Robert Phalen

Robert Phalen

1937-05-10 – 1995-12-06 (age 58) San Francisco, California, USA
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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).

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Known For

Halloween
Halloween

1978

as Dr. Wynn

Three Days of the Condor
Starman
Starman

1984

as Major Bell

Impulse
Impulse

1990

as Coroner

Zoot Suit
Zoot Suit

1981

as District Attorney

Someone's Watching Me!
The Last Song
The Last Song

1980

as Arnold Overstratten

The Killing of Randy Webster
Enemies
Enemies

1974

as Grekov

Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe

1979

as Yarmack

Hellinger's Law
Hellinger's Law

1981

as Dave Fredericks

A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet

1974

as Mickey Maloy

Driving Lessons
Driving Lessons

2012

as Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)

A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair

1977

as Sgt. Holt