Robert Mandan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Mandan (born February 2, 1932 in Clever, Missouri) is an American actor, most famous for his portrayals of playwright David Allen on the NBC serial From These Roots from 1958 -1961, businessman Sam Reynolds serial Search for Tomorrow from 1965 to 1970, and his subsequent satire of the genre playing Chester Tate on the sitcom Soap from 1977 to 1981 on ABC. During his time on Search for Tomorrow, he appeared in the the Broadway musical Applause. He left the serial both due to the tiring of the role and the rigors of doing both the serial and the play. Mandan appeared on Match Game in 1978, Super Password in January 1985 and made appearances on The $20,000 Pyramid as well as The $25,000 Pyramid. In addition to hi s Soap years, he made some appearances with some of his Soap cast members on All Star Family Feud one-hour specials. He also played the ineffective but very well-meaning Colonel Fielding on the television adaptation of the movie Private Benjamin in 1981, a disapproving father, James Bradford, on ABC's Three's a Crowd opposite John Ritter in 1984, and Peace Corps doctor Bruce Gaines, who married Mrs. Garrett in her final episodes on The Facts of Life in 1986. In 1991, Mandan reunited with his former TV wife Katherine Helmond from Soap on Who's the Boss?. He appeared in Married with Children in episode The D'Arcy Files (1994). He starred in serials more recently playing Mr. Jonesy alongside Louise Sorel on Days of our Lives from 1997 to 1998. He guest-starred as a judge on General Hospital in early 2006. He made a memorable appearance in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Cardassians". He also played an auctioneer on the first episode of Sanford and Son, and in 1990, he played Maxwell Hammer, a friend of Minx, in Santa Barbara. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Mandan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1999 · Family Law as Roger Dunbar
- 1999 · Judging Amy as Dr. Wendice
- 1997 · The Matchmaker as McGlory Senior
- 1996 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Legacy of Fear as Narrator
- 1995 · Sherman Oaks as
- 1994 · ER as John Doe
- 1994 · National Lampoon's Last Resort as Hemlock
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Arlen Dooley
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kotan Pa'Dar
- 1992 · Delta as Sid Broder
- 1992 · The Nutt House as Mr. Henderson
- 1992 · Intruders as Dr. Stanley Epstein
- 1991 · Pacific Station as Bill DuPont
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Walter Traugott
- 1987 · Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love as Dr. Michaels
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1985 · The Golden Girls as Steven
- 1985 · Stingray as Captain Redler
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Irving Randolph
- 1984 · Three's a Crowd as James Bradford
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as
- 1984 · The Outlaws as Nicholas Zotanis
- 1984 · E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind as Earl The Bartender
- 1983 · Mama's Family as
- 1982 · In Love with an Older Woman as Senator Strickland
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Senator Wingwood
- 1982 · Zapped! as Walter Johnson
- 1981 · Return of the Rebels as Big Al Williams
- 1981 · Mr. Merlin as
- 1981 · Private Benjamin as Lawrence Fielding
- 1981 · Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood as Jack Fountain
- 1979 · The Facts of Life as
- 1979 · The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
- 1979 · You Can't Take it With You as Anthony Kirby
- 1978 · Vega$ as
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Max Watkins
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Woody Billingsley
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Irwin Budge
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1977 · Soap as Chester Tate
- 1977 · MacArthur as Representative Martin
- 1977 · Kingston: Confidential as
- 1977 · Three's Company as James Bradford
- 1977 · Hunter as
- 1976 · The Tony Randall Show as Lionel Crenshaw
- 1976 · Kingston as Senator Hobath
- 1975 · One Day at a Time as
- 1975 · Doc as
- 1975 · Caribe as Commissioner Ed Rawlings
- 1975 · Barney Miller as Charlie Huntsinger
- 1974 · Panic on the 5:22 as Dr. Cruikshank
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Charles Blackhorn
- 1974 · Petrocelli as
- 1974 · The Manhunter as
- 1973 · Kojak as Dr. Michael Clossen
- 1973 · Police Story as
- 1973 · The Magician as Mr. Radder
- 1973 · Applause as Howard Benedict
- 1973 · The Norliss Tapes as George Rosen
- 1972 · Hickey & Boggs as Mr. Brill
- 1972 · Ghost Story as Walter Jerrold
- 1972 · Ghost Story as Ted Murray
- 1972 · Maude as
- 1972 · The Carey Treatment as Dr. Barr
- 1972 · Sanford and Son as
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · All in the Family as Mr. Morrison
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as William McGrath
- 1964 · Light Fantastic as
- 1963 · The Doctors as Mr. Tabor
- 1958 · From These Roots as David Allen
- 1956 · The Edge of Night as
- 1951 · Search for Tomorrow as