Robert Anthony Phalen (May 10, 1937 – December 6, 1995) was an American actor who starred in films and on television.
Life and career He was born on May 10, 1937 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.Fowler, Keith, A History of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop," 1969, Yale Drama Library.
His early stage work includes his membership of 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. He also appeared in two other John Carpenter movies, 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 made guest appearances on many television shows, including M*A*S*H, Baretta, Centennial, Hill Street Blues, The Facts of Life, and Babylon 5 (as the father of main character Susan Ivanova).
He died from complications of AIDS in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 1995, at the age of 58.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1975 Three Days of the Condor Newberry 1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald TV film 1978 Halloween Dr. Terence Wynn 1978 Someone's Watching Me! Wayne 1979 Just You and Me, Kid Foster Father 1981 Zoot Suit District Attorney 1983 The Dukes of Hazzard Mr. Lipton 1984 Starman Major Bell 1986 The Gladiator Dr. Maxwell 1990 Impulse Coroner
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