Robert Gerringer

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 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.

Robert Gerringer
Born	Robert Geiringer (1926-05-12)May 12, 1926 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	November 8, 1989(1989-11-08) (aged 63) Damariscotta, Maine, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

Gerringer was born in New York City, the son of Mary Agnes (née Moran), a teacher, and Arthur Joseph Geiringer, a surgeon.^[1] He appeared in the film The Exorcist (1973)and The Way We Were as well as in soap operas including The Guiding Light, Texas, in which he played Houston attorney Striker Bellman; The Doctors where he played Detective Cadman in 1970 and The Edge of Night until that show's 1984 cancellation. He died from a stroke at age 63 in Damariscotta, Maine.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Black Like Me	Ed Saunders
1968	A Lovely Way to Die	Connor
1971	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight	Commissioner McGrady
1973	The Way We Were	Dr. Short
1973	The Exorcist	Senator at Party
1975	I'll Quit Tomorrow	Phil
1977	The Sentinel	Hart
1978	King of the Gypsies		Uncredited
1980	Hide in Plain Sight	Judge Duval
1988	The Beat	Dr. Morningstone	(final film role)