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Robert Sherman(1926-1997)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Robert Sherman was born on 6 December 1926 in New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Barnaby Jones (1973), Knight Rider (1982) and Kiss Me Deadly (1955). He died on 5 September 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 6, 1926
DiedSeptember 5, 1997(70)
BornDecember 6, 1926
DiedSeptember 5, 1997(70)
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Known for

Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
Barnaby Jones
6.9
TV Series
  • Producer
David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
Knight Rider
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly
7.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 1955
The Invaders (1967)
The Invaders
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Producer

  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1975–1980
  • The Better Sex
    6.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977

Writer

  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story editor
    • 1989–1991
  • Murder, a Self Portrait (1989)
    Murder, a Self Portrait
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Raquel Welch in Trouble in Paradise (1989)
    Trouble in Paradise
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1989
  • Billy Dee Williams and Ken Wahl in Double Dare (1985)
    Double Dare
    5.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1985
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1983–1984
  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    6.9
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1973–1980
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974–1975
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1975
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
    The Streets of San Francisco
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story
    • 1973–1974
  • John Anderson, Ken Howard, Gary Lockwood, and Stefanie Powers in The Manhunter (1974)
    The Manhunter
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
    Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Michael Caine, Lance Percival, and Cliff Robertson in Too Late the Hero (1970)
    Too Late the Hero
    6.6
    • story
    • 1970

Additional Crew

  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1985–1986
  • David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)
    Knight Rider
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • 1984–1985
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive story consultant
    • executive story editor
    • 1983–1984
  • Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard (1974)
    The Longest Yard
    7.1
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1974
  • Emperor of the North (1973)
    Emperor of the North
    7.2
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1973
  • The Grissom Gang (1971)
    The Grissom Gang
    6.8
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1971
  • Michael Caine, Lance Percival, and Cliff Robertson in Too Late the Hero (1970)
    Too Late the Hero
    6.6
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1970
  • The Greatest Mother of Them All
    7.9
    Short
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1969
  • The Killing of Sister George (1968)
    The Killing of Sister George
    7.0
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1968
  • The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
    The Legend of Lylah Clare
    5.7
    • dialogue coach
    • 1968
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
    The Flight of the Phoenix
    7.5
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1965
  • Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Joseph Cotten in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
    Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
    7.5
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1964
  • Frank Sinatra, Ursula Andress, Anita Ekberg, and Dean Martin in 4 for Texas (1963)
    4 for Texas
    5.5
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1963
  • Jack Palance in Attack (1956)
    Attack
    7.4
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1956
  • Jack Palance, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Wesley Addy, Ilka Chase, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Ida Lupino, and Everett Sloane in The Big Knife (1955)
    The Big Knife
    6.8
    • assistant to producer
    • dialogue coach (uncredited)
    • 1955

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bob Sherman
  • Born
    • December 6, 1926
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 5, 1997
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Picture Mommy Dead" (filmed as Picture Mommy Dead (1966)).

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The screenplay for Too Late the Hero (1970) credits the novel "Don't Die Mad" by Robert Sherman as its source material. It appears the novel was never published so, in the final film, Sherman only received a "story by" credit.

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