Robert Phalen
Actor
- Born
- May 10, 1937 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- December 6, 1995 (age 58)
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.
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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
Halloween
October 25, 1978
Three Days of the Condor
September 24, 1975
Starman
December 13, 1984
Someone's Watching Me!
November 29, 1978
Impulse
April 6, 1990
Zoot Suit
October 2, 1981
Under the Influence
September 28, 1986
A Killing Affair
September 21, 1977
The Killing of Randy Webster
March 11, 1981
Nero Wolfe
December 19, 1979
The Last Song
October 23, 1980
Hellinger's Law
March 10, 1981
Acting14
- 1990Impulse as Coroner
- 1986Under the Influence
- 1984Starman as Major Bell
- 1981Zoot Suit as District Attorney
- 1981The Killing of Randy Webster as Foreman
- 1981Hellinger's Law as Dave Fredericks
- 1980The Last Song as Arnold Overstratten
- 1979Nero Wolfe as Yarmack
- 1978Someone's Watching Me! as Wayne
- 1978Halloween as Dr. Wynn