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.
Filmography
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Mr. Rosen
Inferno
1999
as Henry Howard
Primary Colors
1998
as Bart Nilson
Mandroid
1993
as Karl Zimmer
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
1989
as Proctor
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Carly's Web
1987
as Sen. Moreland
Crimewave
1985
as Guard #1
Micki & Maude
1984
as Ezra Hutchison
The Ice Pirates
1984
as Lanky Nibs
Superstition
1982
as Pike
Marian Rose White
1982
as Dr. Arnold
...And Justice for All
1979
as Judge Burns
Gray Lady Down
1978
as Secretary of Navy
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
1978
as Pa Bixby
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as President Harry Truman
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
Demon, Demon
1975
as Ruig
Shell Game
1975
as Carruthers
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
as Andrew Jennings
The Exorcist
1973
as Dr. Taney
The Haunting of Rosalind
1973
as Mr. Marshall