Robert Phalen

Known for ActingBorn 1937-05-10Died 1995-12-06San Francisco, California, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

A Touch of the Poet

Hellinger's Law

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Nero Wolfe

Babylon 5

The Last Song

Centennial

Hill Street Blues

Voyagers!

Halloween

Highway to Heaven

Lou Grant

Roots

Taxi

Magnum, P.I.

The Jeffersons

Barney Miller

Three Days of the Condor

Remington Steele

The White Shadow

The Facts of Life

The Oldest Rookie

L.A. Law

Starman

Knots Landing

Hotel

Hart to Hart

Simon & Simon

American Playhouse

Baretta

Zoot Suit

The Tony Randall Show

thirtysomething

Someone's Watching Me!

Eight Is Enough

The Killing of Randy Webster

Great Performances

Under the Influence

Impulse

Another World

A Killing Affair

Enemies