John Erman Biography (1935-)
Born August 3, 1935, in Chicago, IL; son of Milton G. (in sales) and LucilleArlie (maiden name, Straus) Erman. Addresses: Office: c/o William Morris Agency, 151 S. El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, production manager, actor
- Birth Details
- August 3, 1935
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Director
- Making It, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
- (As Bill Sampson) Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
- Stella, Buena Vista, 1990
- Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Student seated behind Artie in class, Blackboard Jungle (also known as The Blackboard Jungle), 1955
- (As John M. Erman) Benny Goodman (at 16), The Benny Goodman Story,1955
- (As John M. Erman) The Cosmic Man, 1959
- Television Director
- Miniseries
- (With David Greene, Marvin J. Chomsky, and Gilbert Moses) Roots, ABC, 1977
- (With Charles S. Dubin, Georg Stanford Brown, and Lloyd Richards) Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979
- (And coproducer) Alex Haley's Queen (also known as Queen),CBS, 1993
- (And producer) Scarlett, CBS, 1994
- Only Love, CBS, 1998
- (And producer) Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke, CBS, 1999
- Victoria & Albert, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Pilots
- Letters from Three Lovers, ABC, 1973
- Episodic
- Stoney Burke, 1962
- The Outer Limits, ABC, 1963-1965
- My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1963-1966
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies, NBC, 1965-1967
- That Girl, ABC, 1966-1971
- "The Empath," Star Trek (also known as Star Trek: TOS), NBC, 1968
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, NBC, 1968-1969, ABC, 1969-1970
- Bracken's World, NBC, 1969-1971
- The New Land, ABC, 1974
- Karen, ABC, 1975
- Good Heavens, ABC, 1976
- Family, ABC, 1976-1980
- (And supervising producer) "The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank," General Foods Golden Showcase, CBS, 1988
- Also directed episodes of Ben Casey; The Fugitive; GomerPyle, U.S.M.C.; The Second Hundred Years; The Flying Nun;Judd, for the Defense; Room 222; Marcus Welby, M.D. (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor); Arnie; The Bob Newhart Show; M*A*S*H, CBS; and The Girl with Something Extra.
- Movies
- Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn, NBC, 1977
- (And producer) Green Eyes, ABC, 1977
- Just Me and You, NBC, 1978
- Child of Glass, 1978
- My Old Man, CBS, 1979
- Moviola: This Year's Blonde (also known as The Secret Love of Marilyn Monroe, Moviola, and This Year's Blonde), NBC, 1980
- Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara War (also known as Moviola), NBC, 1980
- Moviola: The Silent Lovers (also known as Moviola), NBC, 1980
- The Letter, ABC, 1982
- Eleanor: First Lady of the World, CBS, 1982
- Another Woman's Child (also known as The Far Shore), CBS, 1983
- Who Will Love My Children?, ABC, 1983
- A Streetcar Named Desire, ABC, 1984
- The Atlanta Child Murders, CBS, 1985
- An Early Frost, NBC, 1985
- Right to Kill?, ABC, 1985
- (And producer) The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, ABC, 1987
- (And producer) When the Time Comes, ABC, 1987
- (And producer) David, ABC, 1988
- (And supervising producer) The Last Best Year (also known as The Last Best Year of My Life), ABC, 1990
- (And supervising producer) Carolina Skeletons, NBC, 1991
- (And producer) The Last to Go, ABC, 1991
- (And supervising producer and production supervisor) Our Sons (also known as Too Little, Too Late), ABC, 1991
- (And producer) Breathing Lessons, CBS, 1994
- (And producer) The Sunshine Boys, 1995
- (And producer) The Boys Next Door, CBS, 1996
- (And producer) Ellen Foster, CBS, 1997