Robert Mandan

Biography

​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

Big Al Williams

Return of the Rebels

Walter Johnson

Zapped!

McGlory Senior

The Matchmaker

Nicholas Zotanis

The Outlaws

Hemlock

National Lampoon's Last Resort

Mr. Brill

Hickey & Boggs

Howard Benedict

Applause

Representative Martin

MacArthur

Dr. Barr

The Carey Treatment

George Rosen

The Norliss Tapes

Jack Fountain

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Senator Hobath

Kingston

Mr. Henderson

The Nutt House

Narrator

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Legacy of Fear

Anthony Kirby

You Can't Take it With You

Earl The Bartender

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

Dr. Michaels

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love

Mr. Radder

The Magician

Light Fantastic

Senator Strickland

In Love with an Older Woman

Dr. Cruikshank

Panic on the 5:22

Senator Wingwood

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Self

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Stanton Vandermint

Teddy Bears' Picnic