Biography
Robert Gerringer (born Robert Geiringer; May 12, 1926 – November 8, 1989) was an American character actor perhaps best known as Dr. Dave Woodard on the soap opera Dark Shadows, a role he played during 1967. Gerringer left the show because he refused to cross the picket line during a technician's strike; he was replaced by actor Peter Turgeon for six episodes and the character then killed off.
Gerringer was born in New York City, the son of Mary Agnes (née Moran), a teacher, and Arthur Joseph Geiringer, a surgeon. He appeared in the film The Exorcist (1973) and in soap operas including The Guiding Light, Texas, in which he played Houston attorney Striker Bellman; and The Edge of Night. He died from a stroke at age 63 in Damariscotta, Maine.
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Filmography
all 17
Movies 9
TV Shows 8
Dr. Morningstone
The Beat (1988)
Movie
Farmer Bob
Tanner '88 (1988)
TV
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
TV
6
Texas (1980)
TV
Judge Duval
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
Movie
James
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (1980)
Movie
Hart
The Sentinel (1977)
Movie
4
Conductor
NBC Special Treat (1975)
TV
Senator at Party
The Exorcist (1973)
Movie
6.05
Dr. Short
The Way We Were (1973)
Movie
Commissioner McGrady
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
Movie
Connor (uncredited)
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
Movie
George Blessing
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
TV
Murray Sanders / Lt. Murray Sanders
Hawk (1966)
TV
Ed Saunders
Black Like Me (1964)
Movie
D.A. Louis Fontana
The Defenders (1961)
TV
The Edge of Night (1956)
TV
Ratings
Average 5.77
Based on 510 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1956
1968
1975
1980
1988
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1926-05-12
Deathday1989-11-08 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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