Biography
Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) was an American songwriter, best known for his work in musical films with his brother, Richard M. Sherman. The Sherman brothers produced more motion picture song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Some of their songs were incorporated into live action and animation musical films including Mary Poppins, The Happiest Millionaire, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Slip...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Last Verse
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Award-winning songwriting duo Robert and Richard Sherman wrote some of the most classic scores in history, including Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, an...

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the entertainment company with interviews, rare footage and photos, and never-before-heard stories from those w...

Christopher Robin
2018
Songs
Christopher Robin, the boy who had countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood, has grown up and lost his way. Now it’s up to his spirited and lovea...

The Jungle Book
2016
Songs
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a jou...

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Music
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...

The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs
2008
Comments from composers Richard and Robert Sherman.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
as Self
Using archival, never-before-released footage and newly shot interviews, this is a definitive behind-the-scenes look at Walt Disney's moviemaking magi...

Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks
2001
as Self
A short but informative documentary on the the 1971 Disney movie "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," which discusses the making of the film, the origins of th...

Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - The Sword in the Stone
2001
as Self
Short Documentary on the Sherman Brothers: Theses two brothers discuss the songs and lyrics for The Sword In the Stone, Mary Poppins, Jungle Book and ...

The Tigger Movie
2000
Songs
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Rabbit are preparing a suitable winter home for Eeyore, the perennially dejected donkey, but Tigger's co...

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
2000
Short documentary about Cubby Broccoli.

Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
1999
Songs
A collection of Winnie the Pooh's memorable holiday adventures, as Winnie, Piglet, and Tigger set out to find the right ingredients for Winter, Rabbit...

The Mighty Kong
1998
Songs
The classic story of the mighty Eighth Wonder of the World is given a musical update, utilizing the talents of Disney musical giants The Sherman Broth...

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Bar Patron
When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returnin...

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989
Songs
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret th...

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
1983
Songs
Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.

The Dream Called EPCOT
1981
Music
Promo film shown at the EPCOT Preview Center at Walt Disney World. The film explains the philosophy and ideas behind EPCOT Center, which would open to...

The Magic of Lassie
1978
Songs, Story, Screenplay
Lassie is claimed from his family by a "former owner" and then braves a cross country trip to rejoin the ones that love her.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977
Songs
Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, P...

The Slipper and the Rose
1976
Screenplay, Songs
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the p...

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
1974
Songs
Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Then, Tigg...

Huckleberry Finn
1974
Screenplay, Songs
Huckleberry Finn is a 15-year-old boy who has had a difficult relationship with his often violent father for a long time. When Dad tried to kidnap him...

Tom Sawyer
1973
Screenplay, Songs
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and wit...

Charlotte's Web
1973
Original Music Composer, Songs
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch...

Snoopy, Come Home
1972
Songs
When Snoopy receives a letter from his original owner Lila, he goes to visit her in the hospital while Charlie Brown and the gang are on the lookout f...

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Songs
Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when th...

The Aristocats
1970
Songs
When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money...

Goldilocks
1970
Music

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
1968
Songs
Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
Original Music Composer, Songs
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
Songs
The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a Grover Cleveland rally song at the 1888 convention, but decide instead to ...

The Happiest Millionaire
1967
Songs, Original Music Composer
A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, ...

The Jungle Book
1967
Songs
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and t...

The Gnome-Mobile
1967
Songs
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While...

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
Songs
To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives c...

Ballerina
1966
Music
Story of a young ballet student in Denmark who succeeds despite her mother’s objections.

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
1966
Songs
Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.

The Monkey's Uncle
1965
Songs
College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ul...

Disneyland 10th Anniversary
1965
Songs
Walt Disney introduces Julie Reems,Miss Disneyland Tencennial,who is to travel as Disneyland's official ambassador,and he shows Julie the imagineering...

Mary Poppins
1964
Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in thei...

Bristle Face
1964
Songs
In the rolling, wooded hills of Tennessee in the 1920s, a 14-year-old orphan, Jace, comes to town with his hound dog and tries to teach him to hunt. B...

The Sword in the Stone
1963
Songs
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him...

Summer Magic
1963
Songs
Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up...

Greta, the Misfit Greyhound
1963
Songs
A racing greyhound is deserted and has to learn to live on her own. Finally she is taken in by a shepherd, and helps him by using her speed to chase a...

A Symposium on Popular Songs
1962
Songs
Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-...

In Search of the Castaways
1962
Songs
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the childr...

Big Red
1962
Songs
Wealthy sportsman James Haggin (Walter Pidgeon) lives on a Quebec estate called Wintapi. Émile Fornet (Émile Genest), handler of Haggin's hunting dogs...

The Parent Trap
1961
Songs
Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their ...