Robert Sterling of Topper dead at 88

Robert Sterling, who starred with his wife Anne Jeffreys in the 1953-56 series Topper died from natural causes at the age of 88. According to his son, Jeffrey, he had been battling the shingles for the last ten years. In Topper, Sterling and Jeffreys (pictured) played a young couple that dies and haunts the new owner of their house, Cosmo Topper.

Some interesting tibits from his IMDb profile: he was the son of a Chicago Cub catcher, and, after his acting career waned in the early 1970s, he entered into a computer business that kept him away from acting until some nostalgic guest spots in the 1980s. Not a bad life if you can swing it. He is survived by Jeffreys and four children, one of whom he had with his first wife, Ann Sothern.