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Acting

Orville Sherman

Born
Jan 18, 1916 · Aged 68
Died
Oct 1, 1984
Place of birth
Lexington, Oklahoma, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
13
TV credits
38

Biography

Orville Sherman was born in Oklahoma, where his great-grandfather bought land in 1894. He appeared in numerous television episodes, mostly Westerns. Being born in the frontier may have given him an edge to playing cowboys. Although most of his screen time can be counted in seconds, he was good at his craft. Orville started tap dancing at age nine and left home at 19 to pursue his career. According to the 1940 U.S. census, he was living as a boarder in Shawnee, Oklahoma, giving his occupation as "actor, dancer, director". He served in WWII, enlisting from Santa Fe, New Mexico where he was…