Robert Thaler

Robert Thaler (born October 15, 1959)[1] is an American stage and television actor. He is known for playing the role of "Pearl Bradford" in the American soap opera television series Santa Barbara.[1][2][3]

Robert Thaler
Born (1959-10-15) October 15, 1959
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California
OccupationStage and television actor

Life and career

Thaler was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,[1] where he was later raised in Marion, Iowa.[4] He had a brother and two sisters.[4] Thaler attended at University of California, where he studied about mathematics, later earning his degree.[5] He decided to become an actor, as Thaler was influenced by the Broadway play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.[4] He performed on regional theatres.[4] Thaler began his career in 1983, where he played the starring role of "Dancer" in the new ABC crime drama television series The Renegades.[5][6]

While Thaler performed on regional theaters, he was seen by the creators Bridget and Jerome Dobson of the soap opera television series Santa Barbara, where they saw his performance on a Los Angeles play, titled, Tamara.[4] They've created the role of "Pearl Bradford" for him.[4] Thaler joined the cast of Santa Barbara in October 1985,[5] where he was introduced as a wacky oddball waiter, helping "Cruz Castillo" (A Martinez) with his investigations. With his character on Santa Barbara, he revealed that the full name of the character was "Michael Baldwin Bradford III",[5] when his character fell in love with "Eden Capwell" (Marcy Walker). His final appearance on Santa Barbara was from April 1988, in which Thaler later guest-starred on television programs, including, Hardcastle and McCormick, V, Remington Steele, T.J. Hooker and Hill Street Blues.[6]

References
  1. "Soap star". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. January 18, 1987. p. 43. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Lubin, Eve (July 4, 1986). "Aw shucks... Thaler discovers a pearl in 'Santa Barbara' role". The Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. p. 23. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Lubin, Eve (July 5, 1986). "Robert Thaler plays no ordinary oyster shucker". The Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. p. 19. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Passalacqua, Connie (February 22, 1987). Character gives 'Santa Barbara' pizazz. The Herald Journal. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. Reichardt, Nancy (September 26, 1986). "Robert Thaler is a bit different from Pearl". The Daily News. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. p. 20. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hanshew, Dennis (February 28, 1988). "Before 'Santa Barbara', Thaler did short-lived 'Renegades series'". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 184. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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