Hall, Robert David 1947-

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Hall, Robert David 1947-

PERSONAL

Born November 9, 1947, in East Orange, NJ; married Susan Petroni, March 8, 1969 (divorced, 1974); married Connie Cole (a makeup artist), August 14, 1979 (divorced, 1987); married Judy Stearns, 1999; children: (second marriage) Andrew. Education: University of California, Los Angeles, degree in English literature; studied acting and improvisation with Gary Austin and Gordon Hunt. Avocational Interests: Singing, playing music.

Addresses:

Agent—Greene & Associates, 190 North Canon Dr., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actor and activist. Media Access Office, advisor and board member; Other Voices Playwright's Lab, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, member; keynote speaker at various events and venues, such as the International Film Exhibition at University of California, Los Angeles, 2001; the presentation of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award, United Nations General Assembly, 2004; the Independence-First POWER LUNCH, Milwaukee, WI, 2006; the Fourteenth Annual Disability Awareness Week, University of California, Davis; and the Summit on the Employment of People with Disabilities, Vermont; also testified to the United States Senate on the National Organization of Disability. Affiliated with several organizations, including the Amputee Coalition of America, the World Burn Congress, and the Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities. Also worked as a professional musician; some sources cite work as a deejay.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild (SAG; national board member), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA; member of performers with disabilities caucus and chairperson of west region for SAG, AFTRA, and Actors' Equity Association), Mutual Amputee Foundation.

Awards, Honors:

Harold Russell Award, Media Access awards of the California Governor's Committee for Employment of Disabled Persons, 1998; Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2002, 2003, and 2004, and Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, 2005, all with others, for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Ivy Bethune Diversity Trailblazers Award, Screen Actors Guild, 2006; Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Community Colleges, 2007.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Voices of Dinky Little and Mr. George Biggs, The Littles (animated), ABC, 1983-86.

Mr. Mott, Life Goes On (also known as Glenbrook), ABC, 1991-93.

Dr. Al Robbins, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2000—.

Narrator, North Mission Road, Court TV (later known as truTV), beginning 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Samson, Andersonville, TNT, 1996.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Judge, Prison of Secrets, Lifetime, 1997.

Voice of Azmuth, Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (animated), Cartoon Network, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voice of Dinky Little, "Liberty and the Littles" (animated), ABC Weekend Specials, ABC, 1986.

David Hooper, The Burkittsville 7, Showtime, 2000.

Narrator, Inside the Competition: Behind the Smile, Fox Family Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"TV or Not TV," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991.

Judge Myron Swaybill, "Second Time Around," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992.

Teacher, "Meeting Mr. Pony," Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1992.

Judge Myron Swaybill, "Where There's a Will," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993.

Teacher, "The Game Is Chicken," Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1993.

Doug, "The Squeaky Wheel," Love & War, CBS, 1994.

"The Dreams of Dylan McKay," Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, 1994.

"Christmas Blues," High Incident (also known as El caminon poliisit, High Incident—Die Cops von El Camino, Patrulla de asfalto, and Perigo iminente), ABC, 1996.

Bureaucrat, "Adjustments," Party of Five, Fox, 1997.

John Keough, "Clown without Pity," Brooklyn South (also known as A esquadra de Brooklyn and Brooklyn Sud), CBS, 1997.

Voice of news anchor, "Prototype," Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton, and Teraesmies), The WB, 1997.

Edward Brogan, "Purple Heart," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1998.

Voice of a reporter, "Mean Seasons," The New Batman Adventures (animated), The WB, 1998.

Harry, "Fool for Love," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999.

Judge Bradley Michaelson, "Boston Confidential," The Practice, ABC, 1999.

David Nessler, "Celestial Navigation," The West Wing (also known as West Wing and El ala oeste de la Casablanca), NBC, 2000.

Judge Bradley Michaelson, "Friends and Ex-Lovers," The Practice, ABC, 2000.

Judge Bradley Michaelson, "Race Ipsa Loquitor," The Practice, ABC, 2000.

Judge Otis, "Human Error," Family Law, CBS, 2000.

Voice of Fulton, "Speak No Evil," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future, Batman Tomorrow, Batman del futuro, Batman do futuro, and Fremtidens Batman), The WB, 2000.

Voice of reporter, "Legacy: Part 1," Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton, and Teraesmies), The WB, 2000.

Voice of spokesperson, "Legacy: Part 2," Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton, and Teraesmies), The WB, 2000.

"Episode 32," Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (also known as Beyond Belief and Strange Truth: Fact or Fiction), Fox, 2000.

Judge Bradley Michaelson, "An Early Frost," The Practice, ABC, 2001.

"Intentions," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

"Safe at Home," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

Voice of Thad, "Eye of the Storm," The Zeta Project (animated), The WB, 2002.

Voice of pilot, "Shebang," Static Shock (animated), The WB, 2003.

Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2005.

Voice of pilot, "Artifacts," The Batman (animated; also known as Batman), The CW, 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Dave Murphy, "Prototype," Mann & Machine (also known as L.A. Machine), NBC, 1992.

Dr. Al Robbins, "Cross-Jurisdictions," CSI: Miami (also known as CSI Miami), broadcast as an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S. I., CSI, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2002.

Television Additional Voices; Episodic:

"Heart of Ice," Batman (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1992.

"Appa's Lost Days," Avatar: The Last Airbender (animated; also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang and Avatar—Der Herr der Elemente), Nickelodeon, 2006.