Orville Sherman
Acting
Born January 18, 1916 · 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 work…
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
The Fugitive
Lassie
The Andy Griffith Show
The Twilight Zone
Little House on the Prairie
Bewitched
The Virginian
Rawhide
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Cheyenne
Daniel Boone
I Dream of Jeannie
Dr. Kildare
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Adventures of Superman
Gunsmoke
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Medical Center
Trackdown
Alias Smith and Jones
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Harbor Command
26 Men
The Lawless Years
Westworld
General Electric Theater
Home from the Hill
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Once You Kiss a Stranger...
The Man from Galveston
A Question of Guilt
The Brain Eaters
Your Three Minutes Are Up
The Letters
The Legend of Frank Woods
Scream of the Wolf
Transplant
Shadow of the Boomerang