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Robert Walden
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Robert Walden

Known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Columbo · The West Wing

Robert Walden (born Robert Wolkowitz on September 25, 1943) is an American television and motion picture actor best known for playing Joe Rossi on Lou Grant. His acting credits also include roles on Brothers and Happily Divorced, plus films such as Blue Sunshine, The Hospital, and All the President’s Men.

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Born
Sep 25, 1943
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Robert Walden (born Robert Wolkowitz on September 25, 1943) is an American television and motion picture actor best known for playing Joe Rossi on Lou Grant. His acting credits also include roles on Brothers and Happily Divorced, plus films such as Blue Sunshine, The Hospital, and All the President’s Men.

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Known For

TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam Dorsey · 1999
★ 8.0
TVColumbo
ColumboBilly Fine · 1971
★ 8.1
TVThe West Wing
The West WingSenator Rossiter · 1999
★ 8.3
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteLt. Antonelli · 1984
★ 7.5
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatJeff Thatcher · 1977
★ 6.2
TVMelrose Place
Melrose PlaceNorman · 1992
★ 5.9
TVJudging Amy
Judging AmyIan Tyson · 1999
★ 7.5

Filmography

Movies

Bloody MamaFred Barker
1970
The Out-of-TownersLooter
1970
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon KickerWinslow Smith
1970
The HospitalDr. Brubaker
1971
A Run for the MoneyMurdock
1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to AskSperm
1972
RageDr. Janeway
1972
MaxieFinn
1973
Shirts/SkinsDick Dubin
1973
The Marcus-Nelson MurdersMr Fisher
1973
LarryTom Corman
1974
Our TimeFrank
1974
Panic on the 5:22Eddie Chiario
1974
The Great Ice Rip-OffChecker
1974
The Kansas City MassacreAdam Richette
1975
All the President's MenDonald Segretti
1976
Audrey RoseBrice Mack
1977
Blue SunshineDavid Blume
1977
Capricorn OneElliot Whitter
1977
Making It In HollywoodSelf
1977
The Hostage HeartBrian O'Donnel
1977
A Rainy DayManager
1979
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic BombJ. Robert Oppenheimer
1980
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Memorial DayGibbs
1983
Reel HorrorFinn (archive footage)
1985
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost LoveRobert Lane
1987
Your Alcohol I.Q.Self
1988
Radioland MurdersTommy
1994
In Dark PlacesDiller
1997
Desert ThunderGen. Tom Brockton
1998
HeistDetective Williams
1998
Kiss of a StrangerStephen Block
1999
The FlufferChad Cox
2001
Time of FearSheriff Joe Calabro
2002
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Whiskey SchoolAlex Cavanaugh
2005
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseDr. Kubelkoff
2007

Television

Medical Center2 eps
1969
Medical CenterDr. Corelli · 1 eps
1969
The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsDr. Martin Cohen · 16 eps
1969
ColumboBilly Fine · 1 eps
1971
The Rookies4 eps
1972
The Streets of San Francisco1 eps
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoHubert 'Gimp' Franklin · 1 eps
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoDet. Ernie Bell · 1 eps
1972
Adam's RibKeller · 1 eps
1973
Police Story1 eps
1973
Police Woman1 eps
1974
Rhoda1 eps
1974
The Rockford FilesBarry Silverstein · 1 eps
1974
Doctors' Hospital1 eps
1975
Kate McShaneVogel · 1 eps
1975
Starsky & HutchMarty Simon · 1 eps
1975
Battle of the Network Stars2 eps
1976
CHiPsRobert Walden (uncredited) · 1 eps
1977
Lou GrantJoe Rossi · 114 eps
1977
The Love BoatJeff Thatcher · 2 eps
1977
Hotel1 eps
1982
BrothersJoe Waters · 116 eps
1984
BrothersDirector
1984
Murder, She WroteLt. Antonelli · 1 eps
1984
The Twilight ZoneWriter
1985
MatlockRoger Bundy · 1 eps
1986
Father Dowling Mysteries1 eps
1989
Silk StalkingsDirector
1991
Melrose PlaceNorman · 2 eps
1992
Pacific BlueCarl Regis · 1 eps
1996
Judging AmyIan Tyson · 1 eps
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam Dorsey · 1 eps
1999
The West WingSenator Rossiter · 1 eps
1999
Happily DivorcedGlenn Newman · 34 eps
2011
Love & DeathDr. Irving Stone · 2 eps
2023

Photos

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