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Robert Sparr(1915-1969)

  • Director
  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
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Robert Sparr was born on 10 September 1915 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and editor, known for Star Trek (1966), A Swingin' Summer (1965) and The Wild Wild West (1965). He died on 28 August 1969 in Penrose, Colorado, USA.
BornSeptember 10, 1915
DiedAugust 28, 1969(53)
BornSeptember 10, 1915
DiedAugust 28, 1969(53)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Star Trek (1966)
Star Trek
8.4
TV Series
  • Director
A Swingin' Summer (1965)
A Swingin' Summer
4.8
  • Director
  • 1965
Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
The Wild Wild West
8.1
TV Series
  • Director
The Rat Patrol (1966)
The Rat Patrol
7.4
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Once You Kiss a Stranger...
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Don Murray and Otis Young in The Outcasts (1968)
    The Outcasts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1969
  • More Dead Than Alive (1969)
    More Dead Than Alive
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Richard Basehart and David Hedison in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1968
  • The Rat Patrol (1966)
    The Rat Patrol
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967–1968
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1966–1967
  • Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • A Swingin' Summer (1965)
    A Swingin' Summer
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
    Kraft Suspense Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1963
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1963

Editor

  • Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
    The Wild Wild West
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1965–1966
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • Rawhide (1959)
    Rawhide
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1965
  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1958–1959
  • Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    Bourbon Street Beat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1959
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1957–1959
  • Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.2
    TV Series
    • film editor (as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1959
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1958–1959
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • film editor (as Robert T. Sparr, as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1957–1958
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1956–1957
  • Jeanne Carmen in Guns Don't Argue! (1957)
    Guns Don't Argue!
    4.9
    • Editor (as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1957
  • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
    The Jack Benny Program
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1957
  • Conflict (1956)
    Conflict
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1956–1957
  • Groucho Marx in You Bet Your Life (1950)
    You Bet Your Life
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1954–1956
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Warner Brothers Presents (1955)
    Warner Brothers Presents
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1956

Editorial Department

  • Premiere (1968)
    Premiere
    7.4
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1968
  • Gang Busters (1952)
    Gang Busters
    6.8
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • supervising film editor (as Robert T. Sparr, as Robert T. Sparr)
    • 1952

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Robert T. Sparr
  • Born
    • September 10, 1915
    • Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • August 28, 1969
    • Penrose, Colorado, USA(plane crash)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was killed in a plane crash while scouting locations with a fellow Star Trek (1966) crew member, cameraman Gerald Perry Finnerman. The pilot was also killed but Finnerman survived.

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