Robert Sterling

Actor

About

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Also Known As

William John Hart

Birth Place

New Castle, Pennsylvania

Born

November 13, 1917

Died

May 30, 2006

Cause of Death

Natural Causes

Biography

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Robert Sterling found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Sterling landed roles in various films, including "Ringside Maisie" (1941), the comedic adaptation "Two-Faced Woman" (1941) with Greta Garbo and "Johnny Eager" (1941). He also appeared in "I'll Wait For You" (1941), "This T...

Filmography

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The Signal (2007)

Beggarman, Thief (1979)

Letters From Three Lovers (1973)

A Global Affair (1964)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Capt. Lee Crane

Return to Peyton Place (1961)

Photos & Videos

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Roughshod (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Stick To Rabbits

Roughshod (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Not In His Shoes

Family & Companions

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Ann Sothern

Wife

Actor. Married in 1943; divorced in 1949.

Anne Jeffreys

Wife

Actor. Married in 1951.

Biography

Robert Sterling found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Sterling landed roles in various films, including "Ringside Maisie" (1941), the comedic adaptation "Two-Faced Woman" (1941) with Greta Garbo and "Johnny Eager" (1941). He also appeared in "I'll Wait For You" (1941), "This Time For Keeps" (1942) and "Somewhere I'll Find You" (1942). His film career continued throughout the forties and the fifties in productions like "Roughshod" (1949), "The Sundowners" (1950) and "Bunco Squad" (1950). He also appeared in the Kathryn Grayson adaptation "Show Boat" (1951). In the latter part of his career, he continued to act in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961), the Bob Hope comedy "A Global Affair" (1964) and the horror film "The Signal" (2008) with AJ Bowen. Sterling was most recently credited in "Clash of the Commercials: USA vs. The World" (CBS, 2010-11). Sterling was married to Ann Sothern and had four children. Sterling passed away in May 2006 at the age of 89.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Signal (2007)

Beggarman, Thief (1979)

Letters From Three Lovers (1973)

A Global Affair (1964)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Capt. Lee Crane

Return to Peyton Place (1961)

Column South (1953)

Capt. Lee Whitlock

Show Boat (1951)

The Sundowners (1950)

Bunco Squad (1950)

Sgt. Steve Johnson

Roughshod (1949)

Clay [Phillips]

The Secret Heart (1946)

Chase N. Addams

This Time for Keeps (1942)

Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)

Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

Dr. Donald Winthrop

Johnny Eager (1942)

I'll Wait for You (1941)

The Get-Away (1941)

Ringside Maisie (1941)

Terry Dolan [also known as Young O'Hara]

The Penalty (1941)

Edward [Ted] McCormick

Two-Faced Woman (1941)

Yesterday's Heroes (1940)

Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)

Johnny [Farrell]

The Gay Caballero (1940)

Those High Grey Walls (1939)

Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)

First Offenders (1939)

Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)

Beware, Spooks! (1939)

Golden Boy (1939)

Missing Daughters (1939)

A Woman Is the Judge (1939)

Outside These Walls (1939)

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

First newspaperman

My Son Is Guilty (1939)

Scandal Sheet (1939)

Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

Producer (Feature Film)

Winter Kills (1979)

Executive Producer

Cast (Special)

Dearest Enemy (1955)

Captain John Copeland

Cast (Short)

Personalities (1942)

The Heckler (1940)

Life Events

Videos

Roughshod (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Stick To Rabbits We’ve just met Clay (Robert Sterling), with kid brother Steve (Claude Jarman Jr.), hearing from the sheriff (Edward Cassidy) in Aspen about the three cowboys killed by three escaped convicts, and he reveals a little more about his interest while shopping with Hayes (Paul Burns), early in director Mark Robson’s Roughshod, 1949.

Roughshod (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Not In His Shoes Rancher Clay (Robert Sterling) and kid brother Steve (Claude Jarman Jr.) are standing guard when Clayton (George Cooper) rides up, looking to rescue Marcia (Martha Hyer), one of the working girls (Gloria Grahame as Mary, with Myrna Dell and Jeff Donnell) they’re escorting to safety, in director Mark Robson’s Roughshod, 1949.

Secret Heart, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) She's Worse Opening MGM's entry in the psychological-drama fad, Chase (Robert Sterling), home from the Navy, surprises girlfriend Kay (Patricia Medina), who works for his mom, and learns sister Penny (June Allyson) isn't doing well, in The Secret Heart, 1946, with Claudette Colbert and Walter Pidgeon.

Secret Heart, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Your Father Used To Play That Psych patient Penny (June Allyson), with brother Chase (Robert Sterling) and a prospective suitor (Marshall Thompson), have agreed they might as well stay at the upstate home of bachelor Chris (Walter Pidgeon), a friend of their deceased father, whom she's just met, in The Secret Heart, 1946.

This Time For Keeps (1942) - (Original Trailer) A newlywed goes to work for his disapproving father-in-law in the sequel to Keeping Company (1940), This Time For Keeps (1942).

Family

Walter S Hart

Father

Pro baseball player.

Tisha Sterling

Daughter

Actor. Born in December 1944; mother, Ann Sothern.

Jeffreys Hart Sterling

Son

Born in August 1954; mother, Anne Jeffries.

Companions

Ann Sothern

Wife

Actor. Married in 1943; divorced in 1949.

Anne Jeffreys

Wife

Actor. Married in 1951.

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