
Don Scardino
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.
12
Films
2
TV Shows
42
Crew Credits
Known For
14 Credits
30 Rock
as Hermit
2006

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Singer
1987

Squirm
as Mick
1976

Cruising
as Ted Bailey
1980

Homer
as Homer Edwards
1970

He Knows You're Alone
as Marvin
1980

The People Next Door
as Sandy Hoffman
1970

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self
2025

Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
as Don
2023

The History of 'Cruising'
as Self
2007

Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self
2007

Purlie
as Charlie
1981
Behind the Camera
42 Credits
Law & Order
Director
1990

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Director
2001

Young Sheldon
Director
2017

The West Wing
Director
1999

2 Broke Girls
Director
2011

30 Rock
Director, Producer
2006

Only Murders in the Building
Director
2021

New Amsterdam
Director
2018

Homicide: Life on the Street
Director
1993

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Director
2015

Royal Pains
Director
2009

The Mindy Project
Director
2012