Robert Phalen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1937
- Died
- December 6, 1995 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Babylon 5
TV · as Andrei Ivanov, Andrei Ivanova · 1 ep
Impulse
Movie · as Coroner
thirtysomething
TV · 1 ep
The Oldest Rookie
TV · 1 ep
Under the Influence
Movie
L.A. Law
TV · as Lemuel Collins · 1 ep
Starman
Movie · as Major Bell
Highway to Heaven
TV · as Pete Briggs · 1 ep
Remington Steele
TV · as Ambrose Blinn · 1 ep
Voyagers!
TV · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · as Dr. Blair · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Drunk · 1 ep
Zoot Suit
Movie · as District Attorney
Hellinger's Law
Movie · as Dave Fredericks
The Killing of Randy Webster
Movie · as Foreman
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Marv · 1 ep
The Last Song
Movie · as Arnold Overstratten
Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Michaels · 1 ep
Nero Wolfe
Movie · as Yarmack
The Facts of Life
TV · 1 ep
Knots Landing
TV · as Carlisle · 2 eps
Hart to Hart
TV · as Benny Petulsky · 1 ep
Halloween
Movie · as Dr. Wynn
Someone's Watching Me!
Movie · as Wayne
The White Shadow
TV · as Doug Batty · 1 ep
Taxi
TV · as Tom Jeffries · 1 ep
Centennial
TV · as Rev. Holly · 3 eps
A Killing Affair
Movie · as Sgt. Holt
Lou Grant
TV · 1 ep
Eight Is Enough
TV · 1 ep
Roots
TV · as Rufus Jackson · 1 ep
The Tony Randall Show
TV · 1 ep
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV · as Art Biggs · 1 ep
Three Days of the Condor
Movie · as Newberry
The Jeffersons
TV · as Jim Baker · 1 ep
Baretta
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF · 1 ep
Enemies
Movie · as Grekov
A Touch of the Poet
Movie · as Mickey Maloy
Great Performances
TV · as Grekov · 1 ep
Another World
TV · 1547 eps