Robert Scheerer

AKA: Bobby Scheerer, Robert Joseph Scheerer
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1929-12-28

Santa Barbara, California, USA

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.

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The World's Greatest Athlete
Director
A Happening in Central Park
Director
Adam at Six A.M.
Director
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Director
Hans Brinker
Director
Target Risk
Director
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Director
Happily Ever After
Director
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
Director
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
Producer
The Absent-Minded Professor
Director
Poor Devil
Director
The Fred Astaire Show
Director
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Director
A Happening in Central Park
Producer
Arsenic and Old Lace
Director
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {6}

Student at Prom (uncredited)

1946-10-15 6.9

Margie

A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Bob

1945-11-27 0

An Angel Comes To Brooklyn

An angel returns to Earth to help a Broadway producer put on a show, so a struggling young actress will have a job. ...
Genre :Comedy, Fantasy, Music

Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)

1943-01-01 3.3

How's About It

A song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics. ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)

1943-05-28 2.2

Mister Big

Students at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but they conspire to do a swing musical instead. ...
Genre :Music, Comedy

Dancer

1943-09-17 0

Top Man

In this WW II musical, a young man suddenly finds himself in charge of his family when his father is called to war. To help the flagging spirits of local factory workers, the plucky lad, his siblings ...
Genre :Comedy, Music

Frank Arnold

1950-01-30 5.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, ...
Genre :Drama