Robert Desiderio Biography (1951-)

Born September 9, 1951, in New York, NY; son of Anthony J. and Mary (maiden name, Demattia) Desiderio; married Judith Light (an actress and producer), January 1, 1985. Addresses: Agent: c/o Bob Gersh, The Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5302.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 9, 1951; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Lord Goring, An Ideal Husband, 22nd Street Theatre, New York City,1978
Pasquale, Herself as Lust, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1981
Malcolm, Chisholm Trail, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1982
Gordon Miller, Room Service, Pasadena Playhouse, CA, 1987
Also appeared as Caliban, The Tempest, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Madison, NJ, then with the Boston Shakespeare Company, MA; Murph, The Indian Wants the Bronx, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA.
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Billy Wayne, Oh God! You Devil, Warner Bros., 1984
Dr. Banks, Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), 1989
At Night the Sun Shines, 1992
Himself, Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End, First Run Features, 1997
Television Appearances
Series
Prince Antonio Stradella, Search for Tomorrow, NBC, 1979-80
Second Steve Piermont, One Life to Live, ABC, 1982-83
Harry Kanschneider, Maximum Security, HBO, 1984-85
Wes Kennedy, Heart of the City, ABC, 1986
Ted Melcher, Knots Landing, CBS, 1988-89
Movies
(Television debut) Joe Holiday, The Princess and the Cabbie, CBS,1981
Doctor Radburn, Baby Girl Scott, CBS, 1987
John Richards, Original Sin, PBS, 1989
Sergeant Jake Morris, Stop at Nothing, Lifetime, 1991
Andrew Judson, She Stood Alone, NBC, 1991
Al Van Petten, Darkness before Dawn, NBC, 1993
Sean Cheney, Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back (also known as Broken Promises), CBS, 1993
Arnie Ryan, Frame-Up (also known as Jonathon Stone: Threat of Innocence), NBC, 1993

Jerry Michaels, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, CBS, 1995
Michael Harvott, The Silence of Adultery, Lifetime, 1995
Andy Stahl, Once You Meet a Stranger, CBS, 1996
Richard Warren, No Laughing Matter, USA Network, 1998
Mort, Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story, Lifetime, 1999
Paul Richland, Murder in the Mirror, CBS, 2000
Miniseries
Bernard Slatkin, People Like Us, 1990
Bob Byman, Gone in the Night, CBS, 1996
Specials
Lieutenant Michael Ryan, Mr. & Mrs. Ryan, ABC, 1986
Mr. Benson, Educating Mom, ABC, 1996
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Judith Light, Lifetime, 1998
Pilots
Lenny Barbella, Moonlight, CBS, 1982
Wes Kennedy, Heart of the City, ABC, 1987
George Twisp, Youth in Revolt, Fox, 1996
Episodic
Orson Burns, Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1975
David Benson, "The Mole," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, 1984
Luna, "The Bells of St. Mary's," The A-Team, 1984
Brian Hunter, "Springtime for Steele," Remington Steele, 1985
Gene Byrd, "Fire Man," Hunter, 1985
Marcello, "A Fistful of Lire," The Fall Guy, 1985
Richard Schofield, "Just One Look," Family Ties, 1985
Roger Adiano, "Murder By Appointment Only," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
Mark Havlin, "Doom with a View," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Gary, "Bar Wars," Cheers, 1988
Barry Tartiledge, "Contractions," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991
Gary, "Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment," Cheers, 1991
Tom Hiller, "Murder in Milan," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
Peter McIntyre, "The Debt," Matlock, 1993
Gary, "Bar Wars VII: The Naked Prey," Cheers, 1993
Leonard, "Strangers," Picket Fences, CBS, 1993
Edward Graham, "Murder on the Thirteenth Floor," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1994
Jake, "Who Killed the Lifeguard&quest;" Burke's Law, CBS, 1995
Bobby Byrne, Courthouse, CBS, 1995
Hutch Parker, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, NBC, 1995
C. Thomas Thornton, "The Plan," Significant Others, ABC, 1998
Jack Massarone, "Do Not Resuscitate," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
Also appeared in "Friends and Lovers," Trapper John, M.D., CBS.

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