Robert Phalen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1937
- Died
- Dec 6, 1995 (aged 58)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Credits
- 42
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
1994TV
Andrei Ivanov, Andrei Ivanova
Impulse
1990Movie
Coroner
thirtysomething
1987TV
The Oldest Rookie
1987TV
Under the Influence
1986Movie
L.A. Law
1986TV
Lemuel Collins
Starman
1984Movie
Major Bell
Highway to Heaven
1984TV
Pete Briggs
Voyagers!
1982TV
Remington Steele
1982TV
Ambrose Blinn
Hotel
1982TV
Dr. Blair
American Playhouse
1982TV
Drunk
Simon & Simon
1981TV
Zoot Suit
1981Movie
District Attorney
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981Movie
Foreman
Hellinger's Law
1981Movie
Dave Fredericks
Hill Street Blues
1981TV
Marv
Magnum, P.I.
1980TV
Michaels
The Last Song
1980Movie
Arnold Overstratten
Knots Landing
1979TV
Carlisle
Nero Wolfe
1979Movie
Yarmack
Hart to Hart
1979TV
Benny Petulsky
The Facts of Life
1979TV
Someone's Watching Me!
1978Movie
Wayne
The White Shadow
1978TV
Doug Batty
Halloween
1978Movie
Dr. Wynn
Centennial
1978TV
Rev. Holly
Taxi
1978TV
Tom Jeffries
A Killing Affair
1977Movie
Sgt. Holt
Lou Grant
1977TV
Eight Is Enough
1977TV
Roots
1977TV
Rufus Jackson
The Tony Randall Show
1976TV
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976TV
Art Biggs
Three Days of the Condor
1975Movie
Newberry
Barney Miller
1975TV
Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
The Jeffersons
1975TV
Jim Baker
Baretta
1975TV
A Touch of the Poet
1974Movie
Mickey Maloy
Enemies
1974Movie
Grekov
Great Performances
1971TV
Grekov
Another World
1964TV