Robert Sterling

Personal Info

Birthday

November 13, 1917

Day of Death

2006-05-30

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

William Sterling Hart

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Twilight Zone

Climax!

Studio One

Naked City

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Filmography

2007
Blood Car
as Couple in horror
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1979
Beggarman, Thief
as Colonel Day
1973
Letters from Three Lovers
as Bob
1964
A Global Affair
as Randy Sterling
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Captain Lee Crane
Return to Peyton Place
as Mike Rossi
1955
Dearest Enemy
as John Copeland
1953
Column South
as Lee Whitlock
1951
Show Boat
as Steven Baker
1950
Bunco Squad
as Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson
The Man Who Had Influence
as David Grant
The Sundowners
as Tom Cloud
1949
Roughshod
as Clay Phillips
1946
The Secret Heart
as Chase N. Addams
1945
A-26 Flying Tips
as Captain
1942
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Kirk 'Junior' Davis
This Time for Keeps
as Lee White
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Donald 'Don' Winthrop
Personalities
as (uncredited)
1941
Two-Faced Woman
as Dick 'Dickie' Williams
Johnny Eager
as Jimmy Courtney
Ringside Maisie
as Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara
The Get-Away
as Jeff Crane
I'll Wait for You
as 'Lucky' Wilson
The Penalty
as Edward McCormick
1940
The Gay Caballero
as Billy Brewster
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Johnny Farrell
The Heckler
as Trophy Presenter
Nothing But Pleasure
as Gangster at Cozy Auto Court
1939
Glove Slingers
as Warehouseman Taking Fight Pool Money (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Dithers' Employee (uncredited)
Beware Spooks!
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
A Woman is the Judge
as Reporter (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
as Convict (uncredited)
Golden Boy
as Elevator Boy
The Man They Could Not Hang
as First Reporter (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Student (uncredited)
Pest from the West
as Cigarette Customer at Adjacent Table (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
as Bit Role
Mandrake the Magician
as Henchman
Sorority House
as Soda Shop Extra
Outside These Walls
as Reporter (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Office Worker / Man Dancing with Millie (uncredited)