Robert Gerringer

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.

Robert Gerringer
Born
Robert Geiringer

(1926-05-12)May 12, 1926
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1989(1989-11-08) (aged 63)
Damariscotta, Maine, U.S.
OccupationActor

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 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.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1964Black Like MeEd Saunders
1968A Lovely Way to DieConnor
1971The Gang That Couldn't Shoot StraightCommissioner McGrady
1973The Way We WereDr. Short
1973The ExorcistSenator at Party
1975I'll Quit TomorrowPhil
1977The SentinelHart
1978King of the GypsiesUncredited
1980Hide in Plain SightJudge Duval
1988The BeatDr. Morningstone(final film role)

References
  1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/46/Robert-Gerringer.html


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