Robert Sterling
Gender: Male
Born: 13th November 1917
Died: 30th May 2006
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Topper, The 20th Century Fox Hour, Ichabod and Me, Love That Jill, Front Row Center
Movies: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Return to Peyton Place, Ringside Maisie, Roughshod, The Great American Western: Vol. 12, Show Boat, A Global Affair, Johnny Eager, The Sundowners, The Get-Away, The Penalty, This Time for Keeps, I'll Wait for You, I'll Wait for You
Robert Sterling, born William Sterling Hart (November 13, 1917 – May 30, 2006) was an American film and television actor.
The son of a garbage man, Bill Hart, he was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. 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. His name was legally changed while he was a 2nd Lt. student officer attending flight training in Marfa, TX in 1943. 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 reinvigorated his career, first with a club act with wife actress/singer Anne Jeffreys, and then becoming a fixture on television. He was cast in numerous dramatic roles on early television,
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