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Actor

 

Robert has been cast in principal and recurring roles in over 100 television shows.

Robert Hanley in Pros and Cons

TV, ABC series Pros & Cons – recurring role as lead detective Lieutenant Quinn seen here with actors James Earl Jones and Richard Crenna

He has worked with many of the industry’s most successful producers such as George Schenck and Frank Cardea, directors such as Jimmy Burrows, and has shared the camera with numerous award-winning actors.

His career as an actor spans over three decades beginning in New York with scores of performances in off-Broadway musicals, straight plays and satirical revues to roles in television, films and Equity theatres on the West coast.

It was director, teacher and Tony Award-winning actor Charles Nelson Reilly who, impressed with Robert’s talent and insights, encouraged him to establish Robert Hanley Actors Studio (RHAS) where, for 18 years, actors, writers, directors and other industry professionals sought his creative advice.


Videos

Dramas & Comedies

 

Dramas

Comedies


Résumé

 

TELEVISION
The Practice Dawson, regular guy ABC / Alex Graves
Pros & Cons Recurring - Quinn, lead detective ABC / Various
Crazy Like a Fox Recurring - Inspector Walker, lead detective CBS / Paul Krasny, Schenck-Cardea
Days of Our Lives Recurring - Priest, Killer, Doctor NBC / J. Behars
Harry and the Hendersons Eduardo Rossalini, sleazy news reporter SYN / Lee Bernardi
Houston Knights Recurring - Brad Beaumont, husband and coach CBS / Paul Krasny, Jay Bernstein
Shell Game Recurring - Lt. Cross, lead detective CBS / Paul Krasny
The Hit Man Policeman ABC / Schenck-Cardea
Falcon Crest Carl, porn shop operator CBS / J. Manduke
Tagteam Riker Walt Disney Pictures
General Hospital Recurring - lead detective ABC / A. Pultz
Santa Barbara Recurring - Politician NBC / M. Gliona
Hunter Dellesandro, top bad guy NBC / Robert Bralver
I Married a Centerfold (MOW) Roger Evans, Hugh Hefner role NBC / Peter Werner
Hill Street Blues Ross Long, defense attorney NBC / Gregory Hoblit
Riptide Jordan Young, successful businessman NBC / Robert Bralver
The A-Team Mel, small time thief NBC / Deny Donnelly
The Merv Griffin Show Broadway Bob (Himself), stand-up comedian SYN / Dick Carson
Columbo Officer Smith, street cop NBC / Harvey Hart
Eight Is Enough Robert, boyfriend ABC / Jack Bender
The New Lassie Guest Star - Arsonist CBS / B.Green, Wiser
Later With Greg Kinnear Man on the Street (Comedy) NBC / Morris Abraham
T.J. Hooker Burnham, thief ABC / Wiliam Shatner
The New Gidget James Bailey, city mayor SYN / Bob Chenault
Dragnet Lloyd Tilden, kidnapper SYN / Robert Bralver
Madame's Place Tony Tessier, television producer SYN / Don Barnhardt
The Mac Davis Variety Show Series Regular - Comedy Sketches NBC / Bob Ellison and Arnie-Rosen
Peter Marshall Variety Show Recurring - Comedy Sketches CBS / Jeff Margolis
Fresno (MOW) Policeman CBS / Jeff Bleckner
Fortune Hunters Host (Himself) - Network Game Show CBS / Jay Wolpert
The Numbers Game Host - (Himself) Network Game Show ABC / Peter Marshall
The Rick & Bob Report Sanford T. Benson, successful writer SYN / Kellard-Comfort
Future Cop Roberts, bad guy ABC / Everett Chambers
The Montefuscos Roman Soldier CBS / Persky-Denoff
Big Eddie Western Union Man CBS / Persky-Denoff
Girl Most Likely To (MOW) Medical Intern ABC / Lee Philips
Tucker's Witch Dunhill, regular guy CBS / Peter T. Hunt
The Carol Lawrence Show Himself TBN
Mary Hartman Mary Hartman Bob, TV news reporter SYN / Norman Lear
FILM
Blue Streak Briefing Room Detective Columbia Pictures, Les Mayfield
Harvey's Speech Vince - Successful Business Man LPK Productions,  Ivo Christante
L.A. Bounty Mike Rhodes - The Mayor Noble Entertainment, Worth Keiter
Private Benjamin Arnie, Goldie Hawn's ex-boyfriend Warner Brothers, Howard Zeiff
Sparkle                                           Emcee Warner Brothers, Sam O'Steen
THEATRE
Forty Carats Pat Jimmy Burrows, Off-Broadway Theatre,
San Diego (Actors Equity)
Guys & Dolls Rusty Charlie and Harry the Horse Jimmy Burrows, Off-Broadway Theatre,
San Diego (Actors Equity)
Victory Canteen Tex Jimmy Burrows, Off-Broadway Theatre,
San Diego (Actors Equity)
Everybody's Girl Washington Jimmy Burrows, Off-Broadway Theatre,
San Diego (Actors Equity)
The Devils Louis XVI Asaad Kelada, Theatre West,
San Diego
Chapter Two George Charles Nelson Reilly, Debbie Reynolds Studios,
North Hollywood
Tea and Sympathy Al Charles Nelson Reilly, Debbie Reynolds Studios,
North Hollywood
Lovers and Other Strangers Hal Charles Nelson Reilly, Debbie Reynolds Studios,
North Hollywood
Sweet Charity Oscar John Bowab, Off-Broadway Theatre,
San Diego (Actors Equity)
Lenny Judge, Hal, M.C., Lenny's Lawyer Richard Scanga, Off-Broadway Theatre,
San Diego (Actors Equity)
The Bald Soprano Firechief Martha Wise, Theatre West,
San Diego
The Roar of the Greasepaint,
The Smell of the Crowd
Cocky Charles Vernon, Theatre West,
San Diego
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Snoopy Michael Hall, Studio Theatre,
San Diego
The Rainmaker Starbuck Ron Arden, Theatre East,
San Diego
The Boyfriend Bobby Van Heusen Paul Stahl, Theatre East,
San Diego
Guys & Dolls Nathan Detroit Joe Scotty, Fort Benning Playhouse,
Georgia
Guys & Dolls Sky Masterson Thomas Head, The Katie Murphy Amphitheatre,
New York
The Fantasticks Matt Mike Calitri, Fort Benning Playhouse,
Georgia
How To Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying
Mr. Twimble John Towers, Chappaqua Playhouse,
New York
The Boys from Syracuse Apprentice Eddy Roll, Chappaqua Playhouse,
New York
The Music Man Tommy Djilas Kathy King, Pelham Summer Playhouse,
New York
Take Six (musical comedy revue) Kid Gene Bissel, Westchester Country Clubs,
New York


Screen Stills

 

  • Screen Stills
 
 
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    TV, ABC Movie of the Week – I Married A Centerfold – as Roger Evans (Hugh Hefner) – seen here with actress Teri Copley
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    TV, CBS series – Crazy Like A Fox – recurring role as lead detective Inspector Walker – seen here with actor John Rubinstein
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    TV, CBS series – Crazy Like A Fox – recurring role as lead detective Inspector Walker
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    TV, CBS series – Crazy Like A Fox – recurring role as lead detective Inspector Walker – seen here with actors Jack Warden and John Rubinstein
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    TV, CBS series – Falcon Crest – as porn shop operator Carl
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    TV, Syndicated series - Harry And The Hendersons – as sleazy reporter Eduardo Rossalini - seen here with actress Gigi Rice
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    TV, CBS series – Houston Knights – recurring role as husband/coach Brad Beaumont
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    TV, NBC series – Hunter – as top bad guy Dallesandro
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    TV, Syndicated – The Merv Griffin Show – seen here as Broadway Bob doing stand-up comedy
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    Feature Film, Warner Brothers - Private Benjamin – as Goldie Hawn’s ex-boyfriend Arnie
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    TV, ABC series – Pros & Cons – recurring role as lead detective Lieutenant Quinn – seen here with actors James Earl Jones and Richard Crenna
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    TV, NBC series – Riptide – as very successful businessman Jordan Young – seen here with actors Perry King, Joe Penny and Thom Bray
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    TV, CBS series – Shell Game – recurring role as Lieutenant Cross – seen here with actress Margot Kidder
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Voice Overs

 

Robert Hanley Voiceovers
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Guest Speaker/Teacher

 

The best advice I ever heard about acting is, ‘Don’t get caught at it.’
And the best way to do that is to be yourself
.”
         —Robert Hanley

 

Throughout his life and career, Robert has been asked to speak on a variety of subjects. One of them is the subject of acting and the various aspects of life that an individual encounters in and around show business.  

As an invited guest, he has spoken at a number of institutions of higher learning such as Pepperdine University, (Malibu); entertainment industry-related organizations such as The Writers Guild of America, West (Beverly Hills); as a guest teacher, at the long-running, highly reputable acting institute HB Studio in New York.

Robert Hanley Teaching

The television show Extra has used him as an acting expert on various occasions.

Initially, it was director, teacher and Tony Award-winning actor Charles Nelson Reilly who, impressed with Robert’s talent and insights, encouraged him to establish Robert Hanley Actors Studio (RHAS) where, for 18 years, actors, writers, directors and other industry professionals sought his creative advice.

Based on Uta Hagen’s theories at HB Studio, Robert personally taught and honed aspects of the acting craft to all levels of actors.

Robert Hanley Actors Studio – Scene Study Class

 

For information regarding Guest Speaking/Seminars or Live Interviews, contact Robert here.

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