Robert Phalen

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 in San Francisco, California on May 10 1937, where he attended George Washington High School, was active in the school's drama club, and served as student body president.^[1]

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.^[1] 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 made guest appearances on many television shows, including MASH, 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.^[2][3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Three Days of the Condor	Newberry
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

References

1. Fowler, Keith, A History of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop," 1969, Yale Drama Library.
2. "Robert Anthony Phalen". California, U.S., Death Index, 1940–1997. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
3. "Robert "Bob" Phalen". The AIDS Memorial. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

External links

• Robert Phalen at IMDb