Robert Phalen
Acting • Born 1937-05-10 – Died 1995-12-06
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).
Filmography
44 credits
Halloween
Movie • 1978
Dr. Wynn
Impulse
Movie • 1990
Coroner
Starman
Movie • 1984
Major Bell
Zoot Suit
Movie • 1981
District Attorney
Enemies
Movie • 1974
Grekov
A Touch of the Poet
Movie • 1974
Mickey Maloy
Someone's Watching Me!
Movie • 1978
Wayne
Under the Influence
Movie • 1986
Nero Wolfe
Movie • 1979
Yarmack
Hellinger's Law
Movie • 1981
Dave Fredericks
Three Days of the Condor
Movie • 1975
Newberry
A Killing Affair
Movie • 1977
Sgt. Holt
The Last Song
Movie • 1980
Arnold Overstratten
The Killing of Randy Webster
Movie • 1981
Foreman
Driving Lessons
Movie • 2012
Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)
Lou Grant
TV • 1977
L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Lemuel Collins
Magnum, P.I.
TV • 1980
Michaels
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Ambrose Blinn
thirtysomething
TV • 1987
The Facts of Life
TV • 1979
Simon & Simon
TV • 1981
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Baretta
TV • 1975
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Carlisle
Babylon 5
TV • 1994
Andrei Ivanov
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
Voyagers!
TV • 1982
Eight Is Enough
TV • 1977
Another World
TV • 1964
The White Shadow
TV • 1978
Doug Batty
The Tony Randall Show
TV • 1976
The Oldest Rookie
TV • 1987
Taxi
TV • 1978
Tom Jeffries
Babylon 5
TV • 1994
Andrei Ivanova
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
TV • 1976
Art Biggs
Roots
TV • 1977
Rufus Jackson
Centennial
TV • 1978
Rev. Holly
Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
Pete Briggs
Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Marv
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Grekov
Hotel
TV • 1982
Dr. Blair