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