Robert Scheerer
Robert Scheerer  was a director from Santa Barbara, California who directed many  episodes, as well as a few  and  episodes. Scheerer was interviewed by Patrick Jankiewicz for the article "Robert Scheerer – Director of The Measure of a Man", published in .

Scheerer started his career as a dancer when he was thirteen years old. He was under contract with Universal doing a picture called What's Cookin'? as member of the dance group "The Jivin' Jacks and Jills". He then worked with Abbott and Costello, performed dances with animals on screen and went to Broadway as actor in the play "Lend An Ear" on which he worked with  director Gene Nelson. Following his appearance with  in the film The Boy Friend, Scheerer moved from acting and dancing behind the camera where he started as production assistant, later associate producer and then director. His first directing job was Shari Lewis' Saturday Morning Show.

Other television programs he directed include The Danny Kaye Show, Ironside, Hawaii Five-O, Police Story, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Love Boat, The Mary Tyler Moore Hour, Knots Landing, Dynasty, Falcon Crest, and Matlock. He received Emmy nominations for his direction of three Fame episodes. Scheerer also directed such films as The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) and How to Beat the High Co$t of Living. 

Scheerer died on  of natural causes.

Star Trek credits

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