Richard M. Sherman
Known for: Sound
Richard Morton Sherman (June 12, 1928 - May 25, 2024) was an American songwriter. He worked in musical movies with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were in live action and animated musical films including: "Mary Poppins," "The Jungle Book," "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," "The Slipper and the Rose," and "Charlotte's Web." Their most well-known work is the theme park song "It's a Small World (After All)."
Filmography
Series
American Experience
Self
1988
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Christopher Robin
Singer
2018
Film
Mary Poppins
Penguin / Pearly (Voice) (Uncredited)
1964
Film
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
2009
Film
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2023
Film
The Real Mary Poppins
Self
2014
Series
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
Self - Participant
2013
Film
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self
2009
Film
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
2005
Film
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
2008
Film
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Self
2020
Film
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
Self
2000
Film
The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Self - Composer & Lyricist (as Richard Sherman)
2002
Film
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
2000
Film
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
Self
2005
Film
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Self
2006
Film
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Himself
2015
Film
Mary Poppins: From Page to Stage
Self
2009
Film
The Family Band Album
Self
2004
Film
The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs
2008
Film
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece
Self
1997
Film
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self
2004
Film
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece
Self - Songwriter
1996
Film
Songs of the Silly Symphonies
2001
Film
The Last Verse
Self (archive footage)
2024
Three Little Words: Two Swell Guys
Self
2006
Film
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Self
2001
Film
The Art of Mary Blair
Self
2005
Till The Clouds Roll By: Real to Reel
Self
2006
Film
The Musical Legacy of Paul Smith
Composer
2003
Film
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - The Sword in the Stone
Self
2001