Robert Phalen

Robert Phalen

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).

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2012

Driving Lessons
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/30/2012

1994

Babylon 5
Babylon 5
as Andrei Ivanov
TV - Released: 1/26/1994
Babylon 5
Babylon 5
as Andrei Ivanova
TV - Released: 1/26/1994

1992

TV
1775
as Man
TV - Released: 9/5/1992

1990

Impulse
Impulse
as Coroner
Movie - Released: 4/6/1990

1987

thirtysomething
thirtysomething
TV - Released: 9/29/1987
The Oldest Rookie
The Oldest Rookie
TV - Released: 9/16/1987

1986

Under the Influence
Under the Influence
Movie - Released: 9/28/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Judge Lemuel Collins
TV - Released: 9/15/1986

1984

Starman
Starman
as Major Bell
Movie - Released: 12/13/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
as Pete Briggs
TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1982

Remington Steele
Remington Steele
as Ambrose Blinn
TV - Released: 10/1/1982
Voyagers!
Voyagers!
TV - Released: 10/3/1982
Hotel
Hotel
as Dr. Blair
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Zoot Suit
Zoot Suit
as District Attorney
Movie - Released: 10/2/1981
Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law
as Dave Fredericks
Movie - Released: 3/10/1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Foreman
Movie - Released: 3/11/1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
TV - Released: 1/15/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
as Marv
TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1980

The Last Song
The Last Song
as Arnold Overstratten
Movie - Released: 10/23/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
TV - Released: 12/11/1980

1979

Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe
as Yarmack
Movie - Released: 12/19/1979
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
TV - Released: 8/24/1979
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as Carlisle
TV - Released: 12/27/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1978

Halloween
Halloween
as Dr. Wynn
Movie - Released: 10/24/1978
Someone's Watching Me!
Someone's Watching Me!
as Wayne
Movie - Released: 11/29/1978
The White Shadow
The White Shadow
as Doug Batty
TV - Released: 11/27/1978
Taxi
Taxi
as Tom Jeffries
TV - Released: 9/12/1978
Centennial
Centennial
as Rev. Holly
TV - Released: 10/1/1978

1977

A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair
as Sgt. Holt
Movie - Released: 9/21/1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Movie - Released: 9/30/1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
TV - Released: 9/20/1977
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
TV - Released: 3/15/1977
Roots
Roots
as Rufus Jackson
TV - Released: 1/23/1977

1976

The Tony Randall Show
The Tony Randall Show
TV - Released: 9/23/1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
as Art Biggs
TV - Released: 9/21/1976

1975

Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor
as Newberry
Movie - Released: 9/24/1975
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
TV - Released: 1/18/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
as Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
TV - Released: 1/23/1975

1974

Enemies
Enemies
as Grekov
Movie - Released: 1/23/1974
A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet
as Mickey Maloy
Movie - Released: 1/2/1974

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Grekov
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1964

Another World
Another World
TV - Released: 5/4/1964