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Robert Symonds

Date of birth: 1926-12-01

Place of birth: Bristow, Oklahoma, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Robert Symonds

Biography

Symonds was born in Bristow, Oklahoma, the son of Nellie (née Barry) and Walter Stout Symonds. He married Elizabeth Janel Kaderli in 1952 and had three children; Victoria, Barry, and Rebecca. He and Janel divorced in 1969. 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. He died on the morning of August 23, 2007, aged 80, from complications of prostate cancer.

Movie Credits

The Ice Pirates
2.8

The Ice Pirates

1984-03-16

In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The

Inferno
3

Inferno

1999-09-25

Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny.

The Exorcist
3.9

The Exorcist

1973-12-26

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests t

Tail Gunner Joe
3

Tail Gunner Joe

1977-02-06

Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to

Wanted: The Sundance Woman
3.2

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1976-10-01

Katharine Ross repeats her portrayal of Etta Place (from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid") in th

Superstition
3.1

Superstition

1982-08-26

A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to p

Mandroid
2.2

Mandroid

1993-08-18

In his hidden laboratory deep in Russia, Dr. Karl Zimmer has invented the Mandroid, a humanoid robot

The Legend of Lizzie Borden
3.4

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975-02-10

A dramatization of the famous 1893 Massachusetts trial of the woman accused of murdering her father

Marian Rose White
0

Marian Rose White

1982-01-19

Marian Rose White is placed in a State Home for the feeble-minded by her uncaring mother when her fa

Demon, Demon
2.5

Demon, Demon

1975-11-11

An executive falls in love with and marries his secretary. However, he soon begins to suspect that s

Catch Me If You Can
4

Catch Me If You Can

2002-12-16

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
2.2

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud

1989-05-05

A military experiment to create a race of super-warriors goes awry, as legions of murderous zombies

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
0

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys

1978-02-01

The Bixby family has turned cattle rustling into their occupation, which the neighbours have had eno

...And Justice for All
3.5

...And Justice for All

1979-10-19

An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a ju

Shell Game
1.5

Shell Game

1975-05-09

A convicted con artist sets out to expose the head of a charity fund who has been embezzling money t

Crimewave
2.8

Crimewave

1985-04-12

Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go

Gray Lady Down
3.2

Gray Lady Down

1978-03-10

The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a

Micki & Maude
2.8

Micki & Maude

1984-12-21

TV reporter Rob Salinger longs for a baby. But his career-minded wife, Micki, is too busy for mother

Carly's Web
0

Carly's Web

1987-07-12

A woman clerk on "the lowest rung" in the US Department of Justice gets involved in a case of payoff

Primary Colors
3.1

Primary Colors

1998-03-20

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White Hous

The Haunting of Rosalind
3.2

The Haunting of Rosalind

1973-04-10

Rosalind's romantic attraction for her brother's handsome guest, Arthur, takes a weird turn when he