Actor

Robert Mandan

February 2, 1932 · Clever, Missouri, USA

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.

Notable work

7.7
Married... with Children (1987)
as Walter Traugott
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
as Kotan Pa'Dar
7.8
ER (1994)
as John Doe
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Irving Randolph
7.6
The Golden Girls (1985)
as Steven
7.6
Mission: Impossible (1966)
cast and as Mr. C.

Often works with

Ted McGinley
2 titles together
Married... with Children, The Love Boat
Michael Dorn
2 titles together
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, CHiPs
Ken Swofford
2 titles together
Murder, She Wrote, The Rockford Files
Herb Edelman
2 titles together
Murder, She Wrote, The Golden Girls
Richard Mulligan
2 titles together
The Golden Girls, Soap
Audra Lindley
2 titles together
The Love Boat, Three's Company

Full filmography · 73

Family Law
as Roger Dunbar
1999
Judging Amy
as Dr. Wendice
19997.5
Sherman Oaks
as Fred and as Mr. Duckworth
1995
ER
as John Doe
19947.8
Burke's Law
as Arlen Dooley
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Kotan Pa'Dar
19937.9
Delta
as Sid Broder
1992
Intruders
as Dr. Stanley Epstein
19927
Pacific Station
as Bill DuPont
1991
Married... with Children
as Walter Traugott
19877.7
Matlock
as General Connors
19867.1
The Golden Girls
as Steven
19857.6