Name
Robert Phalen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1937-05-10
Deathday
1995-12-06 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Robert Anthony Phalen (May 10, 1937 – December 6, 1995) was an American actor.
He was born in San Francisco, California, where he attended George Washington High School, was active in the school's drama club, and served as student body president.
His early stage work includes his membership in San Francisco's Actor's Workshop, where he played a variety of roles in the early 1960s, including Mick in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker. He was in the 1978 hit horror movie Halloween as Dr. Terence Wynn. His character returned in the 1995 sequel Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, but the role was taken over by Mitch Ryan. Robert also appeared in two other John Carpenter movies; namely Someone's Watching Me! (1978) and Starman (1984). His other film credits include Three Days of the Condor (1975), Just You and Me, Kid (1979), Zoot Suit (1981), The Gladiator (1986) and Impulse (1990).
Phalen has made guest appearances on many TV shows. Some of those appearances include MASH, Baretta, Centennial, Hill Street Blues, The Facts of Life, and Babylon 5 (as the father of main character Susan Ivanova).
Known For
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- 1978 Halloween as Dr. Wynn
- 1990 Impulse as Coroner
- 1984 Starman as Major Bell
- 1981 Zoot Suit as District Attorney
- 1974 Enemies as Grekov
- 1974 A Touch of the Poet as Mickey Maloy
- 1978 Someone's Watching Me! as Wayne
- 1986 Under the Influence
- 1979 Nero Wolfe as Yarmack
- 1981 Hellinger's Law as Dave Fredericks
- 1975 Three Days of the Condor as Newberry
- 1977 A Killing Affair as Sgt. Holt
- 1980 The Last Song as Arnold Overstratten
- 1981 The Killing of Randy Webster as Foreman
- 1977 Lou Grant ( 1 episode )
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Lemuel Collins
- 1980 Magnum, P.I. ( 1 episode ) as Michaels
- 1982 Remington Steele ( 1 episode ) as Ambrose Blinn
- 1987 thirtysomething ( 1 episode )
- 1979 The Facts of Life ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Simon & Simon ( 1 episode )
- 1975 The Jeffersons ( 1 episode ) as Jim Baker
- 1975 Baretta ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Hill Street Blues ( 1 episode )
- 1979 Knots Landing ( 2 episodes ) as Carlisle
- 1994 Babylon 5 ( 1 episode ) as Andrei Ivanov
- 1979 Hart to Hart ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Voyagers! ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Eight Is Enough ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Another World ( 1547 episodes )
- 1978 The White Shadow ( 1 episode ) as Doug Batty
- 1976 The Tony Randall Show ( 1 episode )
- 1987 The Oldest Rookie ( 1 episode )
- 1978 Taxi ( 1 episode ) as Tom Jeffries
- 1994 Babylon 5 ( 1 episode ) as Andrei Ivanova
- 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II ( 1 episode ) as Art Biggs
- 1977 Roots ( 1 episode ) as Rufus Jackson
- 1978 Centennial ( 3 episodes ) as Rev. Holly
- 1984 Highway to Heaven ( 1 episode ) as Pete Briggs
- 1975 Barney Miller ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
- 1981 Hill Street Blues ( 1 episode ) as Marv
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Grekov
- 1982 Hotel ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Blair
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Drunk
- 1979 Hart to Hart ( 1 episode ) as Benny Petulsky
