Robert Phalen
Born
May 10, 1937
Died
December 6, 1995 (58 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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).
Driving Lessons
Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)
2012
Babylon 5
Andrei Ivanov · (1 episode)
1994
Babylon 5
Andrei Ivanova · (1 episode)
1994
Impulse
Coroner
1990
thirtysomething
(1 episode)
1987
The Oldest Rookie
(1 episode)
1987
Under the Influence
1986
L.A. Law
Judge Lemuel Collins · (1 episode)
1986
Starman
Major Bell
1984
Highway to Heaven
Pete Briggs · (1 episode)
1984
Voyagers!
(1 episode)
1982
Remington Steele
Ambrose Blinn · (1 episode)
1982
Hotel
Dr. Blair · (1 episode)
1982
Simon & Simon
(1 episode)
1981
Zoot Suit
District Attorney
1981
The Killing of Randy Webster
Foreman
1981
Hellinger's Law
Dave Fredericks
1981
Hill Street Blues
(1 episode)
1981
Hill Street Blues
Marv · (1 episode)
1981
Magnum, P.I.
Michaels · (1 episode)
1980
The Last Song
Arnold Overstratten
1980
Knots Landing
Carlisle · (2 episodes)
1979
Nero Wolfe
Yarmack
1979
Hart to Hart
(2 episodes)
1979
The Facts of Life
(1 episode)
1979
Someone's Watching Me!
Wayne
1978
The White Shadow
Doug Batty · (1 episode)
1978
Halloween
Dr. Wynn
1978
Centennial
Rev. Holly · (2 episodes)
1978
Taxi
Tom Jeffries · (1 episode)
1978
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
A Killing Affair
Sgt. Holt
1977
Lou Grant
(1 episode)
1977
Eight Is Enough
(1 episode)
1977
Roots
Rufus Jackson · (1 episode)
1977
The Tony Randall Show
(1 episode)
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Art Biggs · (1 episode)
1976
Three Days of the Condor
Newberry
1975
Barney Miller
Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF · (1 episode)
1975
The Jeffersons
(1 episode)
1975
Baretta
(1 episode)
1975
Enemies
Grekov
1974
A Touch of the Poet
Mickey Maloy
1974
Great Performances
Grekov · (1 episode)
1971
Another World
(1547 episodes)
1964