Robert Walden
Not only was Robert Walden born and raised in New York, so was his love for acting. The affair began while he was attending the City College of New York, and was fueled by a best-actor award for his performance in "The Teahouse of the August Moon." The Cecilwood Theatre in Fishkill, N.Y., was his next stop, where he participated in summer stock. He graduated from City College, then joined the Actors' Studio in Manhattan, becoming its youngest male member. Thanks to his dedication and some good fortune, Walden landed a major role in the gangster flick "Bloody Mama," based on the true story of Ma Barker and her family. He found work in television and motion pictures regularly, and, in an odd string of typecasting, portrayed a doctor nearly half a dozen times in the '70s. The role he is best known for is that of Joe Rossi on the critically acclaimed "Lou Grant," a drama set in the office of a daily newspaper. The series won 13 Emmy Awards and received a total of 43 nominations during its run, three of which were thanks to Walden's portrayal of the callous staff reporter (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1979, 1980, and 1981).
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe | Dr. Kubelkoff (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Whiskey School | Unknown (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Time of Fear | Sheriff Joe Calabro (Character) | - | 2005 |
49% |
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The Fluffer | Chad Cox (Character) | $563.4K | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desert Thunder | Gen. Tom Brockton (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kiss of a Stranger | Stephen Block (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Father Dowling Mysteries: The Missing Body Mystery | Vincent Tillman (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Robert Lane (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Rainy Day | Manager (Character) | - | 1978 |
65% |
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Capricorn One | Elliot Whitter (Character) | - | 1978 |
57% |
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Audrey Rose | Brice Mack (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hostage Heart | Brian O'Donnel (Character) | - | 1977 |
83% |
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Blue Sunshine | David Blume (Character) | - | 1976 |
94% |
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All the President's Men | Donald Segretti (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kansas City Massacre | Adam Richette (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Our Time | Frank (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Panic on the 5:22 | Eddie Chiario (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry | Tom Corman (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Great Ice Rip-Off | Checker (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Maurice Fisher (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shirts/Skins | Dick Dubin (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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Rage | Dr. Tom Janeway (Character) | - | 1972 |
100% |
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The Hospital | Dr. Brubaker (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Butchers | Finn (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Winslow Smith (Character) | - | 1970 |
63% |
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The Out-of-Towners | Looter (Character) | - | 1970 |
13% |
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Bloody Mama | Fred Barker (Character) | - | 1970 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happily Divorced | Glen (Character) | 2011-2013 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | William Dorsey (Guest Star) | 2005 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Sen. Rossiter (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pacific Blue | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melrose Place | Norman (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brothers | Joe Waters (Character) | 1984-1989 |
No Score Yet | 85% | The Twilight Zone | Writer | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hotel | Tom Conner (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Lt. Antonelli (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Super Password | Guest | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lou Grant | Joe Rossi (Character) | 1977-1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Password 79 | Guest | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Det. Ernie Bell (Guest Star) | 1974-1975 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rhoda | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Knight | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Spider Denton (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Barry Silverstein (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rookies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973-1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adam's Rib | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Getting Together | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gentle Ben | Writer | 1967 |