Robert Phalen
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).
Known For

Knots Landing

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Magnum, P.I.

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Great Performances

L.A. Law
All Movies (15)
- Driving Lessons2012 · as Dr. Terence Wynn (archive footage)
- Impulse1990 · as Coroner
- Under the Influence1986
- Starman1984 · as Major Bell
- Zoot Suit1981 · as District Attorney
- The Killing of Randy Webster1981 · as Foreman
- Hellinger's Law1981 · as Dave Fredericks
- The Last Song1980 · as Arnold Overstratten
- Nero Wolfe1979 · as Yarmack
- Someone's Watching Me!1978 · as Wayne
- Halloween1978 · as Dr. Wynn
- A Killing Affair1977 · as Sgt. Holt
- Three Days of the Condor1975 · as Newberry
- A Touch of the Poet1974 · as Mickey Maloy
- Enemies1974 · as Grekov
All TV Shows (29)
- Babylon 51994 · as Andrei Ivanov
- Babylon 51994 · as Andrei Ivanova
- thirtysomething1987
- The Oldest Rookie1987
- L.A. Law1986 · as Lemuel Collins
- Highway to Heaven1984 · as Pete Briggs
- Voyagers!1982
- Remington Steele1982 · as Ambrose Blinn
- Hotel1982 · as Dr. Blair
- Simon & Simon1981
- Hill Street Blues1981
- Hill Street Blues1981 · as Marv
- Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Michaels
- Knots Landing1979 · as Carlisle
- Hart to Hart1979
- The Facts of Life1979
- The White Shadow1978 · as Doug Batty
- Centennial1978 · as Rev. Holly
- Taxi1978 · as Tom Jeffries
- Lou Grant1977
- Eight Is Enough1977
- Roots1977 · as Rufus Jackson
- The Tony Randall Show1976
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II1976 · as Art Biggs
- Barney Miller1975 · as Capt. Ronald Dupre USAF
- The Jeffersons1975 · as Jim Baker
- Baretta1975
- Great Performances1971 · as Grekov
- Another World1964