Robert F. Lyons (actor)
Robert F. Lyons (born October 17, 1939 in Albany, New York) is an American actor of film and television. He is best known for guest starring in numerous popular television shows since the 1960s and for appearing in such films as Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981), Death Wish II (1982), Murphy's Law (1986) and Platoon Leader (1988).[1]
Career
Lyons made his screen debut in the television series I Dream of Jeannie and made his film debut in Pendulum (1969). Since then he has appeared in such films as Shoot Out (1971) (as the main villain, opposite good guy Gregory Peck), Avenging Angel (1985) and Pray for Morning (2006) and such television shows as Gunsmoke, Medical Center, Falcon Crest, Roswell and Criminal Minds.[2] In 1999 he played Dr Lester Arnold on Days of Our Lives. 2015 starred along Kyle T. Heffner, Jenny Lin, Tom Nagel and Danny Trejo in the Zombie film The Burning Dead.[3]
Selected TV and filmography
- 1966-1973 The F.B.I in 3 episodes as John Brackney/Lon Owens/Ronald Loper
- 1967 Bonanza in 1 episode as Sandy
- 1967 Gunsmoke in 1 episode as Maxwell
- 1969 Land of the Giants in 1 episode as Nalor
- 1970 Getting Straight as Nick
- 1970 Ironside in 1 episode as Garvie Durko
- 1970-1972 Medical Center in 3 episodes as Pete/David Drayton
- 1971 Shoot Out as Bobby Jay Jones
- 1971 The Todd Killings as Skipper Todd
- 1972 Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues as Peter
- 1974 The Disappearance of Flight 412 as Captain Cliff Riggs
- 1979 Death Car on the Freeway as Barry Hill
- 1979-1981 The Incredible Hulk in 2 episodes as Sam/Joe Conti
- 1980 Quincy M.E. in 1 episode as Bob Denvo
- 1980 Fantasy Island in 1 episode as Carl
- 1980-1981 CHiPs in 2 episodes as Arnold/Toro
- 1981 Gangster Wars as Legs Diamond
- 1981 Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Skeeter Norris
- 1981-1982 Falcon Crest in 2 episodes as Turner Bates
- 1982 Death Wish II as Fred McKenzie
- 1983 10 to Midnight as Nathan Zager
- 1983-1985 Matt Houston in 2 episodes as Wade Kimball/Perry Brandon
- 1984 Simon & Simon in 1 episode as Frank Gaul
- 1985 Avenging Angel as Lt. Hugh Andrews
- 1985 Cease Fire as Luke
- 1985 Knight Rider in 1 episode as Jeff Cavanaugh
- 1986 Murphy's Law as Art Penney
- 1987 Murder, She Wrote in 1 episode as Steve Honig
- 1988 Platoon Leader as Sgt. Michael McNamara
- 1996 Walker, Texas Ranger in 1 episode as Duncan McCallum
- 1999 Days of Our Lives as Dr Lester Arnold
- 1999-2000 Roswell in 3 episodes as Hank Whitmore
- 2001 Family Law in 1 episode as Judge Christie
- 2004 Love's Enduring Promise as Doc Watkins
- 2006 Pray for Morning as Proctor
- 2006 Cold Case in 1 episode as Scott "Skiz" Stenkovic (2006)
- 2009-2011 Criminal Minds in 2 episodes as Bartender/Mr Donovan
- 2015 The Burning Dead as Old Ben