Robert Symonds (December 1, 1926 â€" August 23, 2007) was an American
actor. He was the associate director of the Repertory Theater of
Lincoln Center from 1965 through 1972.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 (as Dr.
Taney), Gray Lady Down, The Ice Pirates, Crimewave, Still Frame,
Rumpelstiltskin, Mandroid, Primary Colors and Catch Me If You Can.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".Symonds was
born in Bristow, Oklahoma, the son of Nellie (née Barry) and Walter
Stout Symonds. 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.
actor. He was the associate director of the Repertory Theater of
Lincoln Center from 1965 through 1972.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 (as Dr.
Taney), Gray Lady Down, The Ice Pirates, Crimewave, Still Frame,
Rumpelstiltskin, Mandroid, Primary Colors and Catch Me If You Can.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".Symonds was
born in Bristow, Oklahoma, the son of Nellie (née Barry) and Walter
Stout Symonds. 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.
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