Directing
Community Rating
4.7
TMDB estimate
Born
October 11, 1948
Died
May 8, 2022 (age 73)
Born in
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
John R. Cherry III was an American film director and screenwriter, most notable for creating the character of Ernest P. Worrell.

The Importance of Being Ernest
as Self (archive footage)
TBA

Pirates of the Plain
as Director, Writer
1999

The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
as Director
1999

Ernest in the Army
as Sgt. Ben Kovsky - aka 'Sarge' (as John Cherry), Story, Producer, Director
1998

Ernest Goes to Africa
as Customer, Director, Screenplay, Producer
1997

Slam Dunk Ernest
as Writer, Director
1995

Ernest Goes to School
as Executive Producer
1994

Your World as I See It
as Director
1994

Ernest Rides Again
as Director, Screenplay
1993

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2
as Director
1992

Ernest Scared Stupid
as Director, Story
1991

Ernest Goes to Jail
as Director
1990

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain
as Director
1989

Ernest Saves Christmas
as Director
1988

Ernest Goes to Camp
as Director, Screenplay
1987

Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!
as Self, Director
1987

The Ernest Film Festival
as Director
1986

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1
as Director
1986

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
as Director, Writer, Executive Producer
1985

Hey Vern, It's My Family Album
as Director, Writer
1983