Robert Thaler

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Robert Thaler
Born (1959-10-15) October 15, 1959 (age 64)
Education University of California,
Berkeley
(BS)
Occupation(s)Stage and television actor

Robert Thaler (born October 15, 1959) [1] is an American stage and television actor. He is known for playing Pearl Bradford in the American television soap opera Santa Barbara . [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Thaler was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, [1] and raised in Marion, Iowa. [4] He had a brother and two sisters. [4] Thaler attended at University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics. [5] Seeing a local production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest inspired him to become an actor, and he began appearing in regional theatres. [4]

Career

Thaler began his screen career in 1983, in the role of "Dancer" in the short-lived ABC crime drama television series The Renegades . [5] [6]

Thaler was seen in a Los Angeles production of a play titled Tamara by Bridget and Jerome Dobson, creators of the television soap opera Santa Barbara . [4] They created the role of Pearl Bradford, an eccentric waiter, for him, [4] and he joined the cast of Santa Barbara in October 1985. [5] His final appearance on Santa Barbara was in April 1988. Thaler also guest-starred in television programs including Hardcastle and McCormick , V , Remington Steele , T.J. Hooker and Hill Street Blues . [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Starry NightCommentator

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982The RenegadesDancerTelevision film
1983 The Renegades 6 episodes
1983 Remington Steele Langston DrewesEpisode: "Love Among the Steele"
1984 V Ensign Daniel2 episodes
1985 Hill Street Blues ReporterEpisode: "The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr."
1985–1988 Santa Barbara Pearl269 episodes
1986 T. J. Hooker Doug RichardsEpisode: "The Night Ripper"

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