Sherman Howard
Sherman Howard | |
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Sherman Howard in 2014 | |
Born |
Howard Lee Sherman June 11, 1949 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | American Conservatory Theater (1971) |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1971–present |
Spouse(s) |
Donna Bullock (m. 1988) |
Children | 1 |
Sherman Howard (born Howard Lee Sherman on June 11, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor and voice actor.
Theatre
Howard began his career at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in 1971. While a member of ACT's repertory company, he appeared in the roles of Glendenning in David Storey's The Contractor, The Archangel Gabriel in Nagle Jackson's The Mystery Cycle, James in Harold Pinter's The Collection, and Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, along with roles in both Antony and Cleopatra and Caesar and Cleopatra. He appeared as Archie in Tom Stoppard's Jumpers in the premier season of Chicago's Northlight Theatre Company.
While a member of the resident company at the Actors Theatre of Louisville for three seasons during the mid-70s, he played the role of Lucius in Jon Jory's Andronicus: A Space Musical, and had roles in The Runner Stumbles, The Front Page, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, and the European tour of Marsha Norman's Getting Out. His off-Broadway credits include Shel Silverstein's The Crate and The Lady or the Tiger Show as well as Sam Shepard's Geography of a Horse Dreamer at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, along with I'm Not Rappaport at the Roundabout Theatre Company. He appeared in Titus Andronicus and Tell Out My Soul at The Public Theater, and in Lillian Hellman's Another Part of the Forest at the Pecadillo Theatre. He most recently appeared in the title role of "Bauer" by Lauren Gunderson at 59 E 59th St in New York City.
His regional credits include Prospero in The Tempest, King Henry in The Lion in Winter, Spooner in No Man's Land, and Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ), where he has also appeared in the title roles of both Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo and Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV (Enrico IV). He also appeared as Scrooge in the STNJ's production of A Christmas Carol. He played the role of Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, opposite his wife, Donna Bullock, as Beatrice. He played the title roles in both Hamlet and Macbeth at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival and the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, respectively. He appeared in the title role of Sheridan at the La Jolla Playhouse. He appeared in The Price at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and in Nine Armenians at the Intiman Theater in Seattle. His Broadway credits include Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, All My Sons, Inherit the Wind, and Gore Vidal's The Best Man. He recently concluded a run at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego as The Player in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and, more recently still, appeared in "The Second Mrs. Wilson" at George Street Playhouse under the direction of Gordon Edelstein.
Howard also has a passion for concert hall music. In their 2013/14, season he performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Rachmaninoff's "The Bells" conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. He also appeared in the role of Prospero in the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's presentation of Jean Sibelius' The Tempest Suite conducted by Jacque Lacombe. He has performed Richard Strauss's "Enoch Arden" with concert pianist, David Kaplan at Bargemusic in Brooklyn and Metropolis Ensemble in Manhattan.
Personal life
Howard has been married to actress Donna Bullock since May 1988. They have one child, Hannah Sherman.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | The Hudson Tribes | Abraham | |
2011 | On the Pool Patio with Ilya Salkind | ||
2007 | You Belong to Me | Stuart | |
2004 | Debating Robert Lee | Mr. Moffat | |
Eulogy | Funeral Director | ||
2001 | The Man from Elysian Fields | Paul Pearson | |
2000 | An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | Haggis (voice) | [2]Direct-to-video |
1998 | Dante’s View | Jesus | |
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Police Chief McBrusque (voice) | [2] Direct-to-video | |
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story | Shere Khan (voice) | [2] Direct-to-video | |
1997 | Retroactive | Trooper | |
1995 | Tom Clancy's Op Center (film) | TV Movie | |
1993 | The Hit List | Bishop | |
1991 | Ricochet | Kiley | |
1990 | Dark Angel | Victor Manning | |
1989 | Casualties of War | Court Martial President | |
Lethal Weapon 2 | Hitman | ||
K-9 | Dillon | ||
Three Fugitives | Canadian Police Officer | uncredited | |
1988 | Necessity | Jack Martinelli | TV Movie |
The House on Carroll Street | Boria | Credited as Howard Sherman | |
1985 | The Eagle and the Bear | TV Movie Credited as Howard Sherman | |
Day of the Dead | Bub | Credited as Howard Sherman | |
1984 | Grace Quigley | Alan | Credited as Howard Sherman |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999-2008 | Law & Order | Judge Josiah Bell / Carlton Radford's attorney | 2 Episodes |
2003 | The Mummy: The Animated Series | Captain Horoth (voice) | Episode: "Time Before Time" |
2001 | Invader Zim | Oog-Oh (voice) | [2] Episode: "Planet Jackers/Rise of the Zitboy" |
2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | T'Greth | Episode: "Prophecy" |
1999 | Batman Beyond | Derek Powers / Blight (voice) | [2] 6 Episodes |
1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Wolf (voice) | Episodes: "Steel Hog/Dealer's Choice Cut" |
1998-1999 | The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs | Additional Voices | 13 Episodes |
1997-1998 | The New Adventures of Zorro | (voice) | 26 Episodes |
1998 | Mad Jack the Pirate | (voice) | 13 Episodes |
Hercules | Episode: "Hercules and the Parents' Weekend" | ||
Adventures from the Book of Virtues | (voice) | Episode: "Integrity" | |
Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Dr. Terdlington | Episode: "The Band Episode" | |
1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Steppenwolf / The Preserver (voices) | [2] 3 Episodes |
1996-1997 | Jumanji | Van Pelt (voice) | 7 Episodes |
1997 | Men in Black: The Series | Buzzard (voice) | 2 Episodes |
1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | (voice) | Episode: "The Luck of the Irish" |
1997 | ER | Mr. Schoenberger | Episode: "Ambush" |
1997 | Malcolm & Eddie | Tow Tom | Episode: "Jingle Fever" |
1997 | Life with Roger | Chamberlain | Episode: "Toy Story" |
1997 | The Legend of Calamity Jane | Additional voices | English Dub |
1997 | Nash Bridges | Jack Conrad | Episode: " The Counterfeiters" |
1997 | Pacific Blue | Franklin Quill | Episode: "Soft Targets" |
1995-1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Mr. Burrows / Sonny Lyle | 2 Episodes |
1996 | Mad About You | Explorer Channel Executive | 2 Episodes |
1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Syvar | Episode: "Shakaar" |
1994 | The Stand | Dr. Dietz | Episode: “The Plague” |
1993 | Good Advice | Weinblatt | Episode: "Sunshine on My Shoulder" |
1993 | Seinfeld | Roy | Episode: "The Junior Mint" |
1993 | Raven | Stephen Kane | Episode: "Heat" |
1993 | Space Rangers | Prince Gor'Dah | Episode: "Death Before Dishonor" |
1992 | Major Dad | Kip | Episode: " Old Acquaintance" |
1992 | Melrose Place | Hal Barber | 2 Episodes |
1992 | Rachel Gunn, R.N. | Dr. Bledsoe | Episode: "To Plea or Not to Plea" |
1989-1992 | Superboy | Lex Luthor / Warren Eckworth | 17 Episodes |
1992 | Santa Barbara | Prof. Simon James | 3 Episodes |
1991 | Good & Evil | Roger | 6 Episodes |
1991 | Quantum Leap | Hank Rickett | Episode: "Runaway - July 4, 1964" |
1990 | The Young Riders | Marshall Cole Lambert | Episode: "Blood Money" |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | Captain Endar | Episode: "Suddenly Human" | |
Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Mr. Lewis | Pilot | |
ALF | Officer | Episode: "Consider Me Gone" | |
1989 | Baywatch | Dick | Episode: "Shelter Me" |
1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Dr. Lynch | Episode: "Monkey Dreams" |
1989 | L.A. Law | Ed Haley | Episode: "One Rat, One Ranger" |
1989 | Miami Vice | Col. Andrew Baker | Episode: "Freefall" |
1989 | Unsub | Dr. Radford | Episode: "And They Swam Right Over the Dam" |
1989 | Nightingales | Episode #1.2 | |
1988 | Dallas | Japhet Harper | 5 Episodes |
1987 | Max Headroom | Simon Peller | 3 Episodes |
1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Arnold Barker | Episode: “Fear of Floating |
- Madam Secretary – 2015
- Person of Interest – 2011
- Homeland – 2011
- Malcolm in the Middle – 2004
- Las Vegas – 2003
- Cold Case – 2003
- Charmed – 2002
- Michael Hayes – 1997
- Renegade – 1996
- The Jeff Foxworthy Show – 1996
- The Burning Zone – 1996
- Home Improvement – 1996
- The Client – 1996
- Fortune Hunter – 1995
- Problem Child 3 – 1995
- Sliders – 1995
- Op Center (TV movie) – 1995
- seaQuest 2032 – 1994
- Diagnosis: Murder – 1994
- Necessity (TV movie) – 1988
- Ryan's Hope (recurring) – 1986-87
- One Life to Live (recurring) 1987-88
- The Eagle and the Bear (pilot) – 1985
- Celebrity (miniseries) – 1984
- General Hospital (recurring) – 1973-74
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | |
2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Oliver Philips / Aldous Worthington | [2] |
2006 | Daxter | Kor | [2] |
2005 | Jade Empire | Death's Hand / Prefect Jitong | |
2003 | Jak II | Kor | [2] |
Devil May Cry 2 | Argosax | ||
2002 | Red Faction II | Sopot | |
Run Like Hell | Miner #1 | ||
Summoner 2 | Azraman | ||
Command & Conquer: Renegade | Additional Voices | ||
Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat | Ice Demon / Blackbeard | ||
2001 | Star Trek: Armada II | ||
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Red Sage | [2] | |
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | |||
1997 | Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny | Belial / Filmmaker #1 / Ssar Priest | |
References
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Preceded by Scott James Wells for Superboy (TV series) |
Actors portraying Lex Luthor 1989- 1992 for Superboy (TV series) |
Succeeded by John Shea for Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |