تولد
January 27, 1948 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
محل تولد
New York City , New York , USA
Robert, originally from New Haven Connecticut, is a Chicago based actor. From his first professional role at Joe Papp's New York Public Theatre where he played Kress in David Rabe's "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel", to Sidney Greenstreet in "Ten Chimneys" at Milwaukee Rep and Frank in "Detroit" at Steppenwolf, he has played over one hundred roles, including Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", Moe in "Riverview" and Dean Strauss in "Spinning Into Butter" both at the Goodman Theatre. Bob is a member of the Steppenwolf acting ensemble where he has performed in some 40 roles over 30 years. Some favorites: Botvinnic in "A Walk in the Woods" by Lee Blessing, Father Lux in "Our Lady of 121st Street", Pa Joad in the "Grapes of Wrath", Charlie "Blackie" Blackwell in John Olive's "Killers" which he also directed at Mary Arrchie Theatre. He has performed at Northlight, Drury Lane Water Tower, Profiles Theatre in Chicago. He has worked at the Dallas Theatre Center, the Players at U of North Carolina, Saint Louis Rep, Great Lakes Shakespeare, the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. One of his favorite roles was with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra where he played The Devil in Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale". On Broadway he has been in "The Grapes of Wrath", "The Song of Jacob Zulu", "Carousel" and "Death of a Salesman". He is a recipient of the William and Eva Fox Fellowship Grant. Many Jeff nominations and won win for his performance of the Russian negotiator in Steppenwolf's "A Walk in the Woods". He has written seven plays and many 10-minute radio plays and was a member of The Playwrights Center in Minneapolis for two years. He is also a member of Actor's Equity, SAG-AFTRA and The Dramatist's Guild. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ann Delaney
