Robert Osterloh (May 31, 1918 – April 16, 2001) was an American actor. In a career spanning 20 years, he appeared in films such as The Dark Past (1948), The Wild One (1953), I Bury the Living (1958), and Young Dillinger (1965).
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Biography
Osterloh was the son of Dr. Charles T. Osterloh and Emma Geiselhart Osterloh. As a student at Perry High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was president of the student council and the Dramatic Club, and he had the lead in the school's senior play.
An agent discovered Osterloh while he was acting in a stock theater. He had a supporting role in The Dark Past. Osterloh continued his career for 20 years, mainly in the 1950s, playing roles in films such as Illegal Entry (1949), White Heat (1949), One Minute to Zero (1952), Star in the Dust (1956), and I Bury the Living (1958). In the 1960s, however, he appeared in only a few films, such as Young Dillinger (1965) and his last film, Coogan's Bluff (1968).
Osterloh was featured in the pilots for two notable television series: Perry Mason and The Untouchables. Filmed in 1956, "The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink" aired in 1957 as the 13th episode of the legal drama series starring Raymond Burr; Osterloh played a central role as restaurant proprietor Morey Allen. In "The Scarface Mob", the pilot for The Untouchables that aired on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse in 1959, Osterloh was a member of the Federal squad led by Eliot Ness (Robert Stack). Osterloh also played roles in TV series including Wagon Train, The FBI, Ironside, and Hec Ramsey.
Osterloh was married to Harriet Hughes, whom he met while serving in the Army in England.
Osterloh died at 82 years of age in Los Osos, California.
TV
1955-57: Hour of Stars: Deadline Decision - Robinson
Season 1, Episode 8 - Casey
Season 1, Episode 29 - Foreman
Season 2, Episode 25 - Benny
1958: Wagon Train: The Juan Ortega Story
1958: Gunsmoke: Hanging Man
Chester's Hanging
1959: Bonanza: The Diedesheimer Story
Season 2, Episode 2 - Jarvis
Season 3, Episode 32 - Dresslar
Season 3, Episode 36 - Dressler
The Untouchables:
Pilot episode (1959) - Agent Tom Kopke
Episode in 1961 - Mr. Moon
1964: The Outer Limits
Episode "The Children of Spider County"
1967: The Felony Squad: The Savage Streets
U.S. Marshal: The Man Who Lived - Twice Episode, Actor - Baker
Perry Mason: S1 Ep13 The Case of the Moth Eaten Mink as Morey Allen
