Philip Sterling

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.

Death Sterling died in November 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles of complications from myelofibrosis, at the age of 76.

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 Grandpa 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