Robert Scheerer

Robert Scheerer

Born: December 28, 1929
Died: March 3, 2018
in 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.

Movies for Robert Scheerer...

Title: Robert Montgomery Presents
Character: Frank Arnold
Released: January 30, 1950
Type: TV
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, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
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Margie
Title: Margie
Character: Student at Prom (uncredited)
Released: October 15, 1946
Type: Movie
A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.
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An Angel Comes To Brooklyn
Title: An Angel Comes To Brooklyn
Character: Bob
Released: November 27, 1945
Type: Movie
An angel returns to Earth to help a Broadway producer put on a show, so a struggling young actress will have a job.
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Top Man
Title: Top Man
Character: Dancer
Released: September 17, 1943
Type: Movie
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 and his schoolmates put on a lively little show. With a little work, he even convinces Count Basie to come with his band.
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Mister Big
Title: Mister Big
Character: Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)
Released: May 28, 1943
Type: Movie
Students at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but they conspire to do a swing musical instead.
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How's About It
Title: How's About It
Character: Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)
Released: January 1, 1943
Type: Movie
A song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics.