Robert Fields


Robert Samuel Fields is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. A life member of The Actors Studio, Fields is known for his role as Daniel in the 1987 drama film Anna.

Early life and education

Fields was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fields of Brookline, Massachusetts. His father was a restaurateur.
Fields graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Career

Fields appeared with Steve McQueen in the 1958 science fiction horror film The Blob, playing Tony Gressette. It was Fields' film debut. He later provided commentary in 2000, when the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection.
He played Joel in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
Fields portrayed the character Will in the 1970 film Cover Me Babe.
Fields also co-starred with Sally Kirkland in Anna.
One of his final performances to date was as Jay Smiley in The Souler Opposite.

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.
Fields was a friend of The Blob co-star Steve McQueen.

Selected filmography

  • The Blob as Tony Gressette
  • Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster as Reporter
  • The Incident as Kenneth Otis
  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Joel
  • Cover Me Babe as Will
  • The Sporting Club as Vernur Stanton
  • Rhinoceros as Young Man
  • The Stepford Wives as Raymond Chandler
  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Rafe
  • A Secret Space as Eli
  • Night-Flowers as Trasker
  • Jet Lag as Tom
  • Star 80 as Director
  • Anna as Daniel
  • Miami Vice Episode 5x15 "Over the Line "
  • Getting Away with Murder as Sergeant Roarke
  • American Strays as Harry
  • The Souler Opposite as Jay Smiley
  • Charades as Paul Curtiss
  • Little Dreams as Will Peterson