Robert Symonds

Robert Symonds
Robert Symonds
Born	December 1, 1926; Bristow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	August 23, 2007 (aged 80); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Priscilla Pointer (m. 1980)
Children	3

Robert Symonds (December 1, 1926 – August 23, 2007) was an American actor. He was the associate director of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center from 1965 through 1972.

Career

His stage credits with the Lincoln Center include productions of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Miser, Twelfth Night, and A Streetcar Named Desire. His motion picture credits include The Exorcist (1973, as Dr. Taney), Linda Lovelace for President (1975), Gray Lady Down (1978), ...And Justice for All (1979), Superstition, The Ice Pirates (1984), Crimewave (1985), Rumpelstiltskin (1987), Mandroid (1993), Primary Colors (1998), Inferno (1999) and Catch Me If You Can (2002).

On television, Symonds played Benjamin Franklin in the 1976 PBS mini-series The Adams Chronicles and the recurring role of Dr. Jonas Edwards on Dynasty from 1982 to 1987, and guest-starred on many series, including The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H, Benson, Cheers, Quincy, M.E., Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (as a Bajoran in the episode "Accession"), ER, Alias, and Cold Case (his last role in the episode "Static") and as Robert E. Lee in the 1982 miniseries The Blue and the Grey. In the early 1970s, Symonds created the role of psycho stalker Will Watts on the CBS soap opera Where the Heart Is. He also starred in an episode of Cheers called " Take My Shirt...Please".

Personal life

Symonds was born in Bristow, Oklahoma, the son of Nellie (née Barry) and Walter Stout Symonds.^[1] He married Elizabeth Janel Kaderli in 1952 and had three children; Victoria, Barry, and Rebecca. He and Janel divorced in 1969. ^[2] 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.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Exorcist	Dr. Taney
1977	Tail Gunner Joe	Harry S. Truman
1975	Linda Lovelace for President	Uncle Sam
1978	Gray Lady Down	Secretary of Navy
1978	Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys	Pa Bixby
1979	...And Justice for All	Judge Burns
1982	Superstition	Pike
1984	The Ice Pirates	Lanky Nibs
1985	Crimewave	Guard #1
1985	Riptide	General Ernie Collins
1987	Rumpelstiltskin	Victor
1989	C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D.	Proctor
1993	Mandroid	Karl Zimmer
1998	Primary Colors	Bart Nilson
1999	Inferno	Henry Howard
2002	Catch Me If You Can	Mr. Rosen
2003	Virtua Cop 3	Frank Karanza	^[4]