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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

45

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-05-10

Day of Death

1995-12-06 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Robert Phalen

Biography

Robert Phalen (born May 10, 1937) is an American actor who starred in films and on television. 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

Acting

Halloween

1978

Halloween

as

Dr. Wynn

Impulse

1990

Impulse

as

Coroner

Starman

1984

Starman

as

Major Bell

Zoot Suit

1981

Zoot Suit

as

District Attorney

Enemies

1974

Enemies

as

Grekov

A Touch of the Poet

1974

A Touch of the Poet

as

Mickey Maloy

Nero Wolfe

1979

Nero Wolfe

as

Yarmack

Hellinger's Law

1981

Hellinger's Law

as

Dave Fredericks

A Killing Affair

1977

A Killing Affair

as

Sgt. Holt

The Last Song

1980

The Last Song

as

Arnold Overstratten

Driving Lessons

2012

Driving Lessons

as

Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Judge Lemuel Collins

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Michaels

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Ambrose Blinn

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Carlisle

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Andrei Ivanov

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as

Doug Batty

Taxi

Taxi

as

Tom Jeffries

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Andrei Ivanova

Roots

Roots

as

Rufus Jackson

Centennial

Centennial

as

Rev. Holly

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

as

Pete Briggs

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF

Hotel

Hotel

as

Dr. Blair

Production

Crew

Directing