Paul Sherman(I)
- Actor
Paul Sherman was born on 26th May 1956 In Reading, Berkshire, England as Paul Robinson, the only child of Kenneth and Dorothy Robinson, A Printer and ex - nurse, respectively. Leaving School at 18, Paul initially went into Insurance, before enrolling at Redroofs Theatre School in Littlewick Green, near Maidenhead in 1975. During the summer recess, whilst on holiday in Bournemouth, Dorset, He entered a talent show, which He won! After a chance encounter with a manager in attendance that night, he arranged some gigs in local nightclubs for Paul to do his Impressions. However, when He applied for His equity card, He discovered there was already another Paul Robinson in the acting fraternity! So, he appropriated the moniker, Sherman from the thriller, Puppet on a Chain, by one of his favourite authors, Alistair MacLean: a narcotics agent, played by Swedish actor Sven-Bertil Taube In the excellent 1971 Film. In late October, Paul successfully auditioned for London Weekend Television's Now Who Do You Do? An impressionists Show, in which He appeared alongside Little and Large and Les Dennis. He followed this with the first two episodes of I, Claudius in the company of Brian Blessed, George Baker and Ian Ogilvy.
He was cast as the Ill- fated young Aristocrat, Frederick Hastings, in Dick Richards, Foreign Legion Drama March or Die with Gene Hackman, even though he is not remotely aristocratic! He finished 1976 in completely different mode, as a wicked uncle in Where the Rainbow Ends, at the Kenton Theatre, Henley - On - Thames: to which he would return to play John Brooke, in Little Women. Early 1977, saw him join The Prospect Theatre Company to play Dunois' Page and understudy the steward and Brother Martin Ladvenu, in the uncut version of George Bernard Shaw's .Saint Joan with Dame Eileen Atkins, on a national and European tour embracing Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg, before returning for a successful run at The Old Vic In London. From Shaw, He then went to the title role in The Adventures Of A Bear Called Paddington. In 1978 he embarked on a national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Benjamin and the baker with 60's pop star Jess Conrad, which enjoyed an extended run, owing to its popularity. Paul reprised both these roles with a resident Christmas season at The Thameside Theatre, Essex with David Easter, Brookside/Family Matters, as Joseph.
A radio broadcast for Children In World Literature for T.S. service Cologne, followed, with actor, Carl Duering The Colditz Story/ Arabesque. 1979 continued with appearances in a couple of BBC 2 playhouse productions: as Gerrity in School Play by Frederick Raphael with Denholm Elliot and as Alfred Brooke, brother of 1st World War poet, Rupert Brooke, Simon Shepherd, In Darrol Blake's Sweet Wine of Youth. He was a compere and impressionist in Junior Showtime in Manchester & Essex with Sue Hodge, Allo,Allo! Then he played the young Jack Cutler in Anglia TV's Tales Of The Unexpected: The Stinker with Denholm Elliot. He Joined the Library Theatre Company, Manchester, in 1980, Playing a flamboyant weathercock in The House That Jack Built. He was cast as John Dowell in the BBC adaptation of Ford Maddox Ford's 1915 Novel, The Good Soldier, but this was unfortunately cancelled, when they discovered ITV Granada already held the rights to it! Undeterred, he joined The Worcester Repertory Company In July, 1981, where he played In: Godspell; Kevin In Outside Edge; Joseph In Wuthering Heights; Charlie Brown In You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; Bluebeard In Saint Joan, Again! And general factotum in Puss In Boots. In 1982 he took on another comic role, as Robot RT - Far - T In the national tour of the sci-fi romp, Space In My Pyjamas, with Fiona Richmond (History Of The World Part1) and Ted Robbins (Chariots Of Fire). Unfortunately in the mid 80's Paul had to take a step back from the profession in the wake of his Father's declining health to help manage the family printing business with his mother. However, Paul did appear as Himself, In Remembering Widescreen, For his friend Wolfram Hannemann, a documentary celebrating large screen cinematic formats, especially 70mm, of which he has been an ardent fan, since his first two initiations, In 1965: a blow up of The Great Race and The Sound Of Music in Todd - AO.Remembering Widescreen received its world première in Bradford as part of The Widescreen Weekend programme In 2014. Two Years Later, In 2016, A Special Screening Of March Or Die Took Place at The Nashville Public Library in Tennessee, preceded by a fascinating podcast with Its Director, Dick Richards, hosted by the venerable William L. Chamberlain, in Which he talks about the genesis of the film; his previous pictures; and other actors and directors. To hear the interview, go to, legends of film: Dick Richards. Paul contributed a short description of some of the wonderful locations the production visited, especially the magnificent El Condor Fort in the Tabernas Desert in Almeria, built originally in 1969 for the film of the same name with Lee Van Cleef and Jim Brown. William very graciously read this out to the audience on the afternoon of the screening, September 10th which, by curious coincidence, was exactly 40 years to the day that Paul had flown out to join the cast in Madrid! Finally, this year, Paul was astonished to discover that scenes from March or Die; in the Sahara and the El Condor Plaza, were now accompanying a new Rock video by Belgian band, Fireforce. The song, March or Die, the second track of their Album, Rage of War, performed with great conviction by Matt 'Hawk' Asselberghs, tells the true story of one of the most heroic acts of bravery in Legion history: The Battle Of Camerone On April 30th 1863. On That fateful day a beleaguered contingent of Legionnaires', in a Hacienda in Mexico, faced an overwhelming force of 3000 Infantry and Cavalry. To a man, they swore an Oath of Fealty on the wooden hand of their commanding officer, Captain Jean Danjou, to fight to the end. Most of them died that day, bar a few who'd been captured earlier and the four survivors of a final bayonet charge, once their ammunition had run out. The Prosthetic Hand of Danjou was recovered and later returned to France, where every Camerone Day ( April 30th) it is produced from a wooden casket, in a Ceremony exemplifying it as Valour of the highest order in the Legion. To view the video, go to: Fireforce - March or Die (original music video) Facing East Entertainment has previously announced a film to go into production about this momentous battle: to be called, March Or Die. Paul is currently writing an untitled novel.
Anthony Quinn Bsc (Hon).
A radio broadcast for Children In World Literature for T.S. service Cologne, followed, with actor, Carl Duering The Colditz Story/ Arabesque. 1979 continued with appearances in a couple of BBC 2 playhouse productions: as Gerrity in School Play by Frederick Raphael with Denholm Elliot and as Alfred Brooke, brother of 1st World War poet, Rupert Brooke, Simon Shepherd, In Darrol Blake's Sweet Wine of Youth. He was a compere and impressionist in Junior Showtime in Manchester & Essex with Sue Hodge, Allo,Allo! Then he played the young Jack Cutler in Anglia TV's Tales Of The Unexpected: The Stinker with Denholm Elliot. He Joined the Library Theatre Company, Manchester, in 1980, Playing a flamboyant weathercock in The House That Jack Built. He was cast as John Dowell in the BBC adaptation of Ford Maddox Ford's 1915 Novel, The Good Soldier, but this was unfortunately cancelled, when they discovered ITV Granada already held the rights to it! Undeterred, he joined The Worcester Repertory Company In July, 1981, where he played In: Godspell; Kevin In Outside Edge; Joseph In Wuthering Heights; Charlie Brown In You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; Bluebeard In Saint Joan, Again! And general factotum in Puss In Boots. In 1982 he took on another comic role, as Robot RT - Far - T In the national tour of the sci-fi romp, Space In My Pyjamas, with Fiona Richmond (History Of The World Part1) and Ted Robbins (Chariots Of Fire). Unfortunately in the mid 80's Paul had to take a step back from the profession in the wake of his Father's declining health to help manage the family printing business with his mother. However, Paul did appear as Himself, In Remembering Widescreen, For his friend Wolfram Hannemann, a documentary celebrating large screen cinematic formats, especially 70mm, of which he has been an ardent fan, since his first two initiations, In 1965: a blow up of The Great Race and The Sound Of Music in Todd - AO.Remembering Widescreen received its world première in Bradford as part of The Widescreen Weekend programme In 2014. Two Years Later, In 2016, A Special Screening Of March Or Die Took Place at The Nashville Public Library in Tennessee, preceded by a fascinating podcast with Its Director, Dick Richards, hosted by the venerable William L. Chamberlain, in Which he talks about the genesis of the film; his previous pictures; and other actors and directors. To hear the interview, go to, legends of film: Dick Richards. Paul contributed a short description of some of the wonderful locations the production visited, especially the magnificent El Condor Fort in the Tabernas Desert in Almeria, built originally in 1969 for the film of the same name with Lee Van Cleef and Jim Brown. William very graciously read this out to the audience on the afternoon of the screening, September 10th which, by curious coincidence, was exactly 40 years to the day that Paul had flown out to join the cast in Madrid! Finally, this year, Paul was astonished to discover that scenes from March or Die; in the Sahara and the El Condor Plaza, were now accompanying a new Rock video by Belgian band, Fireforce. The song, March or Die, the second track of their Album, Rage of War, performed with great conviction by Matt 'Hawk' Asselberghs, tells the true story of one of the most heroic acts of bravery in Legion history: The Battle Of Camerone On April 30th 1863. On That fateful day a beleaguered contingent of Legionnaires', in a Hacienda in Mexico, faced an overwhelming force of 3000 Infantry and Cavalry. To a man, they swore an Oath of Fealty on the wooden hand of their commanding officer, Captain Jean Danjou, to fight to the end. Most of them died that day, bar a few who'd been captured earlier and the four survivors of a final bayonet charge, once their ammunition had run out. The Prosthetic Hand of Danjou was recovered and later returned to France, where every Camerone Day ( April 30th) it is produced from a wooden casket, in a Ceremony exemplifying it as Valour of the highest order in the Legion. To view the video, go to: Fireforce - March or Die (original music video) Facing East Entertainment has previously announced a film to go into production about this momentous battle: to be called, March Or Die. Paul is currently writing an untitled novel.
Anthony Quinn Bsc (Hon).
