Robert F. Lyons (actor)
Robert Francis Lyons 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 Getting Straight, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Death Wish II, Murphy's Law and Platoon Leader.
Career
Lyons made his screen debut in the television series I Dream of Jeannie and made his film debut in Pendulum, followed by Getting Straight. Since then he has appeared in such films as Shoot Out, Avenging Angel and Pray for Morning and such television shows as Gunsmoke, Medical Center, Falcon Crest, Roswell and Criminal Minds. In 1999 he played Dr Lester Arnold on Days of Our Lives. In 2015 he co-starred with Danny Trejo in the zombie film The Burning Dead.Selected TV and filmography
- 1966: Days of Our Lives as Dr. Lester Arnold
- 1966–1973: The F.B.I as John Brackney / Lon Owens / Ronald Loper
- 1967: Bonanza as Sandy
- 1967: Gunsmoke as Maxwell
- 1967: The Monkees as Smasher
- 1968: Judd, for the Defense as Archie Fryell
- 1969: Pendulum as Paul Sanderson
- 1969: Land of the Giants as Nalor
- 1970: Getting Straight as Nick
- 1970: Ironside as Garvie Durko
- 1970–1972: Medical Center 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
- 1974: Paper Moon as Clyde Barrow
- 1977: Black Oak Conspiracy as Harrison Hancock
- 1978: The Ghost of Flight 401 as Bill Bowdish
- 1979: Death Car on the Freeway as Barry Hill
- 1979–1981: The Incredible Hulk as Sam / Joe Conti
- 1980: Quincy M.E. as Bob Denvo
- 1980: Fantasy Island as Carl
- 1980–1981: CHiPs as Arnold / Toro
- 1981: Gangster Wars as Legs Diamond
- 1981: Dark Night of the Scarecrow as Skeeter Norris
- 1981–1982: Falcon Crest as Turner Bates
- 1982: Death Wish II as Fred McKenzie
- 1982: Magnum, P.I. as Taylor Hurst
- 1983: 10 to Midnight as Nathan Zager
- 1983–1985: Matt Houston as Wade Kimball / Perry Brandon
- 1984: Simon & Simon as Frank Gaul
- 1985: Avenging Angel as Lt. Hugh Andrews
- 1985: Cease Fire as Luke
- 1985: Knight Rider as Jeff Cavanaugh
- 1986: Murphy's Law as Art Penney
- 1987: Murder, She Wrote as Steve Honig
- 1988: Platoon Leader as Sgt. Michael McNamara
- 1989: American Eagle as Rudy Argente
- 1989: Prime Suspect as Sheriff Hank Fallon
- 1994: The Dragon Gate as Jack the Drunk
- 1995: Ripper Man as Frankel
- 1996: Walker, Texas Ranger as Duncan McCallum
- 1996: Exit in Red as Detective Vollers
- 1997: Pensacola: Wings of Gold as Addison's Father
- 1998: Mike Hammer, Private Eye as Joe Rollins
- 1999–2000 Roswell as Hank Whitmore
- 1999: The Omega Code as General
- 2001: Family Law as Judge Christie
- 2004: Love's Enduring Promise as Doc Watkins
- 2005: Silent Partner as U.S. Vice President
- 2006: Pray for Morning as Proctor
- 2006: Cold Case as Scott "Skiz" Stenkovic
- 2006: Cut Off as Dick
- 2009–2011: Criminal Minds as Bartender / Mr Donovan
- 2010: Confession as Mac
- 2011: Peach Plum Pear as Hank
- 2015: The Burning Dead as Old Ben