Hays, Robert 1947–

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Hays, Robert 1947–

(Robert B. Hays)

PERSONAL

Born July 24, 1947, in Bethesda, MD; father, a military officer; married Cherie Currie (a singer and recording artist), 1990 (divorced 1997); children: one son. Education: Attended the University of Nebraska, Grossmont College, and San Diego State College; trained for the stage at the Old Globe, San Diego, CA.

Addresses: Agent—Don Buchwald and Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor, director, and producer. Appeared in advertisements.

Awards, Honors: Atlas Award, Old Globe, San Diego, CA, c. 1973, for Say Who You Are.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Ted Striker, Airplane! (also known as Flying High and Flying High!), Paramount, 1980.

Bob Hunt, Utilities (also known as Getting Even), New World Pictures, 1981.

Frank Macklin, Take This Job and Shove It, Avco-Embassy, 1981.

Ted Striker, Airplane II: The Sequel (also known as Flying High II and Flying High II! The Sequel), Paramount, 1982.

Terry Leonard, Trenchcoat, Buena Vista, 1982.

Daniel, Touched, International Film Marketing, 1983.

Frank Swedlin, Scandalous, Orion, 1983.

Johnny Norris, Cat's Eye (also known as Stephen King's "Cat's Eye"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984.

(Uncredited) Himself, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988.

Sean McDonald, Honeymoon Academy (also known as For Better or for Worse), Triumph Releasing, 1990.

Eric Ferrier, Hot Chocolate (also known as Amour et chocolat), LIVE Entertainment, 1992.

Bob Seaver, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Buena Vista, 1993.

Sam French, Fifty/Fifty (also known as 50-50), Cannon, 1993.

Ken Cochran, No Dessert Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn, 1994.

Mitch McCullum, Raw Justice (also known as Good Cop, Bad Cop and Skip-Tracer), 1994.

Morgan, Cyber Bandits (also known as A Sailor's Tattoo), IRS Media, 1995.

Bob Seaver, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Buena Vista, 1996.

Harlan, Dr. T and the Women, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Voice of Reed Daley, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (animated), Universal Pictures Home Video, 2000.

Dan Markov, Alex in Wonder (also known as Sex and a Girl), 2001.

Voice of Squeak for English version, The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (animated; also known as Nussknacker und Mausekoenig), MC-One/Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2004.

Michael Reed, Freezerburn, The Brookturn Co., 2005.

Bob, Nicky's Birthday Camera, Full-Film-It Entertainment/Two Nice Guys, 2006.

Dr. Anderson, Universal Remote, USA Films, 2007.

Film Producer:

Alex in Wonder (also known as Sex and a Girl), 2001.

Nicky's Birthday Camera, Full-Film-It Entertainment/Two Nice Guys, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dan Gray, The Young Pioneers, ABC, 1978.

Dr. Brad Benson, Angie, ABC, 1979–80.

Paul Forrester (title role), Starman, ABC, 1986–87.

Ted Costas, FM, NBC, 1989–90.

Joe Polachek, Cutters, CBS, 1993.

Voice of Anthony "Tony" Stark/Iron Man, Iron Man (animated; also known as The Marvel Action Hour and The Marvel Action Hour: Iron Man), syndicated, 1994–96.

Voice of Tony Stark/Iron Man, Spider-Man (animated; also known as Spiderman), Fox, 1996.

Doug Kelly, Kelly Kelly, The WB, 1998.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(Uncredited) Title role, Will Rogers: Champion of the People (also known as Mark Twain's America: Will Rogers Champion of the People), 1978.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Scott Rafferty, The Initiation of Sarah, ABC, 1978.

Kirby Winter, The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything, syndicated, 1980.

Bret Harte (narrator), California Gold Rush, NBC, 1981.

Gregory Winslow, The Day the Bubble Burst, NBC, 1982.

Jonathan Cresswell, "The Fall of the House of Usher," Classics Illustrated, NBC, 1982.

D. H. "Hank" Mercer/Biff Deegan, Murder by the Book (also known as Alter Ego), CBS, 1987.

David Rhodes, Running against Time, USA Network, 1990.

Chad Ingram, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare, Fox, 1995.

John Taylor, Vanished (also known as Danielle Steel's "Vanished"), NBC, 1995.

David Kaczynski, Unabomber: The True Story (also known as Unabomber), USA Network, 1996.

Henry Jackson, Christmas Every Day, Showtime, 1996.

Paul Olavsky, The Abduction, Lifetime, 1996.

Michael Greiser, I'll Be Home for Christmas, CBS, 1997.

Vincent Dawson, Nightworld: 30 Years to Life (also known as 30 Years to Life), UPN, 1998.

Tom Lowry, The Retrievers, Animal Planet, 2001.

Bill Emerson, The Santa Trap, PAX TV, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars VII, ABC, 1979.

Dave Leland, Almost Heaven, 1979.

ABC team member, Battle of the Network Stars VIII, ABC, 1980.

Lieutenant Doug Roberts (title role), Mr. Roberts, NBC, 1984.

M and W Men and Women, ABC, 1988.

Martin Day, Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90s (also known as Sex, Shock & Censorship), Showtime, 1993.

SnowFest 2000, PAX TV, 2000.

Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 "Movie Quotes": The Greatest Lines from American Film (also known as AFI's 100 Years … 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases), CBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1980.

Presenter, The 54th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1982.

2002 California Music Awards, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Robert B. Hays) Darren Weeks, "The Deep Blue Sleep," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1975.

Officer Gilpin, "The Medea Factor," Marcus Welby, M.D. (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor), ABC, 1975.

Officer Gilpin, "The One Face in the World," Marcus Welby, M.D. (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor), ABC, 1975.

Officer Gilpin, "The Tidal Wave," Marcus Welby, M.D. (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor), ABC, 1975.

Lester, "Judgment Day," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1976.

Michael Narak, "Bloodlines," Cannon, CBS, 1976.

Officer Wells, "Bull's Eye," The Blue Knight, CBS, 1976.

Officer Wells, "The Rose and the Gun," The Blue Knight, CBS, 1976.

Officer Wells, "A Slight Case of Murder," The Blue Knight, CBS, 1976.

Officer Wells, "Upward Mobility," The Blue Knight, CBS, 1976.

Tom, "Dating Slump," Laverne & Shirley (also known as Laverne & Shirley & Company and Laverne & Shirley & Friends), ABC, 1976.

"The Heisman Killer," Most Wanted, ABC, 1976.

Jim Ames, "Wonder Woman in Hollywood," Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman and The New Original Wonder Woman), ABC, 1977.

Sam Bradley, "Family Reunion/Too Hot to Handle/Cinderella Story," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.

Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1981.

Himself, "The Garden Weasel (a.k.a. What Have You Done for Me Lately?)," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992.

Grave squad lawyer, "Partners," Directed By, Showtime, 1994.

Scott Walden, "Groundrush," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996.

Voice of Tony Stark/Iron Man, "Helping Hands, Iron Fist," The Incredible Hulk (animated), UPN, 1996.

Mark Gerhart, "Mr. Muscles," Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS, 1997.

Voice of Edward Lytener/Luminus, "Solar Power," Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1997.

Voice of Edward Lytener/Luminus, "Target," Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1997.

Dr. Peter Halstead, "Donor," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1999.

Andy Boychuk, "Deadly Appearances," Criminal Instincts (also known as Criminal Instincts: Deadly Appearances and Le prix du silence), CTV (Canada) and Lifetime, 2000.

Bud Hyde (Hyde's father), "Hyde's Christmas Rager," That '70s Show (also known as Feelin' Alright, The Kids Are Alright, Reeling in the Years, and Teenage Wasteland), Fox, 2000.

Bud Hyde (Hyde's father), "Hyde's Father," That '70s Show (also known as Feelin' Alright, The Kids Are Alright, Reeling in the Years, and Teenage Wasteland), Fox, 2000.

Roy, "A Brand New Roy," Bette! (also known as Bette and The Bette Show), CBS, 2001.

Los Angeles mayor Stone Taylor, "A Tale of Four Cities," Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 2002.

Himself, "Monica Hosts," Sidewalks Entertainment (also known as Sidewalks and Sidewalks Entertainment Hour), syndicated, 2002.

Eddie, "Hellbound Train," Robbery Homicide Division (also known as Metro and R.H.D./LA: Robbery Homicide Division/Los Angeles), CBS, 2003.

(In archive footage) Ted Striker, Silenci?, Televisio de Catalunya (TV3, Spain), 2005.

Appeared as Mike, Guys Like Us, UPN; as a guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, syndicated; and in other programs, including Harry O, ABC; and The Reel to Reel Picture Show, PAX TV. Appeared as Roy in "The Grammy Pre-Show," an unaired episode of Bette! (also known as Bette and The Bette Show), CBS.