
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
February 17, 1949 (age 77)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Donald Joseph Scardino
Chelo Scardino
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

TV
30 Rock
Hermit
2006

TV
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Singer
1987

Film
Cruising
Ted Bailey
1980

Film
Squirm
Mick
1976

Film
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Don
2023

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

Film
He Knows You're Alone
Marvin
1980

Film
Homer
Homer Edwards
1970

Film
The People Next Door
Sandy Hoffman
1970

Film
The History of 'Cruising'
Self
2007

Film
Purlie
Charlie
1981

Film
The History of 'Cruising'
Self
2007

Film
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self
2007

Film
Rip-Off
Mike
1971
Filmography
2025FilmYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...as Self2023FilmOur (Almost Completely True) Love Storyas Don2007FilmThe History of 'Cruising'as Self2007FilmExorcising 'Cruising'as Self2007FilmThe History of 'Cruising'as Self2006TV30 Rockas Hermit1987TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Doddas Singer1981FilmPurlieas Charlie1980FilmHe Knows You're Aloneas Marvin1980FilmCruisingas Ted Bailey1976FilmSquirmas Mick1971FilmRip-Offas Mike1970FilmHomeras Homer Edwards1970FilmThe People Next Dooras Sandy Hoffman