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Robert B. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman

Composer, writer and actor · Died March 5, 2012, aged 86 · New York City, New York

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 Slipper and the Rose, and Charlotte's Web. Their best-known work is "It's a Small World (After All)" possibly the most-performed song (in public) in history.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 19, 1925
Died
March 5, 2012 (aged 86)
From
New York City, New York
Works as
Composer, writer and actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 39% in 30 days

What are Robert B. Sherman's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.

Genres

Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 94th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Ideas
15%
Society
14%
Self
9%
Power
9%
Morality
9%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Joyful
4
Hopeful
3
Romantic
1
Melancholic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert B. Sherman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert B. Sherman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Christopher Robin(2018)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book(2016)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Boys(2009)

    Composer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Sherman Brothers: The Aristocrats of Disney Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Tigger Movie(2000)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Songs

  • The Mighty Kong(1998)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills Cop III(1994)

    as Bar Patron

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland(1989)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Pooh Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 120 episodes · Songs

  • Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Songs

  • Magic Journeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Songs

  • The Dream Called EPCOT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • The Magic of Lassie(1978)

    Screenplay · Songs · Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh(1977)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella(1976)

    Screenplay · Songs

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Songs

  • Huckleberry Finn(1974)

    Screenplay · Songs

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Tom Sawyer(1973)

    Screenplay · Songs

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Charlotte's Web(1973)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Snoopy Come Home(1972)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom

  • The Aristocats(1970)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Goldilocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Composer

  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Songs

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band(1968)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Happiest Millionaire(1967)

    Composer · Songs

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Jungle Book(1967)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Gnome-Mobile(1967)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin(1967)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Songs

  • The Monkey's Uncle(1965)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Disneyland 10th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Songs

  • Mary Poppins(1964)

    Composer · Lyricist · as Pearly Banjo Player (Voice) (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Bristle Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Songs

  • The Sword in the Stone(1963)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Summer Magic(1963)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Greta, the Misfit Greyhound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Songs

  • A Symposium on Popular Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Songs

  • In Search of the Castaways(1962)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Big Red(1962)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Parent Trap(1961)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 47 titles from 1961 to 2018.

Biggest box office

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

$7.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Boys (2009)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 47: 4 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting6 of 47: 1 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndMusic8 of 47: 4 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew37 of 47: 30 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

47 titles, 8 with more than one role — other crew and music overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s20 · 1 acting · 20 crew1970s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew1980s6 · crew1990s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2000s4 · 2 acting · 2 crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Robert B. Sherman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · writer

The Magic of Lassie (1978)

50th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, composer

Mary Poppins (1964)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 60/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert B. Sherman's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Profanity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Robert B. Sherman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert B. Sherman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard M. Sherman shares the most, 7.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers