As Director
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
1989
2.0
Robert Scheerer
Acting
Birth Date
December 28, 1929
Place of Birth
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Date of Death
March 3, 2018
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director
The Absent-Minded Professor
1988
5.0
As Director
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
5.2
As Director
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977
4.5
As Director
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
5.3
As Director
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
7.0
As Director
Adam at Six A.M.
1970
4.7
As Director
A Happening in Central Park
1968
7.6
As Actor
How's About It
1943
3.5