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Robert Sherman (I) (1926–1997)

Writer | Actor | Miscellaneous Crew

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The screenplay for Too Late the Hero 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.

Born:

Reuben Benjamin Sherman
in New York, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1989-1991 MacGyver (TV series)
– The Prometheus Syndrome (1991) (written by)
– Jerico Games (1991) (written by)
– The Gun (1990) (written by)
– Rush to Judgement (1990) (written by)
– Deep Cover (1990) (written by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1989 Columbo (TV series)
– Murder, a Self Portrait (1989) (written by)
 
1989 Trouble in Paradise (TV movie) (story / teleplay)
 
1985 Double Dare (TV series)
– Three's a Killer (1985) (written by)
 
1984 Knight Rider (TV series)
– Knight of the Chameleon (1984) (written by)
 
1983-1984 Fantasy Island (TV series)
– Surrogate Mother/Ideal Woman (1984) (written by / segment "Ideal Woman")
– The Awakening of Love/The Impostor (1984) (written by / segment "The Awakening of Love")
– Sing Melancholy Baby/The Last Dogfight (1984) (written by / segment "The Last Dogfight")
– Saturday's Child/The Fantasy Island Girl (1983) (written by / segment "The Fantasy Island Girl")
– Random Choices/My Mother, the Swinger (1983) (story / segment "A Genie Named Joe" / teleplay / segment "A Genie Named Joe")
See all 8 episodes »
 
1983 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
– The Shadow of Truth (1983) (written by)
 
1983 Dallas (TV series)
– Legacy (1983) (written by)
 
1973-1980 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
– The Final Victim (1980) (story / teleplay)
– Nightmare in Hawaii: Part 1 (1979) (writer)
– Nightmare in Hawaii: Part 2 (1979) (writer)
– Target for a Wedding (1979) (writer)
– The Picture Pirates (1978) (teleplay)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1974-1975 Cannon (TV series)
– The Set Up (1975) (writer)
– The Avenger (1974) (writer)
 
1975 Kung Fu (TV series)
– One Step to Darkness (1975) (teleplay)
 
1973-1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– Mister Nobody (1974) (written by)
– The Twenty-Four Karat Plague (1973) (story)
 
1974 The Manhunter (TV series)
– The Doomsday Gang (1974) (written by)
 
1973 Mod Squad (TV series)
– And Once for My Baby (1973) (writer)
 
1970 Too Late the Hero (story)
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
– The Kingdom Come Raid (1967) (writer)
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
– The Condemned (1967) (written by)
– Panic (1967) (written by)
 
1966-1967 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
– First Ladies of the Opera (1967) (writer)
– Masterpieces and Music (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Picture Mommy Dead (screenplay)
 
1962-1964 The Third Man (TV series)
– The Big Kill (1964) (writer)
– Judas Coat (1964) (writer)
– An Act of Atonement (1963) (writer)
– Meeting of the Board (1963) (writer)
– Queen of the Nile (1962) (writer)
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
– Fort Wyatt Crossing (1961) (written by)
 
1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
– The Prodigal (1960) (written by)
 
1959 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
– The Posse (1959) (written by)
 
1959 Rawhide (TV series)
– Incident at Jacob's Well (1959) (written by)
 
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1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming
Maj. LeBeau
 
1966 Picture Mommy Dead
Father (uncredited)
 
1959-1963 The Third Man (TV series)
– An Act of Atonement (1963)
– A Question of Price (1959)
 
1958 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Alley
– Image of Sally (1958) … Alley
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
NCO at Dosset
– Flight Plan … NCO at Dosset
– Outpost in Space
 
1958 No Time for Sergeants
Lt. James Miller (uncredited)
 
1957 Kiss Them for Me
War Correspondent (uncredited)
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Oilcan
– The Iron Horse (1957) … Oilcan
 
1957 Calypso Joe
Co-Pilot
 
1957 Kelly and Me
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Ryner / Kenneth Clayton
– Survival in Box Canyon (1956) … Dr. Ryner (as Bob Sherman)
– The Green Bomb (1956) … Kenneth Clayton
 
1956 Autumn Leaves
Paul (voice) (uncredited)
 
1955 The Big Knife
Bongo Player (uncredited)
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
Gas Station Man (uncredited)
 
1955 Battle Taxi
Lt. Joe Kirk (uncredited)
 
1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Richard
– Smoke and Fire (1954) … Richard
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Roman and the Renegade (1954) (as Bob Sherman)
 
1954 Rear Window (uncredited)
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Philip Baedeker III
– The Witness (1953) … Philip Baedeker III
 
1953 Fangs of the Arctic
RCMP Constable Mike Kelly
 
1952 For Men Only
Tod Palmer
 
1951 Hollywood Story
Actor in Full Dress (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (16 titles)
1989 MacGyver (TV series) (story editor - 1 episode)
– Two Times Trouble (1989) (story editor)
 
1986 T.J. Hooker (TV series) (executive story consultant - 2 episodes)
– Partners in Death (1986) (executive story consultant)
– The Obsession (1986) (executive story consultant)
 
1984-1985 Knight Rider (TV series) (executive story consultant - 4 episodes)
– Circus Knights (1985) (executive story consultant)
– The Nineteenth Hole (1985) (executive story consultant)
– Knight by a Nose (1985) (executive story consultant)
– Knight of the Chameleon (1984) (executive story consultant)
 
Fantasy Island (TV series) (executive story consultant - 2 episodes, 1984) (executive story editor - 1 episode, 1983)
– Surrogate Mother/Ideal Woman (1984) (executive story consultant)
– Don Juan's Last Affair/Final Adieu (1984) (executive story consultant)
– The Wedding Picture/Castaways (1983) (executive story editor)
 
1974 The Longest Yard (dialogue supervisor)
 
1973 Emperor of the North (dialogue supervisor)
 
1971 The Grissom Gang (dialogue supervisor)
 
1970 Too Late the Hero (dialogue supervisor)
 
1968 The Killing of Sister George (dialogue supervisor)
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare (dialogue coach)
 
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix (dialogue supervisor)
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (dialogue supervisor)
 
1963 4 for Texas (dialogue supervisor)
 
1956 Attack (dialogue supervisor)
 
1955 The Big Knife (assistant to producer, dialogue coach - uncredited)
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly (assistant to producer)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
Barnaby Jones (TV series) (associate producer - 12 episodes, 1975-1977) (producer - 4 episodes, 1979-1980)
– Death Is the Punchline (1980) (producer)
– Killer Without a Name (1980) (producer)
– Child of Love, Child of Vengeance: Part 2 (1979) (producer)
– Child of Love, Child of Vengeance: Part 1 (1979) (producer)
– Duet for Danger (1977) (associate producer)
See all 16 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1978-1980 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
– The Final Victim (1980)
– Target for a Wedding (1979)
– Uninvited Peril (1978)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1994 Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (documentary) (special thanks)
 

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Trivia:

The screenplay for Too Late the Hero 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. See more »

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