Robert Phalen
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).
Movies 14
Halloween
as Dr. Wynn
1978
Three Days of the Condor
as Newberry
1975
Starman
as Major Bell
1984
Someone's Watching Me!
as Wayne
1978
Zoot Suit
as District Attorney
1981
Impulse
as Coroner
1990
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Foreman
1981
A Killing Affair
as Sgt. Holt
1977
Under the Influence
1986
Enemies
as Grekov
1974
Hellinger's Law
as Dave Fredericks
1981
A Touch of the Poet
as Mickey Maloy
1974
Nero Wolfe
as Yarmack
1979
The Last Song
as Arnold Overstratten
1980TV Shows 31
Great Performances
as Grekov
1971
Knots Landing
as Carlisle
1979
Magnum, P.I.
as Michaels
1980
Babylon 5
as Andrei Ivanov
1994
Babylon 5
as Andrei Ivanova
1994
L.A. Law
as Lemuel Collins
1986
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hill Street Blues
as Marv
1981
Barney Miller
as Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
1975
The Facts of Life
1979
Simon & Simon
1981
American Playhouse
as Drunk
1982
Hart to Hart
1979
Hart to Hart
as Benny Petulsky
1979
Remington Steele
as Ambrose Blinn
1982
Highway to Heaven
as Pete Briggs
1984
Taxi
as Tom Jeffries
1978
Hotel
as Dr. Blair
1982
The Jeffersons
as Jim Baker
1975
Lou Grant
1977
Eight Is Enough
1977
Baretta
1975
thirtysomething
1987
Another World
1964
The White Shadow
as Doug Batty
1978
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Art Biggs
1976
Roots
as Rufus Jackson
1977
Voyagers!
1982
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Centennial
as Rev. Holly
1978