (uncredited)
The Fugitive
TV · as Hotel clerk, Prewitt · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Doctor, Undertaker · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Charles · 1 ep
Shadow of the Boomerang
Movie
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Steward · 1 ep
Home from the Hill
Movie · as Ed Dinwoodie (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Huey Welch, Matt · 2 eps
The Lawless Years
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Charley Casey · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Tillman Miller · 1 ep
The Brain Eaters
Movie · as Mayor Cameron
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Sheriff Owens · 1 ep
Trackdown
TV · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Kirkwood, Hotel Clerk, Mr. Link · 1 ep
26 Men
TV · 1 ep
Harbor Command
TV · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Sheriff, Warden, Wib, Wib Smith, Preacher · 1 ep
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV · 1 ep
Lassie
TV · as Ride Attendant · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Luther Gaines · 1 ep
Adventures of Superman
TV · as Gangster Scientist · 1 ep