Robert Phalen
American actor (1937–1995)
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::summary American actor (1937–1995) ::
Robert Anthony Phalen (May 10, 1937 – December 6, 1995) was an American actor who starred in films and on television.
Life and career
He was born on May 10, 1937 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 of 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. He also appeared in two other John Carpenter movies, 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 made guest appearances on many television shows, including MAS*H, Baretta, Centennial, Hill Street Blues, The Facts of Life, and Babylon 5 (as the father of main character Susan Ivanova).
He died from complications of AIDS in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 1995, at the age of 58.
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Three Days of the Condor | Newberry | |
| 1977 | The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald | TV film | |
| 1978 | Halloween | Dr. Terence Wynn | |
| 1978 | Someone's Watching Me! | Wayne | |
| 1979 | Just You and Me, Kid | Foster Father | |
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | District Attorney | |
| 1983 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Mr. Lipton | |
| 1984 | Starman | Major Bell | |
| 1986 | The Gladiator | Dr. Maxwell | |
| 1990 | Impulse | Coroner | |
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References
References
- [[Keith Fowler. Fowler, Keith]], ''A History of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop''," 1969, Yale Drama Library.
- "Robert Anthony Phalen". California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997.
- "Robert "Bob" Phalen".
- (1984). "Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-series, 1964-1984". New York Zoetrope.
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