John Erman
August 3, 1935 · 90 years old
John Erman (August 3, 1935 – June 25, 2021) was an American television director, producer, and actor. He was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once for the film Who Will Love My Children? (1983). He also won two Directors Guild of America Awards for the miniseries Roots (1977) and the…
Known For
7 titles
Roots
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Stella
Chronicling a strong, but eccentric woman's devoted relationship to her daughter through the years.
The Benny Goodman Story
The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor. He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.
Candles on Bay Street
A single mom returns to her hometown after a lengthy absence, posing a potential threat to the marriage of her old high-school flame and his wife.
Our Sons
Donald is a young man dying of AIDS. His lover, James, asks his mother to go to Fayetteville, Arkansas and tell Donald's mother, who has been estranged from her son for years.
Only Love
Nico Rinaldi gets Dr. Matthew Heller to see his wife Silvia, born D'Alessandro, privately, about a tumor. This stirs doc's memory how they met 15 years before, as young medical idealists, postulating for a relief expedition to (fi...
The Blackwater Lightship
A man in the final stages of A.I.D.S. is cared for by his sister, mother, and grandmother.