Gary Sherman
Gary Sherman
Biography
Gary Sherman, (born 1945), is an American film director, producer, and writer from Chicago, Illinois. He began his career directing short films, commercials, industrials, and documentaries while still an undergraduate at IIT's Institute of Design. After graduating, Gary moved to London, England, where he continued directing commercials and also co-wrote and directed his first feature film, Death Line starring Donald Pleasence. The British Film Institute called this debut "The Most Significant Directorial Debut of the Year". Upon relocating to Los Angeles, California, he continued writing and collaborating on many feature scripts. He also wrote and directed several television pilots. Avco-Embassy producer Ronald Shusett asked Sherman to direct the 1981 horror film Dead & Buried, and Sherman followed that film with the action-thriller Vice Squad shot by Stanley Kubrick's DP John Alcott. Like Death Line, these films often polarized critics and audiences and have since gone on to become genre classics. Next he co-wrote and directed the thriller Wanted: Dead or Alive starring Rutger Hauer and Gene Simmons. Teamed with Gene, the award-winning Rock Against Drugs public service campaign for MTV came about as well as the pilot for the ABC series Sable.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
31
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-01-01 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Crew

2002

The Glow Teleplay

1998

First Wave Writer

1993

Missing Persons Creator

1991

Murderous Vision Director

1991

Murderous Vision Producer

1990

Lisa Director

1990

Lisa Writer

1990

Fire and Rain Writer

1990

After the Shock Director

1990

After the Shock Writer

1990

Lisa Producer

1988

Poltergeist III Director

1988

Poltergeist III Executive Producer

1988

Poltergeist III Screenplay

1987

Wanted: Dead or Alive Director

1987

Sable Writer

1984

The Streets Director

1984

The Streets Writer

1982

Vice Squad Director

1982

Mysterious Two Director

1982

Mysterious Two Writer

1981

Dead & Buried Director

1980

Phobia Story

1972

Death Line Director

1972

Death Line Original Story