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Home/People/John Erman
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Born
Aug 3, 1935Died: Jun 25, 2021
Lived 85 years
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

4
Movies
0
TV Shows
62
Directed
IMDb Profile

John Erman

Directing

Biography
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.
Remembering Roots poster

Remembering Roots

as Self
2002
The Cosmic Man poster

The Cosmic Man

as Radar Operator
1959
The Benny Goodman Story poster

The Benny Goodman Story

as Harry Goodman (age 16 )
1956
Blackboard Jungle poster

Blackboard Jungle

as Daly (uncredited)
1955