Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-06-11 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Howard Lee Sherman

Howard Sherman

Sherman Howard

Biography

Sherman Howard (born June 11, 1949) is an American actor and writer, best known for his iconic performance as the zombie Bub in George A. Romero’s "Day of the Dead" (1985), as well as for his recurring roles in popular television series including "Seinfeld," "Superboy" (as Lex Luthor), and miniseries such as "The Stand". With a career spanning over four decades in film, TV, and theater, Howard has also provided voice work for notable animated series like "Batman Beyond" and "Jumanji," and appeared on shows such as "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Law & Order". Born Howard Lee Sherman in Chicago, he has been married to actress Donna Bullock since 1988

Known For

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Casualties of War

Casualties of War

Acting

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

1998

An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island

as

Police Chief McBrusque (voice)

Day of the Dead

1985

Day of the Dead

as

Bub

Ricochet

1991

Ricochet

as

Kiley

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

1999

An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster

as

Haggis (voice)

Problem Child 3

1995

Problem Child 3

as

Scoutmaster Phlim

Eulogy

2004

Eulogy

as

Funeral Director

The Hudson Tribes

2016

The Hudson Tribes

as

Abraham

Grace Quigley

1985

Grace Quigley

as

Alan

Three Fugitives

1989

Three Fugitives

as

Canadian Police Officer

Dante's View

1998

Dante's View

as

Jesus

The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'

2013

The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'

as

Self

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

Batman Beyond: The Movie

as

Derek Powers / Blight (voice)

Dark Angel

1990

Dark Angel

as

Victor Manning

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

1998

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

as

Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)

The Many Days of Day of the Dead

2003

The Many Days of Day of the Dead

as

Himself

The Hit List

1993

The Hit List

as

Bishop

OP Center

1995

OP Center

as

Uri Stalipin

Nightingales

1988

Nightingales

as

Carl Brock

Band Boy

Band Boy

as

Burk

The Eagle and The Bear

1985

The Eagle and The Bear

as

Debating Robert Lee

2004

Debating Robert Lee

as

Mr. Moffat

Necessity

1988

Necessity

as

Jack Martinelli

Retroactive

1997

Retroactive

as

Trooper

You Belong to Me

2007

You Belong to Me

as

Stuart

K-9

1989

K-9

as

Dillon

Beyond the Night

2019

Beyond the Night

as

Burg Connely

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Lethal Weapon 2

as

Hitman

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001

The Man from Elysian Fields

as

Paul Pearson

The House on Carroll Street

1988

The House on Carroll Street

as

Boria

Casualties of War

1989

Casualties of War

as

Court Martial President

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

as

Jack Conrad

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

as

Derek Powers (voice)

Once and Again

Once and Again

as

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Captain Endar

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Ed Haley

Home Improvement

Home Improvement

as

Howard

Sliders

Sliders

as

Hendrick

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

as

Packard

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Col. Andrew Baker

Jumanji

Jumanji

as

Van Pelt (voice)

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Tim Dorn

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

as

Vanko

Charmed

Charmed

as

Clyde

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Sonny Lyle

Invader ZIM

Invader ZIM

as

Oog-Oh (voice)

Major Dad

Major Dad

as

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Joseph Talbot

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Hank Rickett

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

as

Preserver (voice)

Melrose Place

Melrose Place

as

Hal Barber

Max Headroom

Max Headroom

as

ALF

ALF

as

Officer

Dallas

Dallas

as

Japhet Harper

ER

as

Mr. Schoenberger

The Jeff Foxworthy Show

The Jeff Foxworthy Show

as

Good & Evil

Good & Evil

as

Roger

Mad Jack the Pirate

Mad Jack the Pirate

as

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series

as

Steppenwolf (voice)

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

as

Franklin Quill

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

as

Ivan Pozefsky

Renegade

Renegade

as

Bishop

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as

Christian Ward

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Explorer Channel Executive

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Roy

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Arnold Barker

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

as

T'Greth

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as

Dr. Terdlington

Baywatch

Baywatch

as

Dick

Rachel Gunn, R.N.

Rachel Gunn, R.N.

as

Dr. Bledsoe

Hercules

Hercules

as

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Ethan

The Legend of Calamity Jane

The Legend of Calamity Jane

as

Additional Voices (voice)

OP Center

OP Center

as

Uri Stalipin

Extreme Ghostbusters

Extreme Ghostbusters

as

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

as

Derek Powers / Blight (voice)

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Carlton Radford's Attorney

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as

Syvar

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Mr. Burrows

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

as

Steiller

Homeland

Homeland

as

Chip Shooter Haigh

Superboy

Superboy

as

Lex Luthor

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Josiah Bell

Good Advice

Good Advice

as

Weinblatt

The Stand

The Stand

as

Dr. Dietz

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as

Spiros Georgiou

Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares

as

Dr. Lynch

Men in Black: The Series

Men in Black: The Series

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing