Robert Hirschfeld

{{short description|American actor, author (1942–2009)}}

{{for|the Episcopal bishop|A. Robert Hirschfeld}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Robert Hirschfeld

| image = Robert_Hirschfeld.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Hirschfeld as Officer Leo Schnitz

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|06|08}}

| birth_place = New York, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|12|04|1942|06|08}}

| death_place = Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.

| yearsactive =

| occupation = Actor, author

| spouse = Nancy White

| notable_works = Hill Street Blues

}}

Robert Hirschfeld (June 8, 1942 – December 4, 2009) was an American actor and author. He was best known for playing Officer Leo Schnitz on Hill Street Blues from 1981 to 1985. He also appeared in the films Cradle Will Rock (1999) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979).

Hirschfeld died in Dobbs Ferry, New York, at the age of 67.{{cite journal |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/files/sag/documents/SAG_Spring2010_Public_0.pdf |title=In Memoriam |page=42 |journal=Screen Actors Guild Magazine |volume=51 |number=2 |date=Spring 2010 |publisher=SAG-AFTRA|access-date=13 September 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=136949129 |title=Robert Hirschfeld Obituary |newspaper=The New York Times |date=6 December 2009|access-date=13 September 2016}}