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Robert Scheerer(1928-2018)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Robert Scheerer was born on 28 December 1928 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Danny Kaye Show (1963), Fame (1982) and Live from Lincoln Center (1976). He was married to Joyce Easton, Regine (Nina) Greenbaum and Denise Ann Pennington. He died on 3 March 2018 in Valley Village, California, USA.
BornDecember 28, 1928
DiedMarch 3, 2018(89)
BornDecember 28, 1928
DiedMarch 3, 2018(89)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 10 nominations total

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Known for

Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show
7.8
TV Series
  • Director
Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
Fame
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
  • Director
Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Star Trek: Voyager
7.9
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1995–1997
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1995
  • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1993
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1991
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Falcon Crest (1981)
    Falcon Crest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Lee Horsley in Paradise (1988)
    Paradise
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1989
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1989
  • Doodles
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Merlin Olsen in Aaron's Way (1988)
    Aaron's Way
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
    Hotel
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1987
  • Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham, Maxwell Caulfield, Katharine Ross, Tracy Scoggins, Barbara Stanwyck, John James, Emma Samms, and Claire Yarlett in The Colbys (1985)
    The Colbys
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1987
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1987

Producer

  • Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee
    9.0
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Susan Bigelow, Louisa Flaningam, and Ellen Greene in The Rock Rainbow (1978)
    The Rock Rainbow
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • The Family and Other Living Things (1978)
    The Family and Other Living Things
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
    AFI Life Achievement Award
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • A Couple of Dons
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1973
  • The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
    The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Changing Scene IV
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Changing Scene III
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Changing Scene II
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Mike Curb Congregation in Changing Scene (1970)
    Changing Scene
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1970
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969–1973
  • Peggy Fleming in Here's Peggy Fleming (1968)
    Here's Peggy Fleming
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1968
  • A Happening in Central Park (1968)
    A Happening in Central Park
    8.2
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim (1967)
    Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
    7.9
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Danny Kaye in The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
    The Danny Kaye Show
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1967

Actor

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Frank Arnold
    • 1954–1957
  • Kraft Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Private Greenleaf (as Bob Scheerer)
    • 1954
  • The Motorola Television Hour (1953)
    The Motorola Television Hour
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1954
  • All Star Revue (1950)
    All Star Revue
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Guest Dancer
    • 1950
  • The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948)
    The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Crickets (as Bob Scheerer)
    • 1949
  • Jeanne Crain in Margie (1946)
    Margie
    7.1
    • Student at Prom (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Kaye Dowd, Robert Duke, Barbara Perry, and David Street in An Angel Comes to Brooklyn (1945)
    An Angel Comes to Brooklyn
    5.5
    • Bob (as Bob Scheerer)
    • 1945
  • Ann Blyth, Andy Devine, Leon Errol, Kirby Grant, Anne Gwynne, Marion Hutton, Alma Kruger, June Preisser, Peggy Ryan, Freddie Slack, and Freddie Slack and His Orchestra in Babes on Swing Street (1944)
    Babes on Swing Street
    6.5
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Donald Cook, Frances Dee, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, and Andrew Tombes in Patrick the Great (1944)
    Patrick the Great
    6.8
    • Member, Jivin' Jacks (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ghost Catchers (1944)
    Ghost Catchers
    5.5
    • Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Louise Allbritton, Susanna Foster, Patric Knowles, Donald O'Connor, and Peggy Ryan in This Is the Life (1944)
    This Is the Life
    6.7
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ann Blyth, Joel Kupperman, Donald O'Connor, and Peggy Ryan in Chip Off the Old Block (1944)
    Chip Off the Old Block
    6.9
    • Member - The Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • George Dolenz, Fay Helm, Gloria Jean, and Ray Malone in Moonlight in Vermont (1943)
    Moonlight in Vermont
    6.4
    • A Jivin' Jack (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Patric Knowles, Grace McDonald, and The Andrews Sisters in Always a Bridesmaid (1943)
    Always a Bridesmaid
    6.5
    • Member of The Jivin' Jacks and Jills (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Noah Beery Jr., Susanna Foster, Anne Gwynne, Donald O'Connor, and Peggy Ryan in Top Man (1943)
    Top Man
    7.1
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

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    • Bobby Scheerer
  • Born
    • December 28, 1928
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 3, 2018
    • Valley Village, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Joyce EastonJune 4, 1969 - January 1973 (divorced)
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    Directed episodes of Star Trek Voyager, The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.

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