
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
May 10, 1937
Died
December 6, 1995 (age 58)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Robert Phalen
Biography
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).
Known For

TV
Knots Landing
Carlisle
1979

TV
Great Performances
Grekov
1971

TV
Magnum, P.I.
Michaels
1980

TV
L.A. Law
Lemuel Collins
1986

TV
Babylon 5
Andrei Ivanov
1994

TV
Babylon 5
Andrei Ivanova
1994

TV
Barney Miller
Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
1975

TV
Lou Grant
1977

TV
Hill Street Blues
1981

TV
Hill Street Blues
Marv
1981

TV
Simon & Simon
1981

TV
Hotel
Dr. Blair
1982

TV
Taxi
Tom Jeffries
1978

TV
Highway to Heaven
Pete Briggs
1984

TV
Hart to Hart
1979

TV
Remington Steele
Ambrose Blinn
1982

TV
The Facts of Life
1979

TV
thirtysomething
1987

TV
Baretta
1975

TV
The Jeffersons
1975
Filmography
2012FilmDriving Lessonsas Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)1994TVBabylon 5as Andrei Ivanov1990FilmImpulseas Coroner1987TVthirtysomething1987TVThe Oldest Rookie1986FilmUnder the Influence1986TVL.A. Lawas Lemuel Collins1984FilmStarmanas Major Bell1984TVHighway to Heavenas Pete Briggs1982TVVoyagers!1982TVRemington Steeleas Ambrose Blinn1982TVHotelas Dr. Blair1981TVSimon & Simon1981FilmZoot Suitas District Attorney1981FilmThe Killing of Randy Websteras Foreman1981FilmHellinger's Lawas Dave Fredericks1981TVHill Street Blues1980TVMagnum, P.I.as Michaels1980FilmThe Last Songas Arnold Overstratten1979TVKnots Landingas Carlisle1979FilmNero Wolfeas Yarmack1979TVHart to Hart1979TVThe Facts of Life1978FilmSomeone's Watching Me!as Wayne1978TVThe White Shadowas Doug Batty1978FilmHalloweenas Dr. Wynn1978TVCentennialas Rev. Holly1978TVTaxias Tom Jeffries1977FilmA Killing Affairas Sgt. Holt1977TVLou Grant1977TVEight Is Enough1977TVRootsas Rufus Jackson1976TVThe Tony Randall Show1976TVRich Man, Poor Man - Book IIas Art Biggs1975FilmThree Days of the Condoras Newberry1975TVBarney Milleras Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF1975TVThe Jeffersons1975TVBaretta1974FilmA Touch of the Poetas Mickey Maloy1974FilmEnemiesas Grekov1971TVGreat Performancesas Grekov1964TVAnother World