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name: "Robert Sparr"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "10 September 1915"
died: "28 August 1969"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:52:54.406198+00:00"
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# Robert Sparr

Director. Born 10 September 1915 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 28 August 1969.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 10 September 1915, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 28 August 1969

## Biography

Robert Sparr was an American television and film director, editor and screenwriter. Born on 10 September 1915 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he began his career as an editor in the 1950s before moving into directing in the early 1960s.

He directed episodes of numerous series, including *Perry Mason*, *77 Sunset Strip*, *The Wild Wild West*, *Batman* and the *Star Trek* episode 'Shore Leave' (1966). His feature films as director include *A Swingin' Summer* (1965), which he also co-wrote, *More Dead Than Alive* (1968) and *Once You Kiss a Stranger* (1969).

Sparr was killed in a plane crash on 28 August 1969 in Colorado while scouting locations for the film *Barquero*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Batman* (1966), Director
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Director

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