Robert Symonds Biography (1926-)

Born December 1, 1926, in Bristow, OK; son of Walter Stout and Nellie (maidenname, Barry) Symonds; married Jan Parr (divorced); married Priscilla Pointer, 1980; children: 3 stepchildren. Addresses: Agent: Hesseltine-Baker Associates, 119 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director
Birth Details: December 1, 1926; Bristow, Oklahoma, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Estragon, Waiting for Godot, Actors Workshop, Marines Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1957 , then York Theatre, New York City, 1958 , later World's Fair, Brussels, Belgium, 1958 , then Seattle World's Fair,Seattle, WA, 1962
Archie Rice, The Entertainer, Actors Workshop, War Memorial OperaHouse, San Francisco, CA, 1959
Hamm, Endgame, Actors Workshop, War Memorial Opera House, 1959
Major Domo, Ariadne auf Naxos, Actors Workshop, War Memorial OperaHouse, 1959
Title role, Krapp's Last Tape, Actors Workshop, San Francisco,CA, 1961
Title role, Galileo, Actors Workshop, 1962
Title role, Volpone, Actors Workshop, 1963
Davies, The Caretaker, Actors Workshop, 1963
Robespierre, Danton's Death, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1965
Mr. Sparkish, The Country Wife, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1965
Judge, Azdak, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966
Jeremy Butler, The Alchemist, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center,Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966
Federzoni, Galileo, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1967
Chaplain de Stogumer, Saint Joan, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre,1968
Demokos, Tiger at the Gates, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center,Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1968
Title role, Cyrano de Bergerac, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1968
Kemp, A Cry of Players, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1968
Dominic Christian, The Inner Journey, Repertory Theatre of LincolnCenter, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1969
Harpagon, The Miser, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1969
Ward V. Evans, In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1969
Kit Carson, The Time of Your Life, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1969
Mendacious Porpentine, The Disintegration of James Cherry, Forum Theatre, New York City, 1970
Duff, Landscape, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1970
Rumsey, Silence, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1970
Lord Mulligan, Camino Real, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971
Goldberg, The Birthday Party, Forum Theatre, 1971
Rumsey, Silence, Forum Theatre, 1971
Duff, Landscape, Forum Theatre, 1971
Scenes from American Life, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971
Edgar, Play Strindberg, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971
Sir Amias Paulet, Mary Stuart, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971
Baso, Narrow Road to the Deep North, Repertory Theatre of LincolnCenter, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1971
Zekhar Bardin, Enemies, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1972
Edgar, Play Strindberg, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1972
Fintan Kinmore, Patrick Pearse Motel, Olney Playhouse, MD, 1972
Duke of Venice, The Merchant of Venice, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1973
Edgar, Comedy of Marriage, Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, 1974
Various roles, The Death and Life of Jesse James, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1974
Sergeant Coyne, The Poison Tree, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1976
The Show-Off, Alley Theatre, 1976
How the Other Half Loves, Alley Theatre, 1977
The Shadow Box, Alley Theatre, 1978
Artichoke, Alley Theatre, 1979
Don Juan in Hell, Alley Theatre, 1979
Side by Side by Sondheim, Alley Theatre, 1979
A Month in the Country, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1979

Artaud at Rodez, Los Angeles Actors Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982
An Enemy of the People, Los Angeles Actors Theatre, 1983
Mr. Shaw, In Celebration, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1984
The Road to Mecca, Fountain Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2000
Stage Work
Director
The Maids, Actors Workshop, 1961
Volpone, Actors Workshop, 1963
The Taming of the Shrew, Actors Workshop, 1963
The Night of the Iguana, Actors Workshop, 1964
The Country Wife, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966
The East Wind, 1967
Bananas, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, 1968
Amphitryon, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, 1970
The Good Woman of Setzuan, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, 1970
The Playboy of the Western World, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, 1971
Endgame, Alley Theatre, 1977
Root of the Mandrake, Alley Theatre, 1978
Major Tours
Prime Minister, The Student Prince, U.S. cities, 1973
Film Appearances
Dr. Taney, The Exorcist (also known as The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet, and The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen), 1973
Secretary of Navy, Gray Lady Down, Universal, 1978
Judge Burns, And Justice for All, Columbia, 1979
Pike, The Witch (also known as Superstition), 1981
Lanky Nibs, The Ice Pirates, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Ezra Hutchison, Micki & Maude, Columbia, 1984
First guard, Crimewave (also known as Broken Hearts and Nosesand The XYZ Murders), 1985
Victor, Rumpelstiltskin, 1987
Doctor Karl Zimmer, Mandroid, 1993
Bart Nilson, Primary Colors (also known as Mit aller Machtand Perfect Couple), Universal, 1998
Mr. Howard, Coyote Moon (also known as Desert Heatand Inferno), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999
Television Appearances
Movies
The Big Rip-Off, NBC, 1974
Andrew Jennings, The Legend of Lizzie Borden, ABC, 1975
Wanted: The Sundance Woman (also known as Mrs. Sundance Rides Again), ABC, 1976
President Harry Truman, Tail Gunner Joe, NBC, 1977
Dr. Arnold, Marian Rose White, CBS, 1982
Senator Moreland, Carly's Web, NBC, 1987
(As Bob Symonds) Jack Hight, Horton Foote's Alone, Showtime, 1997
Miniseries
Edward Gold, Seventh Avenue, 1974
Benjamin Franklin, The Adams Chronicles, 1976
Dave Goodwyn, Loose Change (also known as Those Restless Years), NBC, 1978
Cameron Fairchild, Murder in Texas, NBC, 1981
General Robert E. Lee, The Blue and the Gray, CBS, 1982
Specials
Hughes (guest), Nick and Nora, 1975
Justice Roberts, The Honorable Sam Houston, 1975
Morten Kiehl, An Enemy of the People, PBS, 1990
Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Story, CBS, 2000
Episodic
M*A*S*H, 1972
Miles Keeley/Jonathan Hoad, "In Pursuit of Carol Thorne," The RockfordFiles, 1974
Colonel Baldwin, "Fade Out, Fade In," M*A*S*H, 1977
Simon, "Disco Angels," Charlie's Angels, 1979
Col. Horace Baldwin, "No Laughing Matter," M*A*S*H, 1981
"The Split," Dallas, 1981
Mr. Brubaker, "Take My Shirt ... Please&quest;," Cheers, 1986
Dr. Laycoe, "Twist of Fate," The Wizard, 1986
"Jose, Can You See," St. Elsewhere, 1987
Alan Taft, "Song of Orpheus," Beauty and the Beast, 1987
Dr. Wickless, Quantum Leap, NBC, 1990
Jack Ashley, "Samurai Ad Man," thirtysomething, 1990
Vedek Porta, "Accession (also known as 'Other Emissary')," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 1996
Admiral Jay Jackson, "Family Practice," ER, NBC, 1998
Also appeared in Dynasty.
Pilots
Carruthers, Shell Game, CBS, 1975

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