Sherman Howard

Sherman Howard (born June 11, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as the zombie Bub in George A. Romero's Day of the Dead and Lex Luthor on Superboy (1990–1992). He also voiced Derek Powers / Blight in Batman Beyond (1999–2001).

Theatre Howard began his career at the American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco in 1971. While a member of ACT's repertory company, he appeared in the roles of Glendenning in David Storey's The Contractor, the archangel Gabriel in Nagle Jackson's The Mystery Cycle, James in Harold Pinter's The Collection, and Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, along with roles in both Antony and Cleopatra and Caesar and Cleopatra. He appeared as Archie in Tom Stoppard's Jumpers in the premiere season of Chicago's Northlight Theatre Company.

While a member of the resident company at the Actors Theatre of Louisville for three seasons during the mid-70s, he played the role of Lucius in Jon Jory's Andronicus: A Space Musical, and had roles in The Runner Stumbles, The Front Page, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, and the European tour of Marsha Norman's Getting Out. His off-Broadway credits include Shel Silverstein's The Crate and The Lady or the Tiger Show as well as Sam Shepard's Geography of a Horse Dreamer at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, along with I'm Not Rappaport at the Roundabout Theatre Company. He appeared in Titus Andronicus and Tell Out My Soul at The Public Theater, and in Lillian Hellman's Another Part of the Forest at the Pecadillo Theatre. He most recently appeared in the title role of "Bauer" by Lauren Gunderson at 59 E 59th St in New York City.

His regional credits include Prospero in The Tempest, King Henry in The Lion in Winter, Spooner in No Man's Land, and Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ), where he has also appeared in the title roles of both Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo and Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV (Enrico IV). He also appeared as Scrooge in the STNJ's production of A Christmas Carol. He played the role of Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, opposite his wife, Donna Bullock, as Beatrice. He played the title roles in both Hamlet and Macbeth at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival and the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, respectively. He appeared in the title role of Sheridan at the La Jolla Playhouse. He appeared in The Price at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and in Nine Armenians at the Intiman Theater in Seattle. His Broadway credits include Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, All My Sons, Inherit the Wind, and Gore Vidal's The Best Man. He recently concluded a run at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego as The Player in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and appeared in "The Second Mrs. Wilson" at George Street Playhouse under the direction of Gordon Edelstein.

Howard also has a passion for concert hall music. In their 2013/14 season, he performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Sergei Rachmaninoff's The Bells conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. He also appeared in the role of Prospero in the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's presentation of Jean Sibelius' The Tempest Suite conducted by Jacque Lacombe. He has performed Richard Strauss's Enoch Arden with concert pianist David Kaplan at Bargemusic in Brooklyn and Metropolis Ensemble in Manhattan.

Personal life Howard has been married to actress Donna Bullock since May 1988. They have one daughter, Hannah Sherman.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1974 Cyrano de Bergerac Jodelet / Cadet Television film 1984 Grace Quigley Alan Credited as Howard Sherman 1985 Day of the Dead Bub Credited as Howard Sherman 1988 Necessity Jack Martinelli Television film The House on Carroll Street Boria Credited as Howard Sherman 1989 Casualties of War Court Martial President Lethal Weapon 2 Hitman #3 K-9 Dillon Three Fugitives Canadian Police Officer Uncredited 1990 I Come in Peace Victor Manning 1991 Ricochet Public Defender Kiley 1993 The Hit List Bishop 1995 Tom Clancy's Op Center Uri Stalipin Television film Problem Child 3: Junior in Love Scoutmaster Eugene Phlim Television film 1997 Retroactive State Trooper Parker 1998 Dante's View Jesus An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island Police Chief McBrusque (voice) Drect-to-video The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Shere Khan (voice) Direct-to-video Raven Stephen Kane Episode: "Heat" Space Rangers Prince Gor'Dah Episode: "Death Before Dishonor" 1994 Diagnosis: Murder Joseph Talbot Episode: "Lily" The Stand Dr. Dietz Episode: "The Plague" Fortune Hunter Zedek Episode: "Hot Ice" seaQuest 2032 Packard Episode: "When We Dead Awaken" 1995 Op Center Uri Stalipin Miniseries Sliders Hendrick Episode: "Prince of Wails" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Syvar Episode: "Shakaar" 1995–1997 Walker, Texas Ranger Mr. Burrows, Sonny Lyle 2 episodes 1996 Superman: The Animated Series Steppenwolf, The Preserver (voice) 3 episodes The Client Yuri Episode: "Winning" Mad About You Explorer Channel Executive 2 episodes Home Improvement Howard Episode: "Workshop 'Til You Drop" The Burning Zone Dr. Elton Greenleaf Episode: "Lethal Injection" The Jeff Foxworthy Show Harvey Episode: "The Practical Joke" Renegade Bishop Episode: "The Pipeline" 1996–1999 Jumanji Van Pelt (voice) 21 episodes 1997 Men in Black: The Series Buzzard (voice) 2 episodes ER Mr. Schoenberger Episode: "Ambush" Malcolm & Eddie Tom "Tow Tom" Episode: "Jingle Fever" Life with Roger Chamberlain Episode: "Toy Story" Nash Bridges Jack Conrad Episode: "The Counterfeiters" Pacific Blue Franklin Quill Episode: "Soft Targets" 1998 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Dr. Terdlington Episode: "The Band Episode" 1998–1999 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs Additional voices 13 episodes 1999 Batman Beyond Derek Powers / Blight (voice) 6 episodes Timon & Pumbaa Wolf (voice) Episode: "Steel Hog/Dealer's Choice Cut" 1999–2008 Law & Order Judge Josiah Bell, Carlton Radford's Attorney 2 episodes 2001 Invader Zim Oog-Oh (voice) Episode: "Planet Jackers" Star Trek: Voyager T'Greth Episode: "Prophecy" 2002 Charmed Clyde Episode: "A Paige from the Past" 2003 The Mummy Captain Horoth (voice) Episode: "Time Before Time" Cold Case Tim Dorn Episode: "Look Again" Las Vegas Vanko Episode: "Decks and Violence" 2004 Malcolm in the Middle Ivan Pozefsky Episode: "Malcolm Dates a Family" 2011 Homeland Chip Shooter Haigh Episode: "The Good Soldier" Person of Interest Steiler Episode: "Foe" 2015 Madam Secretary Prime Minister Spiros Georgiou Episode: "Spartan Figures" 2016 The Blacklist Peter Pruitt Episode: "Alexander Kirk (No. 14)" 2017 The Good Fight Ethan Episode: "Inauguration" 2019 The Code General Geiger 2 episodes 2021 Blue Bloods Christian Ward Episode: "Guardian Angels"

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