Robert Scheerer

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Robert Scheerer

Directing December 28, 1929

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 N…

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

8.4 1987 TV Show
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

7.8 1995 TV Show
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.9 1993 TV Show
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.3 1977 TV Show
Knots Landing

Knots Landing

6.9 1979 TV Show
Ironside

Ironside

6.8 1967 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

5.5 1981 TV Show
Matlock

Matlock

7.0 1986 TV Show
Dynasty

Dynasty

6.5 1981 TV Show
Hotel

Hotel

6.8 1982 TV Show
Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

7.4 1964 TV Show

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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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  1. 2014
    Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command

    Movie Director

  2. 1995
    Star Trek: Voyager

    TV show Director

  3. 1993
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    TV show Director

  4. 1989
    The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places

    Movie Director

  5. 1989
    Father Dowling Mysteries

    TV show Director

  6. 1988
    The Absent-Minded Professor

    Movie Director

  7. 1988
    Paradise

    TV show Director

  8. 1988
    Aaron's Way

    TV show Director

  9. 1987
    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    TV show Director

  10. 1987
    Jake and the Fatman

    TV show Director

  11. 1986
    Our House

    TV show Director

  12. 1986
    Tough Cookies

    TV show Director

  13. 1986
    Matlock

    TV show Director

  14. 1985
    The Colbys

    TV show Director

  15. 1984
    Glitter

    TV show Director

  16. 1983
    Boone

    TV show Director

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  1. 1982
    Hotel

    TV show Director

  2. 1982
    Fame

    TV show Director

  3. 1981
    Falcon Crest

    TV show Director

  4. 1981
    An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

    Movie Director

  5. 1981
    Dynasty

    TV show Director

  6. 1980
    How to Beat the High Cost of Living

    Movie Director

  7. 1979
    Knots Landing

    TV show Director

  8. 1978
    Happily Ever After

    Movie Director

  9. 1977
    It Happened at Lakewood Manor

    Movie Director

  10. 1977
    The Love Boat

    TV show Director

  11. 1976
    Archie

    Movie Director

  12. 1975
    Matt Helm

    TV show Director

  13. 1975
    Kate McShane

    TV show Director

  14. 1975
    Target Risk

    Movie Director

  15. 1974
    Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now

    Movie Director

  16. 1974
    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    TV show Director

  17. 1974
    Petrocelli

    TV show Director

  18. 1974
    Lucas Tanner

    TV show Director

  19. 1973
    The Girl with Something Extra

    TV show Director

  20. 1973
    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    TV show Producer

  21. 1973
    Police Story

    TV show Director

  22. 1973
    Hawkins

    TV show Director

  23. 1973
    The World's Greatest Athlete

    Movie Director

  24. 1973
    Poor Devil

    Movie Director