Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965).
Zu den bekanntesten Filmen des vierfachen Oscarpreisträgers zählen Der Tag, an dem die Erde stillstand, West Side Story, The Sound of Music und Star Trek: Der Film.