Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 13, 1917
Died
May 30, 2006
Place of Birth
New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
75 titles
Robert Sterling
Biography
Robert Sterling, born William Sterling Hart (November 13, 1917 – May 30, 2006) was an American film and television actor. The son of baseball player and umpire Bill Hart, he was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a clothing salesman before pursuing an acting career. After signing with Columbia Pictures in 1939, he changed his name to Robert Sterling to avoid confusion with silent western star William S. Hart. In 1941, Sterling went to MGM. He worked steadily as a supporting player for several years. After serving in World War II as an Army Air Force flight instructor, he returned to Hollywood, but by the end of the decade, his film career had faltered. He did, however, play the non-singing role of Steve Baker, opposite Ava Gardner as Julie, in the hit MGM 1951 film version of Show Boat. Sterling later revived his acting career on the small screen with numerous appearances on Television.
Known For
Filmography
Blood Car
Couple in horror
Murder, She Wrote
Ben Shipley
Masquerade
Jacques Marchand
Hotel
Mr. Jenks
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Simon & Simon
Beggarman, Thief
Colonel Day
Beggarman, Thief
Colonel Day
Letters from Three Lovers
Bob
The Brian Keith Show
Nanny and the Professor
A Global Affair
Randy Sterling
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Ray Roscoe
Ichabod and Me
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Captain Lee Crane
Return to Peyton Place
Mike Rossi
The Twilight Zone
Douglas Winter
Naked City
Jason Colwell
Love That Jill
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Night Club Duo
Dearest Enemy
John Copeland
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Steve Buchanan
Climax!
Husband
Topper
Letter to Loretta
Markle
Column South
Lee Whitlock
General Electric Theater
Robert Major (uncredited)
The Ford Television Theatre
Hank Holloway
Cavalcade of America
Charles Jerrold
Show Boat
Steven Baker
Lux Video Theatre
Alan
Bunco Squad
Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson
The Man Who Had Influence
David Grant
What's My Line?
Self
The Sundowners
Tom Cloud
Robert Montgomery Presents
Lights Out
Roughshod
Clay Phillips
Suspense
Studio One
The Secret Heart
Chase N. Addams
A-26 Flying Tips
Captain
Front Row Center
Somewhere I'll Find You
Kirk 'Junior' Davis
This Time for Keeps
Lee White
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Dr. Donald 'Don' Winthrop
Personalities
(uncredited)
Two-Faced Woman
Dick 'Dickie' Williams
Johnny Eager
Jimmy Courtney
Ringside Maisie
Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara