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Orville Sherman

Born · January 18, 1916

Died · October 1, 1984 (68 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Lexington, Oklahoma, USA

Bio

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

Westworld

Westworld

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

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 · (1 episode)

1955

Gunsmoke

Wib Smith · (2 episodes)

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