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- Birth nameRobert Barry Symonds
- Robert Symonds was born on December 1, 1926 in Bristow, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Exorcist (1973), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and And Justice for All (1979). He was married to Priscilla Pointer and Elizabeth Janel Kaderli. He died on August 23, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesPriscilla Pointer(January 3, 1981 - August 23, 2007) (his death)Elizabeth Janel Kaderli(September 15, 1952 - 1969) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenBarry Fredric SymondsVictoria SymondsRebecca Symonds
- ParentsNell BarryWalter Stout Symonds Sr.
- Often played stern doctors.
- Stepfather of actress Amy Irving and director David Irving.
- Appeared in a number of plays with longtime wife Priscilla Pointer, including "The Crucible" (1954), "Peer Gynt" (1967), "Fighting Over Beverley" (1997) and "The Road to Mecca" (2000). The couple first started working together as young adults at the avant garde Actor's Workshop in works by Pinter and Beckett. The workshop was co-founded by Ms. Pointer's first husband, Jules Irving, who died in 1979. The three were close friends.
- Since 1982 Robert and Priscilla performed plays together in Paris with the Dear Conjunction company.
- Both he and Priscilla Pointer had three children when they married in 1981.
- Associate director of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, 1965-72. Directed Richard Kiley and Lee Bergere in a 1972 production of "Man of La Mancha".
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