| Robert Gerringer | |
| Birth Name: | Robert Geiringer |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1926 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Damariscotta, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
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.[1] He appeared in the film The Exorcist (1973)and The Way We Were as well as in soap operas including The Guiding Light, Texas, in which he played Houston attorney Striker Bellman; The Doctors where he played Detective Cadman in 1970 and The Edge of Night until that show's 1982 cancellation. He died from a stroke at age 63 in Damariscotta, Maine.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Black Like Me | Ed Saunders | ||
| 1968 | A Lovely Way to Die | Connor | ||
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | Commissioner McGrady | ||
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Dr. Short | ||
| 1973 | The Exorcist | Senator at Party | ||
| 1975 | I'll Quit Tomorrow | Phil | ||
| 1977 | The Sentinel | Hart | ||
| 1978 | King of the Gypsies | Uncredited | ||
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight | Judge Duval | ||
| 1988 | The Beat | Dr. Morningstone | (final film role) |