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Robert Scheerer

1929-12-28 – 2018-03-03 (age 88) Santa Barbara, California, USA
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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.

Known For

Margie
Margie

1946

as Student at Prom (uncredited)

Mister Big
Mister Big

1943

as Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)

Top Man
Top Man

1943

as Dancer

How's About It
How's About It

1943

as Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)

An Angel Comes To Brooklyn