As of August 2026, Don Scardino is best known for Cruising. Find every show and movie Don Scardino has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Don Scardino

Don Scardino

Actor Born 1949 New York City, New York, USA 4 Movies

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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.

Don Scardino's screen work to date leans strongly toward Thriller and Horror, a consistent thread across his credits so far.

Don Scardino's most notable role to date came in Cruising (1980), where he played Ted Bailey. He also appeared in Squirm (1976) as Mick. Most recently appeared in He Knows You're Alone (1980) as Marvin.

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🎬 Don Scardino's Movies

Cruising
Ted Bailey
1980
Squirm
Mick
1976
He Knows You're Alone
Marvin
1980
The People Next Door
Sandy Hoffman
1970

📝 Created / Written by Don Scardino

Law & Order
Director
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Director
2001
Young Sheldon
Director
2017
The West Wing
Director
1999
Only Murders in the Building
Director
2021
30 Rock
Director
2006
2 Broke Girls
Director
2011
New Amsterdam
Director
2018

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