Robert Sterling
Actor
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
Only Angels Have Wings
as Bit Role 1939
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Captain Lee Crane 1961
Show Boat
as Steven Baker 1951
Blood Car
as Couple in horror 2007
Johnny Eager
as Jimmy Courtney 1941
The Man They Could Not Hang
as First Reporter (uncredited) 1939
Return to Peyton Place
as Mike Rossi 1961
Golden Boy
as Elevator Boy 1939
Two-Faced Woman
as Dick 'Dickie' Williams 1941
The Sundowners
as Tom Cloud 1950
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Kirk 'Junior' Davis 1942
Roughshod
as Clay Phillips 1949
Column South
as Lee Whitlock 1953
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Student (uncredited) 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Elevator Boy (uncredited) 1939
Bunco Squad
as Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson 1950