Robert Samuel Fields (born 10 July 1934) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. A life member of

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, Fields is known for his role as Daniel in the 1987 drama film ''

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''.

Early life and education

Fields was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fields of

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. His father was a restaurateur. Fields graduated from

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and

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Career

Fields appeared with

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in the 1958 science fiction horror film ''

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'' (1958), playing Tony Gressette. It was Fields' film debut. He later provided commentary in 2000, when the film was released on DVD by

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. He played Joel in the 1969 film '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969). Fields portrayed the character Will in the 1970 film '' Cover Me Babe''. Fields also co-starred with

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in ''

'' (1987). One of his final performances to date was as Jay Smiley in ''The Souler Opposite'' (1998).

Personal life

On June 26, 1983, Fields married Betty-Jane Robbins, then a marketing director for trade books at

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, at the Fairview Country Club in

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. Their wedding was performed by Rabbi H. Leonard Poller. Fields was a friend of ''

'' (1958) co-star

Selected filmography

*''

'' (1958) as Tony Gressette *''

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'' (1965) as Reporter (uncredited) *'' The Incident'' (1967) as Kenneth Otis *'' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969) as Joel *'' Cover Me Babe'' (1970) as Will *''

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'' (1971) as Vernur Stanton *''

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'' (1974) as Young Man *''

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'' (1975) as Raymond Chandler *'' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977) as Rafe (uncredited) *''A Secret Space'' (1977) as Eli *''Night-Flowers'' (1979) as Trasker *''Jet Lag'' (1981) as Tom *''

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'' (1983) as Director *''

'' (1987) as Daniel *''

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'' Episode 5x15 "Over the Line " (1989) *'' Getting Away with Murder'' (1996) as Sergeant Roarke *''

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'' (1996) as Harry *''

The Souler Opposite ''The Souler Opposite'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Kalmenson and starring Christopher Meloni, Timothy Busfield and Janel Moloney. Plot Cast * Christopher Meloni as Barry Singer * Janel Moloney ...

'' (1998) as Jay Smiley *''

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'' (1998) as Paul Curtiss *''Little Dreams'' (2002) as Will Peterson (final film role)

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