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Robert Sterling
Known for: ActingRobert 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 15
Johnny Eager
as Jimmy Courtney 
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Captain Lee Crane 
Show Boat
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as Steven Baker 
Two-Faced Woman
as Dick 'Dickie' Williams 
The Secret Heart
as Chase N. Addams 
Return to Peyton Place
as Mike Rossi 
Somewhere I'll Find You
as Kirk 'Junior' Davis 
The Sundowners
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as Tom Cloud 
Column South
as Lee Whitlock 
Ringside Maisie
as Terry Dolan, aka Young O'Hara 
The Man Who Had Influence
as David Grant 
Letters from Three Lovers
as Bob 
Dr. Kildare's Victory
as Dr. Donald 'Don' Winthrop 
I'll Wait for You
as 'Lucky' Wilson