
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.
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1983-09-21 |
Series | Masquerade | Unknown | 1983-12-15 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Movie | Beggarman, Thief | Colonel Day | 1979-11-26 |
Movie | Letters from Three Lovers | Bob | 1973-10-03 |
Series | The Brian Keith Show | Unknown | 1972-09-15 |
Series | Nanny and the Professor | Unknown | 1970-01-21 |
Movie | A Global Affair | Randy Sterling | 1964-01-30 |
Movie | Return to Peyton Place | Mike Rossi | 1961-05-05 |
Series | Ichabod and Me | 1961-09-26 | |
Movie | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Capt. Lee Crane | 1961-07-12 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
Series | Love That Jill | 1958-01-20 | |
Series | Naked City | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
Series | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Unknown | 1955-10-05 |
Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
Movie | Column South | Capt. Lee Whitlock | 1953-05-20 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Series | Topper | 1953-10-09 | |
Series | Letter to Loretta | Unknown | 1953-09-20 |
Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Show Boat | Steven Baker | 1951-07-13 |
Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
Movie | The Sundowners | Tom Cloud | 1950-02-02 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Bunco Squad | Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson | 1950-09-01 |
Movie | Roughshod | Clay Phillips | 1949-05-11 |
Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
Series | Lights Out | Unknown | 1949-07-19 |
Series | Ford Theatre | Unknown | 1948-10-17 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
Movie | The Secret Heart | Chase N. Addams | 1946-12-25 |
Series | Front Row Center | 1945-03-25 | |
Movie | This Time for Keeps | Lee White | 1942-03-01 |
Movie | Dr. Kildare's Victory | Dr. Donald 'Don' Winthrop | 1942-02-04 |
Movie | Somewhere I'll Find You | Kirk 'Junior' Davis | 1942-08-27 |
Movie | The Penalty | Edward McCormick | 1941-03-13 |
Movie | I'll Wait for You | 'Lucky' Wilson | 1941-05-16 |
Movie | The Get-Away | Jeff Crane | 1941-06-13 |
Movie | Johnny Eager | Jimmy Courtney | 1941-12-09 |
Movie | Two-Faced Woman | Dick 'Dickie' Williams | 1941-11-30 |
Movie | Ringside Maisie | Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara | 1941-08-01 |
Movie | Mandrake the Magician | Henchman | 1940-01-01 |
Movie | Nothing But Pleasure | Gangster at Cozy Auto Court | 1940-01-19 |
Movie | Manhattan Heartbeat | Johnny Farrell | 1940-07-11 |
Movie | The Heckler | Trophy Presenter | 1940-02-16 |
Movie | The Gay Caballero | Billy Brewster | 1940-10-04 |
Movie | Only Angels Have Wings | Bit Role | 1939-05-15 |
Movie | Pest from the West | Cigarette Customer at Adjacent Table (uncredited) | 1939-06-16 |
Movie | Sorority House | Soda Shop Extra | 1939-05-05 |
Movie | Blondie Meets the Boss | Office Worker / Man Dancing with Millie | 1939-03-08 |
Movie | Good Girls Go to Paris | Student (uncredited) | 1939-06-20 |
Movie | Mandrake the Magician | Henchman | 1939-05-06 |
Movie | Golden Boy | Elevator Boy | 1939-09-05 |
Movie | Glove Slingers | Warehouseman Taking Fight Pool Money (uncredited) | 1939-11-24 |
Movie | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Elevator Boy (uncredited) | 1939-11-22 |
Movie | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Dithers' Employee | 1939-11-08 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senate Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | The Man They Could Not Hang | First Reporter | 1939-08-17 |