
Orville Sherman
Born
January 18, 1916
Died
October 1, 1984 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Lexington, Oklahoma, USA
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

Transplant
Boris
1979

A Question of Guilt
The Priest
1978

The Legend of Frank Woods
Jesse Frome
1977

Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
1974

Scream of the Wolf
Coroner
1974

Westworld
Supervisor
1973

The Letters
Minister
1973

Pretty Maids All in a Row
Pastor
1971

Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971

Once You Kiss a Stranger...
Raymond
1969

Medical Center
(1 episode)
1969

I Dream of Jeannie
Danny · (1 episode)
1965

I Dream of Jeannie
Otto · (1 episode)
1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(1 episode)
1964

Daniel Boone
Will Camfield · (1 episode)
1964

Daniel Boone
Tupper · (8 episodes)
1964

Bewitched
(1 episode)
1964

The Man from Galveston
Ted Dooley (uncredited)
1963

The Fugitive
Hotel clerk · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Prewitt · (1 episode)
1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Charles · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Doctor · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Undertaker · (1 episode)
1962

Dr. Kildare
Steward · (1 episode)
1961

Shadow of the Boomerang
1961

The Andy Griffith Show
Huey Welch · (2 episodes)
1960

The Andy Griffith Show
Matt · (1 episode)
1960

Home from the Hill
Ed Dinwoodie (uncredited)
1960

The Lawless Years
(1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Charley Casey · (1 episode)
1959

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sheriff Owens · (1 episode)
1958

The Brain Eaters
Mayor Cameron
1958

26 Men
(1 episode)
1957

Harbor Command
(1 episode)
1957

Trackdown
(1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Kirkwood · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Hotel Clerk · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Mr. Link · (1 episode)
1957

Cheyenne
(1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Sheriff · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Warden · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Wib Smith · (2 episodes)
1955

Gunsmoke
Wib · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Preacher · (1 episode)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
1955

Lassie
(1 episode)
1954

General Electric Theater
Luther Gaines · (1 episode)
1953

Adventures of Superman
(1 episode)
1952