Philip Sterling

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Philip Sterling
Born(1922-10-09)October 9, 1922
New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 30, 1998(1998-11-30) (aged 76)[1][2]
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania[3]
Occupation(s)Film and television actor
Years active1949–1998
Spouse
Rhona Sterling
(m. 1969)
[4]

Philip Sterling (October 9, 1922 – November 30, 1998) was an American film and television actor. He played Dr. Winston Croft on 28 episodes of the American daytime soap opera The Doctors. He also played Judge Truman Ventnor on 21 episodes in Sisters and Dr. Simon Weiss on 12 episodes in St. Elsewhere.

Sterling guest-starred in numerous television programs including The Golden Girls, M*A*S*H, The Rockford Files, Family Ties, Hart to Hart, Growing Pains, Night Court, The Wonder Years, The A-Team, Diff'rent Strokes and Newhart. He also appeared in a few episodes of Barney Miller, L.A. Law, Matlock, Guiding Light and Hotel. Sterling died in November 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles of complications from myelofibrosis, at the age of 76.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Roles Notes
1968 The Detective Reporter uncredited
1969 Me, Natalie Mr. Miller
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight District Attorney Goodman
1973 Pueblo Court of Inquiry Member TV movie
1974 The Gambler Sidney
1975 Hester Street Mr. Lipman
1975 First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson Rachel's Doctor TV movie
1975 Murder on Flight 502 Benny Cummings TV movie
1976 Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence Richmond TV movie
1976 Victory at Entebbe Colonel Bar-Lev TV movie
1977 Audrey Rose Judge Langley
1977 The November Plan TV movie
1978 Dr. Scorpion Adm. Gunwilder TV movie
1978 Dr. Strange Dr. Frank Taylor, Chief of Psychiatry TV movie
1978 Rainbow Arthur Freed TV movie
1978 A Question of Love TV movie
1978 The Lazarus Syndrome Septical Doctor TV movie
1979 Meteor Russian Representative
1979 Promises in the Dark Dr. Frucht
1980 This Year's Blonde Dr. Freed TV movie
1980 The Competition Mr. Dietrich
1981 Murder in Texas Dr. Helpern TV movie
1981 Born to Be Sold Sergeant Prill TV movie
1982 Million Dollar Infield Harry Ephron TV movie
1982 The Wall Reb Mazur TV movie
1982 Divorce Wars: A Love Story Max Bernheimer TV movie
1983 Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess Joseph Schenck TV movie
1984 Best Kept Secrets TV movie
1985 Tomboy Earl Delarue
1985 Movers & Shakers Other Executive
1985 The Execution of Raymond Graham Max Adler TV movie
1986 Vital Signs Tommy TV movie
1986 Killer in the Mirror Judge Alex W. Kessel TV movie
1986 Circle of Violence: A Family Drama Jim McLane TV movie
1987 Backfire Dr. Creason
1988 Nightingales Sam Steiner TV movie
1988 Fatal Judgement Judge Josiah Clay TV movie
1989 From the Dead of Night Professor Martin Corning TV movie
1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder Mel Singer TV movie
1990 The Death of the Incredible Hulk Dr. Ronald Pratt TV movie
1990 Sisters Sy Rosen TV movie
1990 The Long Walk Home Winston
1990 A Girl of the Lamberlost Mr. Henley (Music Teacher) TV movie
1993 Stone Soup Old Mike
1998 My Giant Uncle Nate

Television

Year Title Roles Notes
1949 Studio One in Hollywood Benny Lewis 1 episode
1949 Hands of Mystery 2 episodes
1949 Kraft Television Theatre 1 episode
1950 Suspense Ciro 1 episode
1950 Stage 13 1 episode
1950 The Clock 1 episode
1951–1952 Treasury Men in Action 2 episodes
1952 The Big Story Bernard Beckwith 1 episode
1956 As the World Turns Rev. George Booth (1976–1979) unknown episodes
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour 1 episode
1958 Decoy Sergeant Basilio 1 episode
1958 The Edge of Night Vic Ratner 1 episode
1958–1959 True Story Fred Carter/Sandy Sanford 2 episodes
1959 Deadline Johnson 1 episode
1962–1987 Guiding Light George Hayes/Kaz Kazolowsi 3 episodes
1962 Naked City Officer Schulberg/Job Advisor 2 episodes
1970 Somerset Rafe Carter (1970–1971) unknown episodes
1970–1971 Another World Rafe Carter 3 episodes
1973 The Doctors Dr. Winston Croft 28 episodes
1974 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Harry Prosnick 1 episode
1974 The Wide World of Mystery Jenkins 1 episode
1975 Harry O Maxie Reardon 1 episode
1975–1982 Barney Miller Mr. Buckholtz/Noel Cadey/Mitchell Warner/Judge Philip Paul Gibson/Frank Rilling, F.B.I./Howard Spangler 6 episodes
1975 Doctors' Hospital Dr. Miller 1 episode
1976 City of Angels Michael Brimm 7 episodes
1976 Switch Boyle 1 episode
1976 Delvecchio Bernie Hollan 1 episode
1977 Maude Detective Bronson 1 episode
1977 Kingston: Confidential Shiller 1 episode
1977 Rafferty 1 episode
1977 Fish Roland 1 episode
1977 Family Victor Harris 1 episode
1978 The Rockford Files County Supervisor Tom Nardoni 1 episode
1978 Rhoda Phillip Cooper 1 episode
1979 The White Shadow Lee Burns 1 episode
1980 Hart to Hart Dr. Selman 1 episode
1981 It's a Living John 1 episode
1981 M*A*S*H Dr. Myron 'Bud' Herzog 1 episode
1981 House Calls 1 episode
1981 Diff'rent Strokes Conroy 1 episode
1982–1984 Family Ties Mr. Winkler 2 episodes
1982 Today's F.B.I. Dr. Harker 1 episode
1982 Remington Steele John Seward 1 episode
1983 The A-Team Grant Eldridge 2 episodes
1983–1988 St. Elsewhere Dr. Simon Weiss 12 episodes
1983 Mr. Smith 1 episode
1983 Emerald Point N.A.S. Hurley 1 episode
1984 Night Court Leonard Blum 1 episode
1984 Simon & Simon Birddog Hansen 1 episode
1984–1989 Newhart Attorney Nelson/Mr. Grad 2 episodes
1984 Magnum, P.I. Harry Clayborn 1 episode
1985–1986 Hotel Sylvester Sullivan/Dr. Greenblatt 2 episodes
1985 The Paper Chase 1 episode
1985 Stir Crazy 1 episode
1986 Growing Pains Dr. Miller 1 episode
1986–1989 Matlock Prosecutor/Thomas Freemont/Kenneth Roberts 3 episodes
1986–1987 The Golden Girls Dr. Barensfeld/Dr. Ashley 2 episodes
1988–1993 L.A. Law Judge Jonathan Cramer 4 episodes
1988 A Year in the Life Ned 1 episode
1989 Almost Grown Mel 1 episode
1989 The Wonder Years Grand[a Pfeiffer 1 episode
1990 The Hogan Family Mr. Hayes 1 episode
1990 Anything but Love 1 episode
1990 Murder, She Wrote Capt. Sam Cohen 1 episode
1990 Thirtysomething Rabbi Frankel 1 episode
1991–1995 Sisters Judge Truman Ventnor 21 episodes
1995 NYPD Blue Albert Bloom 1 episode
1996 Murder One Frederick Hartman 1 episode
1996 Caroline in the City Arnie Glickman 1 episode

References

  1. ^ Pesselnick, Jill (December 7, 1998). "Philip Sterling". Variety. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Manus, Willard (December 7, 1998). "Actor Philip Sterling, Of Broadway's Broadway Bound, Dead at 76". Playbill. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Philip Sterling Biography". Fandango. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rhona Sterling Obituary (2020) – Los Angeles Times". legacy.com. Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Philip Sterling, 76, an Actor". The New York Times. January 7, 1999. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Willis, John (2002). Theatre World 1998–1999. Crown Publishers. p. 265. ISBN 9781557834331 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Oliver, Myrna (December 7, 1998). "Philip Sterling; Actor on Stage and Screen". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Oliver, Myrna (December 7, 1998). "Obituary for Philip Sterling (Aged 76)". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware: Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places – The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d Ed. McFarland. p. 714. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Lentz, Harris (July 1999). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1998. McFarland. p. 212. ISBN 9780786407484 – via Google Books.

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