Robert Scheerer

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — Director
2. Star Trek: Voyager (1995) — Director
3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — Director
4. Gilligan's Island (1964) — Director
5. The Love Boat (1977) — Director
6. Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Director
7. Matlock (1986) — Director
8. Dynasty (1981) — Director
9. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) — Director
10. Ironside (1967) — Director
11. Fame (1982) — Director
12. Falcon Crest (1981) — Director
13. Jake and the Fatman (1987) — Director
14. It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977) — Director
15. Knots Landing (1979) — Director
16. The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) — Director
17. How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980) — Director
18. Petrocelli (1974) — Director
19. Hotel (1982) — Director
20. Father Dowling Mysteries (1989) — Director
21. Police Story (1973) — Director
22. The Colbys (1985) — Director
23. Adam at Six A.M. (1970) — Director
24. A Happening in Central Park (1968) — Director
25. Our House (1986) — Director
26. Poor Devil (1973) — Director
27. Hans Brinker (1969) — Director
28. Paradise (1988) — Director
29. Matt Helm (1975) — Director
30. Hawkins (1973) — Director
31. Good Morning World (1967) — Director
32. Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) — Director
33. The Absent-Minded Professor (1988) — Director
34. An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981) — Director
35. Boone (1983) — Director
36. Glitter (1984) — Director
37. The Girl with Something Extra (1973) — Director
38. The Fred Astaire Show (1968) — Director
39. The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971) — Director
40. Aaron's Way (1988) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Margie (1946) — Student at Prom (uncredited)
2. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) — Frank Arnold
3. How's About It (1943) — Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)
4. Mister Big (1943) — Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)
5. This Is the Life (1944) — Party Guest (uncredited)
6. Give Out, Sisters (1942) — Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills
7. An Angel Comes To Brooklyn (1945) — Bob
8. Top Man (1943) — Dancer