Fred Sherman
Sherman in Too Many Women (1942)
Born(1905-05-14)May 14, 1905
DiedMay 20, 1969(1969-05-20) (aged 64)
OccupationActor
Years active19421962
Spouse
Claire Carleton
(m. 1944)

Fred Sherman (born May 14, 1905 May 20, 1969) was an American actor.

Early years

Sherman was born in South Dakota.[1]

Career

After seeing his first stage show, he went to San Francisco and took a character part with an amateur stock company and acted in several touring companies.[1]

His television credits included Perry Mason, I Love Lucy, Bonanza, The Adventures of Superman, and The Andy Griffith Show, 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"[2] 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).

Personal life and death

Sherman died May 20, 1969, at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.[1]

On February 14, 1944, Sherman married actress Claire Carleton in Hollywood.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rites Set Saturday For Fred Sherman". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. May 22, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved September 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "H. Fred Goss - the Andy Griffith Show | TVmaze".
  3. "Claire Carleton, Actress, Wed". The New York Times. February 15, 1944. p. 14. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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