John Erman

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John Erman

Directing August 3, 1935

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

John Erman (August 3, 1935 – June 25, 2021) was an American television director, producer, and actor. He was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once for the film Who…

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Star Trek

Star Trek

8.0 1966 TV Show
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

7.9 1972 TV Show
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.3 1963 TV Show
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.8 1963 TV Show
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.9 1961 TV Show
Roots

Roots

7.4 1977 TV Show
The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

7.5 1972 TV Show
Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.6 1969 TV Show
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

7.1 1964 TV Show
Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

7.7 1967 TV Show
That Girl

That Girl

6.2 1966 TV Show
Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

6.9 1955 Movie

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John Erman (August 3, 1935 – June 25, 2021) was an American television director, producer, and actor. He was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once for the film Who Will Love My Children? (1983). He also won two Directors Guild of America Awards for the miniseries Roots (1977) and the film An Early Frost (1985). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Erman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2006
    Candles on Bay Street

    Movie Director

  2. 2004
    The Blackwater Lightship

    Movie Director

  3. 2002
    Remembering Roots

    Movie Self

  4. 2001
    Victoria & Albert

    Movie Director

  5. 2001
    Victoria & Albert

    TV show Director

  6. 1999
    Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

    TV show Producer

  7. 1998
    Only Love

    Movie Director

  8. 1997
    Ellen Foster

    Movie Director

  9. 1996
    The Sunshine Boys

    Movie Director

  10. 1996
    The Boys Next Door

    Movie Director

  11. 1994
    Scarlett

    TV show Director

  12. 1994
    Breathing Lessons

    Movie Producer

  13. 1993
    Alex Haley's Queen

    TV show Director

  14. 1991
    Carolina Skeletons

    Movie Director

  15. 1991
    Our Sons

    Movie Director

  16. 1991
    The Last to Go

    Movie Producer

More credits
  1. 1990
    The Last Best Year

    Movie Director

  2. 1990
    Stella

    Movie Director

  3. 1988
    David

    Movie Director

  4. 1988
    The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

    Movie Director

  5. 1987
    When the Time Comes

    Movie Producer

  6. 1987
    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    TV show Director

  7. 1985
    Right to Kill?

    Movie Director

  8. 1985
    An Early Frost

    Movie Director

  9. 1985
    The Atlanta Child Murders

    TV show Director

  10. 1984
    A Streetcar Named Desire

    Movie Director

  11. 1983
    Who Will Love My Children?

    Movie Director

  12. 1983
    Another Woman's Child

    Movie Director

  13. 1982
    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    Movie Director

  14. 1982
    The Letter

    Movie Director

  15. 1980
    The Silent Lovers

    Movie Director

  16. 1980
    The Scarlett O'Hara War

    Movie Director

  17. 1980
    This Year's Blonde

    Movie Director

  18. 1979
    My Old Man

    Movie Director

  19. 1979
    Roots: The Next Generations

    TV show Director

  20. 1978
    Just Me and You

    Movie Director

  21. 1978
    Child of Glass

    Movie Director

  22. 1977
    Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

    Movie Director

  23. 1977
    Roots

    TV show Director

  24. 1977
    Green Eyes

    Movie Director