Don Scardino
Don Scardino (born February 17, 1948) is an American television director and producer and a former actor. Born in New York City, Scardino began his career as an actor. His first Broadway credit was as an understudy in The Playroom in 1965. Additional Broadway acting credits include Johnny No-Trump, Godspell, and King of Hearts. Off-Broadway he appeared in The Rimers of Eldritch, The Comedy of Errors, Moonchildren, and I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, he was also the lead in a cult classic B horror movie titled Squirm in 1976.
He served as Artistic Director at Playwrights Horizons from 1991-96. On television he appeared on the daytime soap operas The Guiding Light, All My Children, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, and Another World and the primetime series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and The Name of the Game. Feature film credits include Rip-off, Homer, Squirm and Cruising.
Following his acting on the network soap operas, he began to direct them. He directed episodes of Another World, One Life to Live, and All My Children. He went on to direct plays on and off-Broadway, including the world premiere of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men. He has directed extensively in television, most notably NBC's comedy 30 ROCK. Feature film directing work includes Me & Veronica (Venice Film Festival), and Advice From A Caterpillar, winner, best comedy, at Aspen Comedy Festival.
Scardino was married to actress Pamela Blair from 1984 to 1991. He is currently married to painter Dana L. Williams.
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Movies (25)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026 · Self
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Self
A Break in the Rain
2025 · Director, Music
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
2023 · Don, Director, Executive Producer
The B. Who Stole Christmas
2021 · Director, Executive Producer
Mission Control
2014 · Director
Browsers
2013 · Director, Executive Producer
El Increíble Burt Wonderstone
2013 · Director
Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007 · Self
The History of 'Cruising'
2007 · Self
Advice From a Caterpillar
1999 · Director
The Deal
1998 · Director
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993 · Director
Me and Veronica
1993 · Director
Women and Wallace
1990 · Director
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
1990 · Director
Purlie
1981 · Charlie
He Knows You're Alone
1980 · Marvin
Cruising
1980 · Ted Bailey
The Rubber Gun Squad
1977
Squirm
1976 · Mick
Rip-Off
1971 · Mike
Homer
1970 · Homer Edwards, Original Music Composer
The People Next Door
1970 · Sandy Hoffman
After All
· Director, Original Music Composer
TV shows (37)
Solo Asesinatos en el Edificio
2021 · Director
The Cool Kids
2018 · Executive Producer, Director
Murphy Brown
2018 · Director
New Amsterdam
2018 · Director
Instinct
2018 · Director
El Joven Sheldon
2017 · Director
Angel from Hell
2016 · Director
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015 · Director
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · Director
The Mindy Project
2012 · Director
2 Chicas Quebradas
2011 · Director
Royal Pains
2009 · Director
Lipstick Jungle
2008 · Director
The Knights of Prosperity
2007 · Director
30 Rock
2006 · Hermit, Director, Producer
Rescue Me
2004 · Director
Hope & Faith
2003 · Director
George Lopez
2002 · Director
La Ley y el Orden: Intento Criminal
2001 · Director
The Education of Max Bickford
2001 · Director
Los juzgados de Centre Street
2001 · Director
DAG
2000 · Director
Ed
2000 · Director
The West Wing
1999 · Director
Sports Night
1998 · Director
Soul Man
1997 · Director
Public Morals
1996 · Director
Cosby
1996 · Director
Pearl
1996 · Director
The Big Easy
1996 · Director
Central Park West
1995 · Director
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Director
Law & Order
1990 · Director
Tattingers
1988 · Director
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Singer, Director
American Playhouse
1982 · Director
CBS Playhouse
1966 · Sandy Hoffman