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John Erman

John Erman

Director · 1935–2021 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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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.

Directed 62

2000s

  1. 2006

    Candles on Bay Street

    Director

  2. 2004

    The Blackwater Lightship

    Director

  3. 2001

    Victoria & Albert

    Director

  4. Victoria & Albert

    Director

1990s

  1. 1999

    Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

    Director

  2. 1998

    Only Love

    Director

  3. 1997

    Ellen Foster

    Director

  4. 1996

    The Sunshine Boys

    Director

  5. The Boys Next Door

    Director

  6. 1994
  7. Breathing Lessons

    Director

  8. 1993

    Alex Haley's Queen

    Director

  9. 1991

    Carolina Skeletons

    Director

  10. The Last to Go

    Director

  11. 1990

    The Last Best Year

    Director

  12. Stella

    Director

1980s

  1. 1988

    David

    Director

  2. The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

    Director

  3. 1987

    When the Time Comes

    Director

  4. The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    Director

  5. 1985

    Right to Kill?

    Director

  6. An Early Frost

    Director

  7. The Atlanta Child Murders

    Director

  8. 1984
  9. 1983

    Who Will Love My Children?

    Director

  10. Another Woman's Child

    Director

  11. 1982

    Eleanor, First Lady of the World

    Director

  12. The Letter

    Director

  13. 1980

    The Silent Lovers

    Director

  14. This Year's Blonde

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    My Old Man

    Director

  2. 1978

    Just Me and You

    Director

  3. Child of Glass

    Director

  4. 1977

    Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

    Director

  5. Green Eyes

    Director

  6. 1976
  7. Good Heavens

    Director

  8. 1975

    Karen

    Director

  9. 1973

    Letters from Three Lovers

    Director

  10. Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

    Director

  11. 1972
  12. 1971

    Making It

    Director

1950s

  1. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Director

Produced 13

2000s

  1. 2004

    The Blackwater Lightship

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

    Producer

  2. 1997

    Ellen Foster

    Producer

  3. 1996

    The Sunshine Boys

    Producer

  4. The Boys Next Door

    Producer

  5. 1994
  6. Breathing Lessons

    Producer

  7. 1991

    The Last to Go

    Producer

  8. 1990

    The Last Best Year

    Producer

1980s

  1. 1987

    When the Time Comes

    Producer

  2. The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    Supervising Producer

1970s

  1. 1977

    Green Eyes

    Producer

1950s

  1. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Producer

Acted in 3

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Cosmic Man

    Radar Operator

  2. 1956

    The Benny Goodman Story

    Harry Goodman (age 16 )

  3. 1955
Appearances1

2000s

  1. 2002

    Remembering Roots

    Self