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. 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
Blood Car
2007
as Couple in horror
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Letters from Three Lovers
1973
as Bob
A Global Affair
1964
as Randy Sterling
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Captain Lee Crane
Return to Peyton Place
1961
as Mike Rossi
Dearest Enemy
1955
as John Copeland
Column South
1953
as Lee Whitlock
Show Boat
1951
as Steven Baker
Bunco Squad
1950
as Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson
The Man Who Had Influence
1950
as David Grant
The Sundowners
1950
as Tom Cloud
Roughshod
1949
as Clay Phillips
The Secret Heart
1946
as Chase N. Addams
- No poster
A-26 Flying Tips
1945
as Captain
Somewhere I'll Find You
1942
as Kirk 'Junior' Davis
This Time for Keeps
1942
as Lee White
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942
as Dr. Donald 'Don' Winthrop
- No poster
Personalities
1942
as (uncredited)
Two-Faced Woman
1941
as Dick 'Dickie' Williams
Johnny Eager
1941
as Jimmy Courtney
Ringside Maisie
1941
as Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara
The Get-Away
1941
as Jeff Crane
I'll Wait for You
1941
as 'Lucky' Wilson