Career
He was cast in forty-one episodes of the American Broadcasting Company/Warner Brothers western series, Lawman, starring John Russell and Peter Brown. In most of his Lawman appearances, Sheridan played the bartender, Jake Summers. A supporting player with a cultured voice, he also appeared in several films, including Cry of the City, Bullwhip, and Cole Younger, Gunfighter.
He played "Doc Baxter" in the "Duel at Sundown" episode of Maverick, an American Broadcasting Company/World Bank western with James Garner and guest star Clint Eastwood, and a derby-topped yahoo in the series" episode "Ghost Rider" with Garner.
Other television series in which Sheridan appeared, often several times in various roles, include Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Untouchables with Robert Stack, The Rough Riders with Kent Taylor, Bat Masterson with Gene Barry, Yancy Derringer with Jock Mahoney, Jefferson Drum with Jeff Richards, Have Gun - Will Travel with Richard Boone, The Rifleman with Chuck Connors, Colt.45 with Wayde Preston, The Rebel with Nick Adams, Gunsmoke with James Arness, Bronco with Ty Hardin, Cheyenne with Clint Walker, Tales of Wells Fargo with Dale Robertson, Bonanza with Lorne Greene, The Virginian with James Drury and Doug McClure, Rawhide with Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, The Rebel with Nick Adams, Checkmate with Sebastian Cabot and Doug McClure, and Route 66 with Martin Milner and George Maharis.