Acting credits
4
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
John Cherry
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 20Series: 0Crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 83961
IMDb ID: nm0156047
Known for: Directing
Born: October 11, 1948
Died: May 8, 2022
Age: 73
Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 1999
Years active: 17
Average TMDB rating: 4.61
Wikidata: Q5607525
Also known as
John R. Cherry III
Other jobs
Director (15)Writer (2)Executive Producer (1)Story (1)
Biography
John R. Cherry III was an American film director and screenwriter, most notable for creating the character of Ernest P. Worrell.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Cherry.
4.8
Pirates of the Plain
Director
1999 Movie
4.2
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
Director
1999 Movie
3.8
Ernest in the Army
as Sgt. Ben Kovsky - aka 'Sarge' (as John Cherry)
1998 Movie
4.1
Ernest Goes to Africa
as Customer
1997 Movie
4.2
Slam Dunk Ernest
Writer
1995 Movie
4.0
Ernest Goes to School
Executive Producer
1994 Movie
5.3
Your World as I See It
Director
1994 Movie
4.2
Ernest Rides Again
Director
1993 Movie
5.1
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2
Director
1992 Movie
5.2
Ernest Scared Stupid
Director
1991 Movie
5.0
Ernest Goes to Jail
Director
1990 Movie
4.8
Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain
Director
1989 Movie
5.4
Ernest Saves Christmas
Director
1988 Movie
5.2
Ernest Goes to Camp
Director
1987 Movie
5.0
Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!
as Self
1987 Movie
4.7
The Ernest Film Festival
Director
1986 Movie
4.8
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1
Director
1986 Movie
5.1
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
Director
1985 Movie
5.1
Hey Vern, It's My Family Album
Writer
1983 Movie
The Importance of Being Ernest
as Self (archive footage)
Movie