---
name: "Robert Osterloh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-osterloh"
fi1m_id: "robert-osterloh"
imdb_id: "nm0652366"
tmdb_id: 89661
wikidata_id: "Q15070027"
roles: []
born: "31 May 1918"
died: "16 April 2001"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-25T06:46:26.456297+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert Osterloh

## Identity

Robert Osterloh

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-osterloh
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-osterloh
- **IMDb ID:** nm0652366
- **TMDB ID:** 89661
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15070027
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Osterloh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15070027, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0652366/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89661

Actor. Born 31 May 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 16 April 2001.

## Details

- **Born:** 31 May 1918, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 16 April 2001
- **Active:** 1949–1951
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 86 (1), 1950s 84 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 77 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Romance 1, Science Fiction 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Osterloh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15070027, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0652366/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89661

## Biography

Robert Osterloh (31 May 1918 – 16 April 2001) was an American actor. He began his career in stock theatre after high school in Pittsburgh and made his film debut in *The Dark Past* (1948). Over the next twenty years he appeared in supporting roles in films including *White Heat* (1949) as Ryley, *Gun Crazy* (1950), *The Wild One* (1953), *Riot in Cell Block 11* (1954), *Invasion of the Body Snatchers* (1956) and *Coogan's Bluff* (1968).

Osterloh featured in the pilots for the television series *Perry Mason* (1957) and *The Untouchables* (1959), and made guest appearances in programmes such as *Bonanza*, *Ironside* and *Hec Ramsey*. He was married to Harriet Hughes.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3)

- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951), Fi1m 82, as Army Examining Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still.md)
- *Gun Crazy* (1950), Fi1m 86, as Hampton Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/gun-crazy.md)
- *White Heat* (1949), Fi1m 86, as Ryley — [page](https://film.one/film/white-heat.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Johnny Guitar* (1954), Fi1m 84, as Sam (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-guitar.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment* (1972), as Drunk
- *Coogan's Bluff* (1968), as Deputy (uncredited)
- *Rosemary's Baby* (1968), as Mr. Fountain (uncredited)
- *Shadow Over Elveron* (1968), as Dep. Ed Kelly
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Willard Parks
- *Warning Shot* (1967), Actor
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Carl Wyeth
- *Felony Squad* (1966), series, Actor
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Maconne, Harberg
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Frank Nemo
- *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, as Sheriff
- *Young Dillinger* (1965), as Federal Agent Baum
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as General
- *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as Capt. Frank Leslie
- *Checkmate* (1960), series, Actor
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Capt. Greer
- *Coronado 9* (1960), series, Actor
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), as Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates (uncredited)
- *The Scarface Mob* (1959), Actor
- *The Untouchables* (1959), series, as Benny Joplin
- *Law of the Plainsman* (1959), series, as Joe Baker
- *Men Into Space* (1959), series, as Dr. Rice
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Casey
- *The Deputy* (1959), series, as Nathans
- *Tightrope* (1959), series, as Packy
- *Warlock* (1959), as Professor (uncredited)
- *The Lawless Years* (1959), series, Actor
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Mr. Dibble
- *Man with a Camera* (1958), series, Actor
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, as Tom Kopke
- *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Kenny
- *I Bury the Living* (1958), as Lt. Clayborne
- *The Case Against Brooklyn* (1958), as Det. Sgt. Bonney
- *Fort Massacre* (1958), as Schwabacker
- *Baby Face Nelson* (1957), as FBI Agent Johnson
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Morey Allen, Walter Sprague
- *M Squad* (1957), series, as Joe DaLiso
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Ransome Jarvis, Wilbur Martin, Pittinger
- *The Hired Man* (1957), as Lt. Sawyer
- *Hot Cars* (1956), as Mr. Hayman
- *The Desperados Are in Town* (1956), as Deputy Sheriff Mike Broome
- *Johnny Concho* (1956), as Duke Lang
- *Star in the Dust* (1956), as Rigdon
- *Invasion of the Body Snatchers* (1956), as Ambulance Attendant, Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- *Man with the Gun* (1955), as Virg Trotter (uncredited)
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, as Tom Robinson
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Dan Dresslar
- *An Annapolis Story* (1955), as Midshipman Laisson
- *Violent Saturday* (1955), as Roy, Bartender (uncredited)
- *The Whistler* (1954), series, Actor
- *Johnny Guitar* (1954), as Sam (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-guitar.md)
- *The Lone Wolf* (1954), series, as Jack Procter
- *Riot in Cell Block 11* (1954), as The Colonel
- *The Wild One* (1953), as Ben
- *Wicked Woman* (1953), as Larry Lowry
- *Private Eyes* (1953), as Professor Damon
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Solly
- *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Simpson, Sam Houghton
- *The Ring* (1952), as Freddy Jack
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Stan the Stickman
- *One Minute to Zero* (1952), as Maj. Davis
- *Mutiny* (1952), as Feversham, Gunner
- *Red Skies of Montana* (1952), as Mac, Dispatcher (uncredited)
- *Cave of Outlaws* (1951), as Blackhack
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Ryan, Jack Renton
- *The Well* (1951), as Alex Wylie
- *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (1951), as Army Examining Doctor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-the-earth-stood-still.md)
- *Drums in the Deep South* (1951), as Sgt. Harper
- *No Questions Asked* (1951), as Owney
- *The Prowler* (1951), as Coroner
- *The Fat Man* (1951), as Fletcher
- *Southside 1-1000* (1950), as Albert
- *A Lady Without Passport* (1950), as Lt. Lannahan, NYC Cop
- *711 Ocean Drive* (1950), as Gizzi
- *Harbor of Missing Men* (1950), as Johnny
- *The Palomino* (1950), as Sam Drake
- *Gun Crazy* (1950), as Hampton Policeman — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/gun-crazy.md)
- *Pinky* (1949), as Police Officer (uncredited)
- *White Heat* (1949), as Ryley — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/white-heat.md)
- *Illegal Entry* (1949), as Agent Crowthers
- *The Doolins of Oklahoma* (1949), as Wichita Smith (uncredited)
- *The Undercover Man* (1949), as Emanuel 'Manny' Zanger
- *I Cheated the Law* (1949), as Joe Corsi
- *Criss Cross* (1949), as Mr. Nelson (uncredited)
- *The Dark Past* (1948), as Pete
- *Incident* (1948), as James 'Slats' Slattery

## Gallery

- ![Robert Osterloh in the TV series The Public Defender, episode Out of the Past (cropped screenshot) (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/3866923/gallery-e31641cfd1a1.jpg) Robert Osterloh in the TV series The Public Defender, episode Out of the Past (cropped screenshot) (1954) — TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Robert_Osterloh_in_The_Public_Defender_%28Out_of_the_Past%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Robert Osterloh](https://film.one/media/person/3866923/gallery-db6badf8e150.jpg) Robert Osterloh — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Robert-Osterloh-Untouchables.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Robert Osterloh](https://film.one/media/person/3866923/gallery-61de130bca01.jpg) Robert Osterloh — Image via TMDB

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