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John Sherman(1911-1966)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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John Sherman was born on 2 June 1911 in Melbourne, Australia. He was a writer and actor, known for The Magic Boomerang (1965), Jackpot (1960) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 26 March 1966 in Victoria, Australia.
BornJune 2, 1911
DiedMarch 26, 1966(54)
BornJune 2, 1911
DiedMarch 26, 1966(54)
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Known for

Rodney Pearlman and David Morgan in The Magic Boomerang (1965)
The Magic Boomerang
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Jackpot (1960)
Jackpot
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1960
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Jacob Dillon
Black Ice
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1957

Credits

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Writer

  • Adventures of the Seaspray (1966)
    Adventures of the Seaspray
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Rodney Pearlman and David Morgan in The Magic Boomerang (1965)
    The Magic Boomerang
    8.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story by
    • 1965–1966
  • Return Journey
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Funny Things Happen Down Under (1965)
    Funny Things Happen Down Under
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • The Coastwatchers (1962)
    The Coastwatchers
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Jackpot (1960)
    Jackpot
    5.8
    • based on an original story
    • 1960
  • Black Ice
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Menace in the Night (1957)
    Menace in the Night
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Rheingold Theatre (1953)
    Rheingold Theatre
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • writer
    • 1954–1955

Actor

  • Whiplash (1960)
    Whiplash
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Bert Elkins
    • 1961
  • Sailor of Fortune (1955)
    Sailor of Fortune
    6.5
    TV Series
    • El Harra
    • 1957
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Diabolo
    • 1956
  • Knights of the Round Table (1953)
    Knights of the Round Table
    6.2
    • Lambert (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Scandal at Scourie (1953)
    Scandal at Scourie
    6.6
    • Mr. Pringle, Discovered Arson (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Jacob Dillon
    • 1953
  • Gene Tierney, Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, Dawn Addams, and Leo Genn in Plymouth Adventure (1952)
    Plymouth Adventure
    6.3
    • John Billington (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Les Miserables (1952)
    Les Miserables
    6.8
    • Town Corporal (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in Affair in Trinidad (1952)
    Affair in Trinidad
    6.6
    • Englishman (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd in The Hasty Heart (1949)
    The Hasty Heart
    7.3
    • Digger
    • 1949
  • Bert Bailey in Dad Rudd, M.P. (1940)
    Dad Rudd, M.P.
    7.3
    • 1940

Producer

  • Return Journey
    Short
    • producer
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 2, 1911
    • Melbourne, Australia
  • Died
    • March 26, 1966
    • Victoria, Australia

Did you know

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    Actor and writer from 1936 who started working mainly in England from 1947 but also had breaks in his native Australia and in the USA

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