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. Sterling died in November 1998 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles of complications from myelofibrosis, at the age of 76.
Acted in
My Giant
1998
as Uncle Nate
Caroline in the City
1995
as Arnie Glickman
Murder One
1995
as Frederick Hartman
NYPD Blue
1993
as Albert Bloom
Sisters
1991
as Judge Truman Ventnor
The Long Walk Home
1990
as Winston
The Death of the Incredible Hulk
1990
as Dr. Ronald Pratt
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
as Mel Singer
Fatal Judgement
1988
as Judge Josiah Clay
Nightingales
1988
as Sam Stein
Backfire
1988
as Dr. Creason
The Wonder Years
1988
as Grandpa Pfeiffer
thirtysomething
1987
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
1986
as Jim McLane
L.A. Law
1986
as Judge Jonathan Cramer
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Matlock
1986
as Prosecutor
Vital Signs
1986
as Tommy
The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985
as Max Adler
Growing Pains
1985
as Dr. Miller
The Golden Girls
1985
as Dr. Barensfeld
The Golden Girls
1985
as Dr. Ashley
Movers & Shakers
1985
as Other Executive
Tomboy
1985
as Earl Delarue
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Capt. Sam Cohen
Night Court
1984
as Leonard Blum
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983
as Joseph Schenck
The A-Team
1983
as Grant Eldridge
St. Elsewhere
1982
Newhart
1982
Remington Steele
1982
as John Seward
Family Ties
1982
as Mr. Winkler
Hotel
1982
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
as Max Bernheimer
The Wall
1982
as Reb Mazur
The Million Dollar Infield
1982
as Harry Ephron
Simon & Simon
1981
Born to Be Sold
1981
as Sgt. Prill
Murder in Texas
1981
as Dr. Milton Helpern
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Competition
1980
as Mr. Dietrich
This Year's Blonde
1980
as Dr. Freed
Meteor
1979
as Russian Representative
Hart to Hart
1979
The White Shadow
1978
as Lee Burns
A Question of Love
1978
Rainbow
1978
as Arthur Freed
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Dr. Strange
1978
as Dr Frank Taylor, Chief of Psychiatry
Dr. Scorpion
1978
as Adm. Gunwilder
The Lazarus Syndrome
1978
as Skeptical Doctor
Rafferty
1977
Audrey Rose
1977
as Judge Langley
Fish
1977
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
1976
as Richmond
City of Angels
1976
as Michael Brimm
Murder on Flight 502
1975
as Benny Cummings
Hester Street
1975
as Mr. Lipman
Switch
1975
as Boyle
Barney Miller
1975
as Mr. Buckholtz
Barney Miller
1975
as Noel Cadey
Barney Miller
1975
as Mitchell Warner
Barney Miller
1975
as Judge Philip Paul Gibson
Barney Miller
1975
as Frank Rilling, FBI
Barney Miller
1975
as Howard Spangler
The Gambler
1974
as Sidney
The Rockford Files
1974
as County Supervisor Tom Nardoni
Rhoda
1974
Come Die With Me
1974
Pueblo
1973
as Court of Inquiry Member
M*A*S*H
1972
Maude
1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
as District Attorney Goodman
Me, Natalie
1969
as Mr. Miller
Another World
1964
The Sin of Jesus
1961
as A Friend
Naked City
1958
as Officer Schulberg
Decoy
1957
as Sergeant Basilio
The Edge of Night
1956
Suspense
1949
as Ciro