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

Filmography

• 2019Beyond the Night — Burg Connely
• The Good Fight — Ethan
• 2016The Hudson Tribes — Abraham
• Madam Secretary — Spiros Georgiou
• Homeland — Chip Shooter Haigh
• Person of Interest — Steiller
• Blue Bloods — Christian Ward
• 2007You Belong to Me — Stuart
• 2004Debating Robert Lee — Mr. Moffat
• 2004Eulogy — Funeral Director
• Cold Case — Tim Dorn
• Las Vegas — Vanko
• 2001Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
• Invader ZIM — Oog-Oh (voice)
• 2001The Man from Elysian Fields — Paul Pearson
• Malcolm in the Middle — Ivan Pozefsky
• 1999An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster — Haggis (voice)
• Batman Beyond — Derek Powers (voice), Derek Powers / Blight (voice)
• 1999Batman Beyond: The Movie — Derek Powers / Blight (voice)
• Once and Again
• 1998An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island — Police Chief McBrusque (voice)
• Charmed — Clyde
• 1998Dante's View — Jesus
• Hercules
• Mad Jack the Pirate
• 1998The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story — Shere Khan the Tiger (voice)
• Extreme Ghostbusters
• Men in Black: The Series — Additional Voices (voice)
• 1997Retroactive — Trooper
• The Legend of Calamity Jane — Additional Voices (voice)
• Jumanji — Van Pelt (voice)
• Nash Bridges — Jack Conrad
• Pacific Blue — Franklin Quill
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — Dr. Terdlington
• Superman: The Animated Series — Preserver (voice), Steppenwolf (voice)
• 1995OP Center — Uri Stalipin
• OP Center — Uri Stalipin
• 1995Problem Child 3 — Scoutmaster Phlim
• Sliders — Hendrick
• Star Trek: Voyager — T'Greth
• The Jeff Foxworthy Show
• ER — Mr. Schoenberger
• The Stand — Dr. Dietz
• Diagnosis: Murder — Joseph Talbot
• Good Advice — Weinblatt
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Syvar
• 1993The Hit List — Bishop
• Walker, Texas Ranger — Sonny Lyle, Mr. Burrows
• seaQuest DSV — Packard
• Mad About You — Explorer Channel Executive
• Melrose Place — Hal Barber
• Rachel Gunn, R.N. — Dr. Bledsoe
• Renegade — Bishop
• Good & Evil — Roger
• Home Improvement — Howard
• 1991Ricochet — Kiley
• 1990Blown Away — Jack Martinelli
• 1990Dark Angel — Victor Manning
• Law & Order — Carlton Radford's Attorney, Josiah Bell
• Baywatch — Dick
• 1989Casualties of War — Court Martial President
• 1989K-9 — Dillon
• 1989Lethal Weapon 2 — Hitman
• Major Dad
• 1989Miami Vice: Freefall — Col. Andrew Baker
• Quantum Leap — Hank Rickett
• Seinfeld — Roy
• 1989Three Fugitives — Canadian Police Officer
• Freddy's Nightmares — Dr. Lynch
• 1988Necessity — Jack Martinelli
• 1988Nightingales — Carl Brock
• Superboy — Lex Luthor
• 1988The House on Carroll Street — Boria
• Max Headroom — Simon Peller
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Captain Endar
• ALF — Officer
• L.A. Law — Ed Haley
• 1985Day of the Dead — Bub
• 1985Grace Quigley — Alan
• 1985The Eagle and The Bear
• Miami Vice — Col. Andrew Baker
• Tales from the Darkside — Arnold Barker
• Dallas — Japhet Harper
• Band Boy — Burk

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2013The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead' — Self
• 2003The Many Days of Day of the Dead — Self