Bob Sherman (actor)

American actor
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican actor
PlacesUnited States of America
wasActor Author Screenwriter Writer Television actor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio Literature
Gender
Male
Birth16 November 1940, Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, U.S.A.
Death30 August 2004England, United Kingdom (aged 63 years)
The details

Biography

Robert "Bob" Sherman (November 16, 1940 in Redwood City, California – August 30, 2004 in England) was an American-born dramaturge, playwright, and film and television actor, best remembered for his role as CIA agent Jeff Ross in the British television series The Sandbaggers.

Select films

  • Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) - Ghoul
  • The Cherry Picker (1974) - James Burn III
  • The Great Gatsby (1974) - Detective at Pool
  • Feelings (1975) - Michael
  • The Ritz (1976) - Patron (scenes deleted)
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - C.I.A. Agent
  • The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Executive Officer (USS Wayne Crewman)
  • First Monday in October (1981) - Senator #2
  • Ragtime (1981) - Policeman No. 10
  • Who Dares Wins (1982) - Hagen
  • Krypskyttere (1982) - Streufert, major
  • Sheena (1984) - Grizzard
  • Haunters of the Deep (1984) - Mr. Roche
  • Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - Agent
  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - Pentagon Senator
  • Dark Tower (1989) - Williams (as Robert Sherman)
  • Kidô keisatsu patorebâ (1989-1993) - Cop / Rock / Tsuge (1995) / Cab / Jones / Rooster (1996) (English version, voice, uncredited)
  • Company Business (1991) - Sobel
  • Lancelot: Guardian of Time (1997) - Additional Gargoyle
  • Lost Souls (1998) - George Gifford
  • RPM (1998) - Karl Delson
  • Spy Games (1999) - CIA Elder
  • Starry Night (1999) - Lyle
  • Hellboy (2004) - Television Host
  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) - Movie Executive
  • Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose (2006) - The President (final film role)

Select television

  • Big Town (1 episode, 1953) (TV)
  • Not for Hire (1 episode, 1960) (TV) - Bobo
  • W. Somerset Maugham (1 episode, 1969) (TV) - Bateman Hunter
  • UFO (1 episode, 1970) (TV) - Launch Control 1st Operative (uncredited)
  • Jackanory (5 episodes, 1971) (TV) - Storyteller
  • The Persuaders! (1 episode, 1971) (TV) - The Lieutenant
  • Applause (1973) (TV) - Bert
  • Zodiac (1 episode, 1974) (TV) - Bob Thomas
  • Father Brown (1 episode, 1974) (TV) - Patrick Floyd
  • Space: 1999 (1 episode, 1975) (TV) - Newscaster
  • Quiller (1 episode, 1975) (TV) - Perry
  • Jubilee (1 episode, 1977) (TV) - Lester
  • Wings (1 episode, 1978) (TV) - Leroy Schultz
  • A Life at Stake (1 episode, 1978) (TV) - Jack Swigert
  • Holocaust (1 episode, 1978) (TV) - Cassidy
  • Return of the Saint (1 episode, 1978) (TV) - Jimmy
  • The Sandbaggers (17 episodes, 1978–1980) (TV) - Jeff Ross
  • Oppenheimer (4 episodes, 1980) (TV) - Ernest Lawrence
  • Three's Company (1 episode, 1981) (TV) - Katy's brother
  • Whoops Apocalypse (1 episode, 1982) (TV) - Buzz
  • Remington Steele (1 episode, 1984) (TV) - Ron
  • C.A.T.S. Eyes (1 episode, 1985) (TV) - Vic
  • Murrow (1986) (TV) - Don Hewitt
  • Big Deal (1 episode, 1986) (TV) - Hal Brookman
  • Strong Medicine (1986) (TV) - Senator Donahue
  • Freedom Fighter (1988) (TV) - Captain Winter
  • Monkey (1989) (TV) - John Vicenza / Valestra
  • Countdown to War (1989) (TV) - Bullitt
  • Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) (TV) - Juzo Hasegawa (English version, voice)
  • Look at It This Way (1992) (TV mini-series) - Arnie Zwitters
  • Space Precinct (1 episode, 1994) (TV) - Alden Humes
  • Scarlett (1994) (TV mini-series) - Dr. Jonathan Fixe
  • MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994) (TV) - Anthony Graves
  • Human Bomb (1998) (TV) - Bob
  • Big Bad World (1 episode, 1999) (TV) - Kurt
  • CI5: The New Professionals (1 episode, 1999) (TV) - General Ross
  • Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999) (TV) - Bill Zeiss
  • The American Embassy (1 episode, 2002) (TV) - Jackson
  • The Falklands Play (2002) (TV) - President Ronald Reagan
  • Judge John Deed (1 episode, 2003) (TV) - Frank Daniels
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