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BirthplaceSanta Barbara, California, USA
Credits11 titles
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Robert Scheerer

Actor · Director · Producer· Santa Barbara, California, USA

Robert Scheerer was an American film and television director, actor and producer.

His most notable work includes directing Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. He has received three Emmy Award nominations for directing Fame. He received an Emmy Award for Best Director in 1964 for The Danny Kaye Show. He made his Broadway debut in the musical Lend an Ear in 1948, appearing with Carol Channing, Gene Nelson, and won a Theatre World Award for his performance for outstanding debut. He also appeared as a dancer in the 1943 film Mister Big and many other films with the tap group "The Jivin' Jacks and Jills". Scheerer directed the 1980 crime-comedy film How to Beat the High Cost of Living, which starred Jessica Lange, Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James.

Filmography

11 credits across 3 departments.

YearTitleRoleType
2014Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of CommandDirectorFilm
1988The Absent-Minded ProfessorDirectorFilm
1980How to Beat the High Cost of LivingDirectorFilm
1977It Happened at Lakewood ManorDirectorFilm
1976ArchieDirectorFilm
1973The World's Greatest AthleteDirectorFilm
1970Adam at Six A.M.DirectorFilm
1969Hans BrinkerDirectorFilm
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsProducerTV
1946MargieStudent at Prom (uncredited)Film
1942Give Out, SistersMember of the Jivin' Jacks and JillsFilm

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