Name John Erman | Role Television Director TV shows Alex Haley's Queen | |
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Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series Movies Scarlett, An Early Frost, Stella, Victoria & Albert, Too Rich: The Secret Life of Do Similar People Barbara Barrie, Ann‑Margret, Sylvia Sidney, Stephen Collins, Joanne Whalley |
Scarlett Trailer 1994
John Erman (born August 3, 1935) is an American television and film director, actor and producer.
Contents
- Scarlett Trailer 1994
- When The Time Comes Trailer 1991
- Career
- Awards and nominations
- Filmography
- References

When The Time Comes Trailer 1991
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, and Judd for the Defense.
Erman directed several episodes of both 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, The Scarlett O'Hara War, Eleanor, First Lady of the World, 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.