John Erman, an Emmy-winning director-producer who helmed multiple episodes of such classic TV series as Star Trek, M*A*S*H and Peyton Place along with Part 2 of Roots and much of its sequel miniseries Roots: The Next Generations, has died.
He was 85.His friend, Charles Silver of SMS Talent, told Deadline that Erman died June 25 in New York City after a brief illness.Born on August 3, 1935, in Chicago, Erman began his show business career as an actor, including an unbilled role in 1955’s Blackboard Jungle before working extensively as a casting director.
His first job in that role was with Jim Lister at Republic Studios in New York, and Erman would go on to work such numerous Hollywood legends from Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda and Olivia de
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