Robert Symonds

Personal Info

Birthday

December 1, 1926

Day of Death

2007-08-23

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristow, Oklahoma, USA

Robert Symonds

Biography

Symonds was born in Bristow, Oklahoma, the son of Nellie (née Barry) and Walter Stout Symonds. He married Elizabeth Janel Kaderli in 1952 and had three children; Victoria, Barry, and Rebecca. He and Janel divorced in 1969. He was married to actress Priscilla Pointer from 1980 until his death and was the step-father of actress Amy Irving and her siblings, David and Katie. He was the father of Vicki Morrison, Barry Symonds, and Becca Wooldridge. He died on the morning of August 23, 2007, aged 80, from complications of prostate cancer.

Known For

The Love Boat

Cheers

Knight Rider

Quantum Leap

The Six Million Dollar Man

Cold Case

M*A*S*H

Filmography

2002
Catch Me If You Can
as Mr. Rosen
1999
Inferno
as Henry Howard
1998
Primary Colors
as Bart Nilson
1993
Mandroid
as Karl Zimmer
1989
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
as Proctor
1987
Carly's Web
as Sen. Moreland
1985
Crimewave
as Guard #1
1984
Micki & Maude
as Ezra Hutchison
The Ice Pirates
as Lanky Nibs
1982
Superstition
as Pike
Marian Rose White
as Dr. Arnold
1979
...And Justice for All
as Judge Burns
1978
Gray Lady Down
as Secretary of Navy
Loose Change
as Dave Goodwin
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
as Pa Bixby
1977
Tail Gunner Joe
as President Harry Truman
1975
Demon, Demon
as Ruig
Shell Game
as Carruthers
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
as Andrew Jennings
1973
The Exorcist
as Dr. Taney
The Haunting of Rosalind
as Mr. Marshall