Philip Sterling: movies and TV shows
Philip Sterling has 82 credits in the archive: 36 films and 46 TV series, from 1949 to 1998. Highest rated: The Wonder Years (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1949 – 1998 · busiest year: 1975 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | My Giant | Uncle Nate | Film | 5.4 | 75 |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Arnie Glickman | TV | 6.6 | 72 |
| 1995 | Murder One | Frederick Hartman | TV | 7.7 | 72 |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Albert Bloom | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1991 | Sisters | Judge Truman Ventnor | TV | 7.2 | 68 |
| 1990 | The Death of the Incredible Hulk | Dr. Ronald Pratt | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 1990 | The Long Walk Home | Winston | Film | 7.6 | 67 |
| 1989 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder | Mel Singer | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1988 | The Wonder Years | Grandpa Pfeiffer | TV | 8.3 | 65 |
| 1988 | Backfire | Dr. Creason | Film | 4.8 | 65 |
| 1988 | Fatal Judgement | Judge Josiah Clay | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1988 | Nightingales | Sam Stein | Film | — | 65 |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | TV | 6.3 | 64 | |
| 1986 | Matlock | Prosecutor | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Kenneth Roberts | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Thomas Freemont | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Judge Jonathan Cramer | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 1986 | Killer in the Mirror | Film | 6.5 | 63 | |
| 1986 | Circle of Violence: A Family Drama | Jim McLane | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1986 | Vital Signs | Tommy | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Dr. Barensfeld | TV | 7.6 | 62 |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Dr. Ashley | TV | 7.6 | 62 |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Dr. Miller | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1985 | Tomboy | Earl Delarue | Film | 4.9 | 62 |
| 1985 | The Execution of Raymond Graham | Max Adler | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers | Other Executive | Film | 3.9 | 62 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Capt. Sam Cohen | TV | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1984 | Night Court | Leonard Blum | TV | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Grant Eldridge | TV | 7.5 | 60 |
| 1983 | Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess | Joseph Schenck | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1982 | Newhart | TV | 7.1 | 59 | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Simon Weiss | TV | 5.7 | 59 |
| 1982 | Family Ties | Mr. Winkler | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1982 | Hotel | TV | 6.8 | 59 | |
| 1982 | Remington Steele | John Seward | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 1982 | The Million Dollar Infield | Harry Ephron | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1982 | Divorce Wars: A Love Story | Max Bernheimer | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 1982 | The Wall | Reb Mazur | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | Birddog Hansen | TV | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1981 | Born to Be Sold | Sgt. Prill | Film | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Harry Clayborn | TV | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1980 | The Competition | Mr. Dietrich | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1980 | This Year's Blonde | Dr. Freed | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | TV | 6.8 | 56 | |
| 1979 | Meteor | Russian Representative | Film | 5.2 | 56 |
| 1979 | The Lazarus Syndrome | Skeptical Doctor | Film | 4.9 | 56 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | Lee Burns | TV | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes | TV | 7.1 | 55 | |
| 1978 | Dr. Strange | Dr Frank Taylor, Chief of Psychiatry | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1978 | A Question of Love | Film | 5.2 | 55 | |
| 1978 | Rainbow | Arthur Freed | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1978 | Dr. Scorpion | Adm. Gunwilder | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1977 | Fish | TV | 6.6 | 54 | |
| 1977 | Rafferty | TV | 7.5 | 54 | |
| 1977 | Audrey Rose | Judge Langley | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1976 | City of Angels | Michael Brimm | TV | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1976 | Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence | Richmond | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Mr. Buckholtz | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Noel Cadey | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Judge Philip Paul Gibson | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Frank Rilling, FBI | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Howard Spangler | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Mitchell Warner | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1975 | Switch | Boyle | TV | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502 | Benny Cummings | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 1975 | Hester Street | Mr. Lipman | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | County Supervisor Tom Nardoni | TV | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1974 | Rhoda | TV | 6.3 | 51 | |
| 1974 | The Gambler | Sidney | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1974 | Come Die with Me | Jenkins | Film | — | 51 |
| 1973 | Pueblo | Court of Inquiry Member | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | TV | 7.9 | 49 | |
| 1972 | Maude | TV | 6.9 | 49 | |
| 1971 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | District Attorney Goodman | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Mr. Miller | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1964 | Another World | TV | 5.5 | 41 | |
| 1961 | The Sin of Jesus | A Friend | Film | 5.6 | 38 |
| 1958 | Naked City | Officer Schulberg | TV | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1957 | Decoy | Sergeant Basilio | TV | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night | TV | 6.6 | 33 | |
| 1949 | Suspense | Ciro | TV | 5.1 | 26 |
| 1949 | The Clock | TV | — | 26 |