Robert Strauss

I have a soft spot for actors like Robert Strauss, the kind who never headlined but quietly made every scene feel more lived-in. A Bronx-born stage performer who clawed his way to Hollywood, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Stalag 17, which to me proves a character man can leave as deep a mark as any star. There's something honest about a face and a build that read as ordinary, used to ground a film rather than dazzle it. He died in 1975, but his presence still anchors those 1950s pictures. That's the legacy I admire most: dependable, unflashy craft that outlasts the spotlight.

Name (English)

Robert Strauss

Name (Japanese)

ロバート・ストラウス

Reading

ろばーと・すとらうす

Born

November 8, 1913 – February 20, 1975

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor

High school

James Monroe High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Strauss%20(actor)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355932

Tags

• New York
• actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-23

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