Robert Fields

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Robert Fields
Born (1934-07-10) 10 July 1934 (age 86)
Boston, Massachusetts [1]
Occupation Actor

Robert Samuel Fields [2] (born 10 July 1934) [3] is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. A life member of The Actors Studio, [4] Fields is known for his role as Daniel in the 1987 drama film Anna . [5]

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Early life and education

Fields was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fields of Brookline, Massachusetts. His father was a restaurateur. [2]

Fields graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. [2]

Career

Fields appeared with Steve McQueen in the 1958 science fiction horror film, The Blob (1958), playing Tony Gressette. [6] It was Fields' film debut. [7] He later provided commentary in 2000, when the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection. [8] [9]

He played Joel in the 1969 film, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). [10] [11]

Fields portrayed the character Will in the 1970 film, Cover Me Babe . [12]

Fields also co-starred with Sally Kirkland in Anna (1987). [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

One of his final performances to date was as Jay Smiley in The Souler Opposite (1998). [20]

Personal life

On June 26, 1983, Fields married Betty-Jane Robbins, then a marketing director for trade books at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in San Diego, at the Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. Their wedding was performed by Rabbi H. Leonard Poller. [2]

Fields was a friend of The Blob (1958) co-star Steve McQueen. [5]

Selected filmography

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