Orville Sherman

About

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...

Known for

Perry MasonSeries • 1957LassieSeries • 1954The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960BewitchedSeries • 1964Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974The FugitiveSeries • 1963The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962The VirginianSeries • 1962The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965Dr. KildareSeries • 1961CheyenneSeries • 1955RawhideSeries • 1959Daniel BooneSeries • 1964The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeries • 1955Medical CenterSeries • 1969Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series • 1964GunsmokeSeries • 1955Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1952Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971TrackdownSeries • 1957Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 195826 MenSeries • 1957