John Erman
John Erman (born August 3, 1935) is an American television and film director, actor and producer.
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| Born | August 3, 1935 |
| Occupation | Television director |
Career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Erman spent the early years of his career, after a few small roles in films such as The Cosmic Man (1957), directing episodes of such primetime series as Peyton Place, The Fugitive, The Outer Limits (original series), Stoney Burke, Ben Casey, My Favorite Martian, That Girl, The Flying Nun, Marcus Welby, M.D., Star Trek: The Original Series, and Judd, for the Defense.
Erman directed several episodes of Roots, its sequel, Roots: The Next Generations, and Alex Haley's Queen, and has helmed numerous television films, including Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn, Green Eyes, Child of Glass, The Scarlett O'Hara War, Who Will Love My Children?, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles, Right to Kill?, An Early Frost, The Atlanta Child Murders, The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank, David, Breathing Lessons, Scarlett, The Sunshine Boys, Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke, The Boys Next Door, and Candles on Bay Street, many of which he also produced.
Erman's feature film directing credits include Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies and Stella.
Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 1978 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series (Roots Part II)
- 1983 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special (Who Will Love My Children?)
- 1986 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials (An Early Frost)
- 2004 Monte Carlo TV Awards Golden Nymph for Best Director - Television Films (The Blackwater Lightship)
- 2004 Monte Carlo TV Awards SIGNIS Prize (The Blackwater Lightship)
- Nominations
- 1977 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Roots, Part II)
- 1980 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special (The Scarlett O'Hara War)
- 1984 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials (Who Will Love My Children?)
- 1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special (A Streetcar Named Desire)
- 1986 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special (An Early Frost)
- 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries (The Two Mrs. Grenvilles)
- 1988 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special (The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank)
- 1988 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special (The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank)
- 1989 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special (David)
- 1994 Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie (Breathing Lessons)
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Actor (Uncredited) | Role: Daly |
| 1956 | The Benny Goodman Story | Actor | Role: Harry Goodman (at 16) |
| Anything Goes | Actor (Uncredited) | Role: Boy | |
| 1959 | The Cosmic Man | Actor | Role: Radar Operator |
| 1971 | Making It | Director | |
| 1973 | Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies | Director | Credited as Bill Sampson |
| Letters from Three Lovers | Director | Television Movie | |
| 1977 | Green Eyes | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
| Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Director | Television Movie | |
| 1978 | Just Me and You | Director | Television Movie |
| 1979 | My Old Man | Director | Television Movie |
| 1980 | The Scarlett O'Hara War | Director | Television Movie |
| This Year's Blonde | Director | Television Movie | |
| The Silent Lovers | Director | Television Movie | |
| 1982 | The Letter | Director | Television Movie |
| Eleanor, First Lady Of the World | Director | Television Movie | |
| 1983 | Another Woman's Child | Director | Television Movie |
| Who Will Love My Children? | Director | Television Movie | |
| 1984 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Director | Television Movie |
| 1985 | Right to Kill? | Director | Television Movie |
| An Early Frost | Director | Television Movie | |
| 1987 | When The Time Comes | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank | Director, Supervising Producer | Television Movie |
| David | Director | ||
| 1990 | Stella | Director | |
| The Last Best Year | Director, Producer | Television Movie | |
| 1991 | The Last To Go | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
| Our Sons | Director, Production Supervisor | Television Movie | |
| Carolina Skeletons | Director, Supervising Producer | Television Movie | |
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
| The Sunshine Boys | Director | Television Movie | |
| 1997 | Ellen Foster | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
| 1998 | Only Love | Director, Executive Producer | Television Movie |
| 2004 | The Blackwater Lightship | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
| 2006 | Candles on Bay Street | Director, Producer | Television Movie |
Television
| Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Navy Log | Actor | 1 Episode |
| West Point | Actor | 1 Episode | |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | Actor | 1 Episode |
| 1962-63 | Stoney Burke | Director, Associate Producer, Assistant to Producer | 11 Episodes |
| 1963-64 | The Outer Limits | Director, Production Associate, Casting Consultant | Multiple Episodes |
| 1964 | The Fugitive | Director | 1 Episode |
| Ben Casey | Director | 1 Episode | |
| 1965 | Karen | Director | 1 Episode |
| Profiles in Courage | Actor | 1 Episode | |
| 1965-66 | My Favorite Martian | Director | 12 Episodes |
| 1966 | Please Don’t Eat The Daisies | Director | 6 Episodes |
| 1966-67 | That Girl | Director | 10 Episodes |
| 1967 | Occasional Wife | Director | 1 Episode |
| 1967-68 | The Second Hundred Years | Director | 4 Episodes |
| 1967-69 | Judd, for the Defense | Director | 3 Episodes |
| Peyton Place | Director | 12 Episodes | |
| 1968 | Star Trek | Director | 1 Episode |
| The Flying Nun | Director | 4 Episodes | |
| 1968-70 | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Director | 8 Episodes |
| 1969 | Bracken's World | Director | 1 Episode |
| Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Director | 2 Episodes | |
| 1969-74 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Director | 5 Episodes |
| 1970 | Room 222 | Director | 2 Episodes |
| 1971 | Arnie | Director | 1 Episode |
| 1974 | The Girl with Something Extra | Director | 1 Episode |
| 1975 | The Bob Newhart Show | Director | 1 Episode |
| Karen | Director | 3 Episodes | |
| M*A*S*H | Director | 1 Episode | |
| 1976 | Family | Director | 4 Episodes |
| Good Heavens | Director | 1 Episode | |
| 1977 | Roots | Director | 1 Episode |
| 1978 | The Magical World Of Disney | Director | 1 Episode |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Director | 3 Episodes |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murders | Director | |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Director, Supervising Producer | |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Director, Co-Producer | |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Director, Producer | |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Director | |
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert | Director | 2 Episodes |
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