Robert Scheerer
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.
As Director
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
Adam at Six A.M.
1970
A Happening in Central Park
1968
Poor Devil
1973
Hans Brinker
1969
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
The Absent-Minded Professor
1988
The Fred Astaire Show
1968
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
1989