Vincent Sherman (1906–2006)

Director | Actor | Writer

Vincent Sherman was born on July 16, 1906 in Vienna, Georgia, USA. He was a director and actor, ...

Born: July 16, 1906
Died: June 18, 2006 (age 99)

Photos

Filmography

Known For

Affair in Trinidad Director (1952)
All Through the Night Director (1942)
Adventures of Don Juan Director (1948)
Known For

The Damned Don't Cry Director (1950)
Director

Trapper John, M.D. (1981-1983)
Savage in the Orient (1983)
The Dream Merchants (1980)
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
Hagen (1980)
Bogie (1980)
Women at West Point (1979)
Lady of the House (1978)
The Last Hurrah (1977)
Westside Medical (1977)
Baretta (1976)
Executive Suite (1976)
Medical Center (1969-1976)
Doctors' Hospital (1975)
The Family Holvak (1975)
The Waltons (1972-1973)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Green Acres (1971)
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
The Young Rebel (1967)
The Long, Hot Summer (1965-1966)
Vacation Playhouse (1965)
Sally and Sam (1965)
The Second Time Around (1961)
A Fever in the Blood (1961)
Ice Palace (1960)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1959)
The Hanging Tree (1959)
The Naked Earth (1958)
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Defend My Love (1956)
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
Lone Star (1952)
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
Harriet Craig (1950)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Backfire (1950)
The Hasty Heart (1949)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Nora Prentiss (1947)
The Unfaithful (1947)
Janie Gets Married (1946)
Pillow to Post (1945)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
In Our Time (1944)
The Present with a Future (1943)
Old Acquaintance (1943)
The Hard Way (1943)
Across the Pacific (1942)
All Through the Night (1942)
Underground (1941)
Flight from Destiny (1941)
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Saturday's Children (1940)
Director

The Return of Doctor X (1939)
Actor

Girl in Danger Willie Tolini (1934)
Midnight Alibi Black Mike (1934)
Hell Bent for Love Johnny Frank (1934)
One Is Guilty William Malcolm (1934)
The Crime of Helen Stanley Karl Williams (1934)
Speed Wings Mickey (1934)
Actor

Counsellor at Law Harry Becker (1933)
Writer

Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
King of the Underworld (1939)
Heart of the North (1938)
My Bill (1938)
Writer

Crime School (1938)
Producer

Vacation Playhouse (1965)
Sally and Sam (1965)
Affair in Trinidad (1952)
Producer

The Hasty Heart (1949)
Additional Crew

Complicated Women (2003)
Defend My Love (1956)
King of the Underworld (1939)
My Bill (1938)
Additional Crew

Crime School (1938)
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Archive footage

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Archive footage

American Masters (2008)
Crawford at Warners (2008)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Sergeant York (1941)

Did You Know

Trivia

During the 1950s he was targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee, due to his support of the WPA theater project in New York.

[on working with Joan Crawford] She phoned me almost every day to discuss some story point or she would come to the studio to talk about her wardrobe. I found her excellent to work with--intelligent, perceptive and she presented her thoughts in a ...