Occupation Actor Name Robert Gerringer | Role Character actor | |
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Full Name Robert Geiringer Born May 12, 1926 New York City, New York, U.S. Died November 8, 1989, Damariscotta, Maine, United States Spouse Patricia Falkenhain (m. 1950–1989) Awards Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actor Movies and TV shows The Exorcist, The Way We Were, The Edge of Night, Black Like Me, Texas Similar People William Friedkin, Sydney Pollack, Randa Haines, Paul Rauch, John William Corrington | ||
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 cum cult TV series 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. He appeared in the film The Exorcist 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.