Robert Osterloh was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was director Rudolph Maté who, in 1948, gave Osterloh his first opportunity in film, introducing him in The Dark Past, in which he had a supporting role. Osterloh continued his career for 20 years, mainly in the 1950s, playing roles in films such as Illegal Entry (1949), White Heat (1949) (as a gangster killed by gang boss James Cagney), 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 died at 82 years of age in Los Osos, California.
Filmography
1948: The Dark Past - Pete
1948: Incident - Slats
1949: Pinky - Police Officer
1949: I Cheated the Law - Joe Corsi
1949: Gun Crazy - Hampton Policeman
1949: City Across the River - Mr. Bannon
1949: The Doolins of Oklahoma - Wichita
1949: White Heat - Tommy Ryley
1949: Illegal Entry - Crowthers
1949: Criss Cross - Mr. Nelson
1950: Harbor of Missing Men - Johnny
1950: Southside 1-1000 - Albert
1950: The Palomino - Sam
1950: A Lady Without Passport - Lt. Lannahan
1950: The Great Missouri Raid - August
1950: 711 Ocean Drive - Gizzi
1951: The Prowler - Coroner
1951: The Well - Wylie
1951: The Day The Earth Stood Still - Major White
1951: Drums in the Deep South - Harper
1951: The Fat Man - Chuck Fletcher
1951: No Questions Asked - Owney
1951: New Mexico - Pvt. Parsons
1952: One Minute to Zero - Maj. Davis
1952: The Ring - Freddy
1952: Mutiny - Faversham
1952: Red Skies of Montana - Dispatcher
1953: Wicked Woman - Mr. Lowry
1953: Private Eyes - Prof. Damon
1953: The Wild One - Ben
1953: The Royal African Rifles - Carney
1954: Johnny Guitar - Sam
1954: Riot in Cell Block 11 - The Colonel
1955: An Annapolis Story - Austin
1955: Violent Saturday - Roy
1955: Man with the Gun - Virg Trotter
1955: Seven Angry Men - Col. Robert E. Lee
1956: Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Ambulance Driver
1956: The Desperados Are in Town - Deputy Sheriff Groome
1956: Star in the Dust - Rigdon
1956: Johnny Concho - Duke Lang
1956: Hot Cars - George Hayman
1957: Baby Face Nelson - FBI Agent Johnson
1958: I Bury the Living - Lt. Clayborne
1958: Fort Massacre - Schwabacker
1958: The Case Against Brooklyn - Bonney
1959: Warlock - Professor
1960: Inherit the Wind - Sam
1962: The Scarface Mob - Tom Kopka
1965: Young Dillinger - Federal Agent Baum
1966: The Oscar - Reporter at Premiere
1967: Warning Shot - Reporter
1968: Rosemary's Baby - Mr. Fountain
1968: Coogan's Bluff - Deputy
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
1961: The Untouchables: 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
