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Birthday: Feb 02, 1932
Place of Birth: Clever, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Return of the Rebels Big Al Williams 1981
Zapped! Walter Johnson 1982
The Matchmaker McGlory Senior 1997
The Outlaws Nicholas Zotanis 1984
National Lampoon's Last Resort Hemlock 1994
Hickey & Boggs Mr. Brill 1972
Applause Howard Benedict 1973
MacArthur Representative Martin 1977
The Carey Treatment Dr. Barr 1972
The Norliss Tapes George Rosen 1973
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood Jack Fountain 1981
Kingston Senator Hobath 1976
The Nutt House Mr. Henderson 1992
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Legacy of Fear Narrator 1996
You Can't Take it With You Anthony Kirby 1979
E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind Earl The Bartender 1984
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love Dr. Michaels 1987
The Magician Mr. Radder 1973
Light Fantastic 1964
In Love with an Older Woman Senator Strickland 1982
Panic on the 5:22 Dr. Cruikshank 1974
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Senator Wingwood 1982
The Muppets Go Hollywood Self 1979
Series Cast Year
Murder, She Wrote Irving Randolph 1984
CHiPs 1977
Three's a Crowd James Bradford 1984
The Facts of Life 1979
Judging Amy Dr. Wendice 1999
The F.B.I. William McGrath 1965
The Golden Girls Steven 1985
Matlock 1986
All in the Family Mr. Morrison 1971
Maude 1972
One Day at a Time 1975
Mama's Family 1983
Highway to Heaven 1984
Barney Miller Charlie Huntsinger 1975
Soap Chester Tate 1977
Sanford and Son 1972
Mannix 1967
Hotel 1982
Three's Company James Bradford 1977
Kojak Dr. Michael Clossen 1973
Mission: Impossible 1966
Cannon 1971
The Edge of Night 1956
Stingray Captain Redler 1985
Doc 1975
Vega$ 1978
Police Story 1973
Family Law Roger Dunbar 1999
Kingston: Confidential 1977
Petrocelli 1974
Mr. Merlin 1981
From These Roots David Allen 1958
The Tony Randall Show Lionel Crenshaw 1976
The Manhunter 1974
Sherman Oaks 1995
Caribe Commissioner Ed Rawlings 1975
Ghost Story Walter Jerrold 1972
Ghost Story Ted Murray 1972
Hunter 1977
Private Benjamin Lawrence Fielding 1981
The Doctors Mr. Tabor 1963
Search for Tomorrow 1951
ER John Doe 1994
Married... with Children Walter Traugott 1987
Intruders Dr. Stanley Epstein 1992
The Rockford Files Charles Blackhorn 1974
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Kotan Pa'Dar 1993
Burke's Law Arlen Dooley 1994
The Love Boat Max Watkins 1977
The Love Boat Woody Billingsley 1977
The Love Boat Irwin Budge 1977
Pacific Station Bill DuPont 1991
Delta Sid Broder 1992
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