
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).

Knots Landing
TV • 1979

Great Performances
TV • 1971

Magnum, P.I.
TV • 1980

L.A. Law
TV • 1986

Babylon 5
TV • 1994

Babylon 5
TV • 1994

The Facts of Life
TV • 1979

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981

Barney Miller
TV • 1975

Hart to Hart
TV • 1979

Simon & Simon
TV • 1981

Taxi
TV • 1978

Hotel
TV • 1982

Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984

Remington Steele
TV • 1982

Lou Grant
TV • 1977

Baretta
TV • 1975