Don Scardino

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Don Scardino (born 17 February 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.

Known for

He Knows You're Alone

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

21 May 1987

The History of 'Cruising'

18 September 2007

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Godspell 2025
2023	Our Almost Completely True Story	Don
2007	The History of 'Cruising'	Self
2007	Exorcising 'Cruising'	Self
2006	30 Rock	Hermit
1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Singer
1981	Purlie	Charlie
1980	Cruising	Ted Bailey
1980	He Knows You're Alone	Marvin
1976	Squirm	Mick
1971	Rip-Off	Mike
1970	The People Next Door	Sandy Hoffman
1970	Homer	Homer Edwards

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Our Almost Completely True Story	Director
2023	Our Almost Completely True Story	Executive Producer
2021	Only Murders in the Building	Director
2021	The Bitch Who Stole Christmas	Director
2021	The Bitch Who Stole Christmas	Executive Producer
2018	New Amsterdam	Director
2018	New Amsterdam	Executive Producer
2018	Instinct	Director
2018	The Cool Kids	Executive Producer
2018	The Cool Kids	Director
2018	Murphy Brown	Director
2017	Young Sheldon	Director
2016	Angel from Hell	Director
2015	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Director
2015	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Director
2013	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone	Director
2013	Browsers	Director
2013	Browsers	Executive Producer
2012	The Mindy Project	Director
2011	2 Broke Girls	Director
2009	Royal Pains	Director
2008	Lipstick Jungle	Director
2007	The Knights of Prosperity	Director
2006	30 Rock	Director
2006	30 Rock	Producer
2004	Rescue Me	Director
2003	Hope & Faith	Director
2002	George Lopez	Director
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Director
2001	100 Centre Street	Director
2001	The Education of Max Bickford	Director
2000	Ed	Director
2000	DAG	Director
1999	The West Wing	Director
1999	Advice From a Caterpillar	Director
1998	Sports Night	Director
1998	The Deal	Director
1997	Soul Man	Director
1996	Cosby	Director
1996	The Big Easy	Director
1996	Public Morals	Director
1996	Pearl	Director
1995	Central Park West	Director
1993	Homicide: Life on the Street	Director
1993	Tracey Ullman Takes on New York	Director
1993	Me and Veronica	Director
1990	Law & Order	Director
1990	27 Wagons Full of Cotton	Director
1988	Tattingers	Director
1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Director