Fred Sherman (born May 14, 1905 – May 20, 1969) was an American actor.
Early years
Sherman was born in
South Dakota
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.
Career
After seeing his first stage show, he went to
San Francisco
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and took a character part with an amateur stock company and acted in several touring companies.
His television credits included ''
Perry Mason'', ''
I Love Lucy
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'', ''
Bonanza
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'',
''Leave it to Beaver,'' The Adventures of Superman, and ''
The Andy Griffith Show
''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American sitcom television series that was aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color.
The series ...
'', on which he appeared in two episodes as dry cleaning store owner Fred Goss—he was featured as a beau of Aunt Bee in "Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee" and in "Jailbreak" in which he provided key information to help Andy and Barney capture two criminals.
His credited film roles included ''
Too Many Women'' (1942); ''
Shepherd of the Ozarks'' (1942); ''
Hi, Neighbor'' (1942); *''
Wrecking Crew''; ''
Chain Lightning'' (1950); ''
A Lust to Kill'' (1958); ''
Alaska Passage'' (1959); "
7 Men From Now (1956); and ''
Why Must I Die?'' (1960);
The Tall T (1957);
Personal life and death
Sherman died May 20, 1969, at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
On February 14, 1944, Sherman married actress
Claire Carleton in Hollywood.
References
External links
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1905 births
1969 deaths
Male actors from South Dakota
20th-century American male actors