Robert Scheerer - Crew Member of the Month

 

Robert Joseph Scheerer was born on December 28th 1929 in Santa Barbara.  He started his career as a dancer under the name Bobby Scheerer and was a teenage member of the dance group The Jivin’ Jacks & Jills. As a dancer he made 12 films for Universal Studios, including What’s Cookin’. He later acted on Broadway in the play "Lend an Ear" and appeared in the "The Boy Friend", "Top Banana" and "Dance Me A Song", directed by Bob Fosse.

In the 1960's  he started directing and specialised in Episodic TV  including  "Matlock", "Hawaii Five-O", "Police Story", "The Love Boat", "Knots Landing", "Dynasty", "Ironside" and "Gilligan’s Island". He also regularly  directed Star Trek shows: "The Next Generation", "Deep Space Nine and Voyager".

On "Fame" he directed 18 episodes in the first 3 seasons between 1981 and 1984. A number of the cast have described him as one of their favourite directors.

He retired in the late 90s and died on March 3rd 2018 in Valley Village, California aged 88.