Robert Phalen
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Babylon 5
Andrei Ivanov
1994
Series
Babylon 5
Andrei Ivanova
1994
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Michaels
1980
Series
Knots Landing
Carlisle
1979
Series
Great Performances
Grekov
1971
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Hill Street Blues
Marv
1981
Series
L.A. Law
Lemuel Collins
1986
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
Hotel
Dr. Blair
1982
Series
Barney Miller
Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
1975
Series
The Facts of Life
1979
Series
Hart to Hart
1979
Series
Taxi
Tom Jeffries
1978
Series
Highway to Heaven
Pete Briggs
1984
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
Remington Steele
Ambrose Blinn
1982
Series
thirtysomething
1987
Series
Baretta
1975
Series
The Jeffersons
1975
Series
Eight Is Enough
1977
Film
Halloween
Dr. Wynn
1978
Series
The White Shadow
Doug Batty
1978
Series
Roots
Rufus Jackson
1977
Series
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Art Biggs
1976
Series
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Series
Centennial
Rev. Holly
1978
Series
Another World
1964
Series
Voyagers!
1982
Film
Three Days of the Condor
Newberry
1975
Film
Starman
Major Bell
1984
Series
The Oldest Rookie
1987
Film
Impulse
Coroner
1990
Film
Zoot Suit
District Attorney
1981
Film
Someone's Watching Me!
Wayne
1978
Film
Under the Influence
1986
Film
The Last Song
Arnold Overstratten
1980
Film
The Killing of Randy Webster
Foreman
1981
Film
Enemies
Grekov
1974
Film
Nero Wolfe
Yarmack
1979
Film
Hellinger's Law
Dave Fredericks
1981
Film
A Touch of the Poet
Mickey Maloy
1974
Film
Driving Lessons
Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)
2012
Film
A Killing Affair
Sgt. Holt
1977