Robert Winkler(1927-1989)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Born in Chicago on February 12, 1927, Robert "Bobby" Winckler (often
credited as "Winkler"), was one of the most prolific child actors of
the 1930s and 1940s. Charles Chaplin's
wife, Mildred Harris, got Robert
into show business with a letter of introduction to producer
Hal Roach. Between the ages of six and
eighteen, Bobby worked with most of the stars of the "Golden Age" of
Hollywood in classic feature films, serials, cartoons and hundreds of
radio shows. When not working he attended Hollywood Professional
School. As an adult, Robert was a successful attorney, representing
many of the people he worked with both in front of and behind the
cameras. He was married to Elisabeth (Betty) Sturm, and had two
children, daughter Patricia Winckler, and son (producer/director)
William Winckler.
