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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 13, 1917
Died
May 30, 2006
Place of Birth
New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- William Sterling Hart
Robert Sterling
0.7 Popularity
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
Credits
Blood Car
as Couple in horror
2007
4.9
Murder, She Wrote
as Ben Shipley
1984
7.5
Masquerade
1983
5.0
Hotel
1982
6.8
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
Beggarman, Thief
as Colonel Day
1979
6.0
Letters from Three Lovers
as Bob
1973
6.0
The Brian Keith Show
1972
5.0
Nanny and the Professor
1970
6.0
A Global Affair
as Randy Sterling
1964
4.5
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Ray Roscoe
1962
7.8
Ichabod and Me
1961
5.0
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Captain Lee Crane
1961
5.6
Return to Peyton Place
as Mike Rossi
1961
6.5
The Twilight Zone
as Douglas Winter
1959
8.5
Naked City
as Jason Colwell
1958
5.5
🎬
Love That Jill
1958
0.0
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Night Club Duo
1956
5.6
Dearest Enemy
as John Copeland
1955
0.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Steve Buchanan
1955
5.4
Climax!
as Husband
1954
3.3
Topper
1953
5.8
Letter to Loretta
as Markle
1953
6.5
Column South
as Lee Whitlock
1953
6.0
General Electric Theater
as Robert Major (uncredited)
1953
6.4
The Ford Television Theatre
as Hank Holloway
1952
7.3
Cavalcade of America
as Charles Jerrold
1952
3.5
Show Boat
as Steven Baker
1951
6.1
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Alan
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Theodore Drew III
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Pete
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Lew Davis
1950
6.3
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as David
1950
6.3
Bunco Squad
as Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson
1950
5.9
The Man Who Had Influence
as David Grant
1950
8.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
The Sundowners
as Tom Cloud
1950
5.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Richard Clyde
1950
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Peter Putnam
1950
5.6
Lights Out
1949
5.8
Roughshod
as Clay Phillips
1949
5.3
Suspense
1949
4.9
Studio One
1948
5.0
Studio One
as David Grant
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Jeff Troy
1948
5.0
The Secret Heart
as Chase N. Addams
1946
6.3
🎬
A-26 Flying Tips
as Captain
1945
0.0
🎬
Front Row Center
1945
4.0
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Kirk 'Junior' Davis
1942
5.6
This Time for Keeps
as Lee White
1942
6.0
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Donald 'Don' Winthrop
1942
5.8
🎬
Personalities
as (uncredited)
1942
0.0
Two-Faced Woman
as Dick 'Dickie' Williams
1941
6.4
Johnny Eager
as Jimmy Courtney
1941
6.1
Ringside Maisie
as Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara
1941
4.5
The Get-Away
as Jeff Crane
1941
5.4
I'll Wait for You
as 'Lucky' Wilson
1941
6.8
The Penalty
as Edward McCormick
1941
6.0
The Gay Caballero
as Billy Brewster
1940
5.2
Yesterday's Heroes
1940
0.0
Manhattan Heartbeat
as Johnny Farrell
1940
0.0
The Heckler
as Trophy Presenter
1940
5.0
Nothing But Pleasure
as Gangster at Cozy Auto Court
1940
5.8
Mandrake the Magician
as Henchman
1940
5.0
Glove Slingers
as Warehouseman Taking Fight Pool Money (uncredited)
1939
4.0
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
1939
5.8
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Dithers' Employee (uncredited)
1939
6.5
Beware Spooks!
as Bellboy (uncredited)
1939
7.0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Senate Reporter (uncredited)
1939
7.8
A Woman is the Judge
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
0.0
Those High Grey Walls
as Convict (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Golden Boy
as Elevator Boy
1939
6.4
The Man They Could Not Hang
as First Reporter (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Student (uncredited)
1939
7.0
Pest from the West
as Cigarette Customer at Adjacent Table (uncredited)
1939
6.8
Only Angels Have Wings
as Bit Role
1939
7.3
Mandrake the Magician
as Henchman
1939
5.6
Sorority House
as Soda Shop Extra (uncredited)
1939
6.8
Outside These Walls
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
7.5
Blondie Meets the Boss
as Office Worker / Man Dancing with Millie (uncredited)
1939
5.8