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Robert Phalen

Robert Phalen

Acting1937San 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).

Acting History

2012
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)
1994
Babylon 5
TVas Andrei Ivanov / Andrei Ivanova1 eps
1987
L.A. Law
TVas Lemuel Collins1 eps
Hotel
TVas Dr. Blair1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
TVas Michaels1 eps
Highway to Heaven
TVas Pete Briggs1 eps
1984
Starman
as Major Bell
1982
Hill Street Blues
TVas Marv1 eps
Remington Steele
TVas Ambrose Blinn1 eps
1981
Zoot Suit
as District Attorney
Hellinger's Law
as Dave Fredericks
1980
The Last Song
as Arnold Overstratten
Knots Landing
TVas Carlisle2 eps
Barney Miller
TVas Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF1 eps
1979
Nero Wolfe
as Yarmack
Centennial
TVas Rev. Holly3 eps
1978
Halloween
as Dr. Wynn
Taxi
TVas Tom Jeffries1 eps
The White Shadow
TVas Doug Batty1 eps
1977
A Killing Affair
as Sgt. Holt
Roots
TVas Rufus Jackson1 eps
1974
A Touch of the Poet
as Mickey Maloy
Great Performances
TVas Grekov1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/10/1937
Day of Death
12/6/1995
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA