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Robert Sterling

Robert Sterling

Birthday: 1917-11-13 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1973
1961
Return to Peyton Place

as    Mike Rossi

1953
Column South

as    Lee Whitlock

1951
Show Boat

as    Steven Baker

1950
Bunco Squad

as    Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson

1950
The Sundowners

as    Tom Cloud

1949
Roughshod

as    Clay Phillips

1942
This Time for Keeps

as    Lee White

1941
I'll Wait for You

as    'Lucky' Wilson

1941
Two-Faced Woman

as    Dick 'Dickie' Williams

1941
The Penalty

as    Edward McCormick

1941
The Get-Away

as    Jeff Crane

1941
Johnny Eager

as    Jimmy Courtney

1941
Ringside Maisie

as    Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara

1940
The Gay Caballero

as    Billy Brewster