Robert Phalen
Actor
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
Three Days of the Condor
as Newberry 1975
Starman
as Major Bell 1984
Someone's Watching Me!
as Wayne 1978
Impulse
as Coroner 1990
Zoot Suit
as District Attorney 1981
Under the Influence
1986
A Killing Affair
as Sgt. Holt 1977
The Killing of Randy Webster
as Foreman 1981
Nero Wolfe
as Yarmack 1979
The Last Song
as Arnold Overstratten 1980
Hellinger's Law
as Dave Fredericks 1981
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage) 2012
Enemies
as Grekov 1974