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Robert Scheerer

Career

Active from 1943 to 2014, with a break from 1946 to 1963, busiest in 1973 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Scheerer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Gentle Pacing 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Comfort TV 2
  • 1970s Americana 2
  • Optimistic Space Opera 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Moral Clarity 2
  • Iconic Theme Song 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (2014)

Director

1980s

4 titles · average score 34
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places (1989)

Director

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor (1988)

Director

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981)

Director

How to Beat the High Cost of Living
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

1970s

9 titles · average score 51
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After (1978)

Director

It Happened at Lakewood Manor
It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Archie
Archie (1976)

Director

Target Risk
Target Risk (1975)

Director

Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now (1974)

Director

The World's Greatest Athlete
The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Poor Devil
Poor Devil (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)

Director

Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

1960s

5 titles · average score 75
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Hans Brinker
Hans Brinker (1969)

Director

A Happening in Central Park
A Happening in Central Park (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Producer

The Fred Astaire Show
The Fred Astaire Show (1968)

Director

Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim (1967)

Producer

1950s

1 title
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show · as Frank Arnold

1940s

7 titles · average score 74
Margie
Margie (1946)
GoodWatch score 74

as Student at Prom (uncredited)

An Angel Comes To Brooklyn
An Angel Comes To Brooklyn (1945)

as Bob

This Is the Life
This Is the Life (1944)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mister Big
Mister Big (1943)

as Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)

Top Man
Top Man (1943)

as Dancer

How's About It
How's About It (1943)

as Bobby (as Bobby Scheerer)

Give Out, Sisters
Give Out, Sisters (1942)

as Member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills