Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

Date of Birth:

Nov 13, 1917

Place of Birth:

New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

filmography:

The Man They Could Not Hang The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

Pest from the West Pest from the West

1939

Glove Slingers Glove Slingers

1939

Golden Boy Golden Boy

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris Good Girls Go to Paris

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

The Penalty The Penalty

1941

Blondie Meets the Boss Blondie Meets the Boss

1939

Only Angels Have Wings Only Angels Have Wings

1939

The Heckler The Heckler

1940

The Gay Caballero The Gay Caballero

1940

A-26 Flying Tips A-26 Flying Tips

1945

Personalities Personalities

1942

Dearest Enemy Dearest Enemy

1955

Night of 100 Stars Night of 100 Stars

1982

The Man Who Had Influence The Man Who Had Influence

1950

Mandrake the Magician Mandrake the Magician

1940

Beware Spooks! Beware Spooks!

1939

A Woman is the Judge A Woman is the Judge

1939

Manhattan Heartbeat Manhattan Heartbeat

1940

Beggarman, Thief Beggarman, Thief

1979

Sorority House Sorority House

1939

The Secret Heart The Secret Heart

1946

Somewhere I'll Find You Somewhere I'll Find You

1942

Blood Car Blood Car

2007

Nothing But Pleasure Nothing But Pleasure

1940

Those High Grey Walls Those High Grey Walls

1939

Show Boat Show Boat

1951

Bunco Squad Bunco Squad

1950

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

The Get-Away The Get-Away

1941

Johnny Eager Johnny Eager

1941

The Sundowners The Sundowners

1950

Two-Faced Woman Two-Faced Woman

1941

This Time for Keeps This Time for Keeps

1942

Column South Column South

1953

I'll Wait for You I'll Wait for You

1941

Letters from Three Lovers Letters from Three Lovers

1973

Mandrake the Magician Mandrake the Magician

1939

Ringside Maisie Ringside Maisie

1941

Dr. Kildare's Victory Dr. Kildare's Victory

1942

Outside These Walls Outside These Walls

1939

Roughshod Roughshod

1949

Return to Peyton Place Return to Peyton Place

1961

A Global Affair A Global Affair

1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

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