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name: "John Erman"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "3 August 1935"
died: "25 June 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T16:43:04.655333+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# John Erman

Director. Born 3 August 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.. Died 25 June 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 3 August 1935, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- **Died:** 25 June 2021
- **Active:** 1963–1977
- **Works often with:** Gerald Fried, Gerd Oswald, James Ballas, James Goldstone, James Sheldon, John Kneubuhl

## Biography

John Erman (1935–2021) was an American television director, producer and actor. Born in Hyde Park, Chicago, he began his career with small acting roles before moving into casting and then directing in the early 1960s.

He directed episodes of numerous series including *The Fugitive* (1963), *The Outer Limits* (1963), *Star Trek* (1966), *M*A*S*H* (1972) and *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972). Erman also directed multiple instalments of the miniseries *Roots* (1977) and its sequel *Roots: The Next Generations* (1979).

Among his television films are *Who Will Love My Children?* (1983), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award, and *An Early Frost* (1985). He received two Directors Guild of America Awards, for *Roots* and *An Early Frost*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Roots* (1977), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/roots.md)
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *The Outer Limits* (1963), Director
- *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), Director

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