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Robert Trebor is a Actor American born on 7 june 1953 at Philadelphia (USA)

Robert Trebor

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Birth name Robert Schenkman
Nationality USA
Birth 7 june 1953 (70 years) at Philadelphia (USA)

Robert Trebor (born June 7, 1953) is an American character actor, perhaps best known for starring as Salmoneus on the cult hits Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. His stage name is a palindrome meaning it is spelled the same way backwards as it is forwards.

Biography

Early life
Trebor was born Robert Schenkman and grew up in Northeast Philadelphia,and is of Jewish origin. He first showing signs of interest in acting around age 13. He was soon taking acting classes and participating in local theater groups. He also won several filmmaking awards from Kodak short film competitions, and the local ABC Philadelphia and PBS affiliates for a short black and white film called "Communicate!?"


Starring Himself
He wrote, directed, and starred in this short, as well as composed the music on an early version of a Moog synthesizer. His first lead role on the stage was as Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying for the St. Joseph's Summer Music Theatre Festival. Along with his acting Robert won several national awards from Scholastic Magazines for writing film and theatre reviews. Ironically one of his award winning reviews was for John Frankenheimer's The Fixer. Years later he would star for Mr. Frankenheimer in the film 52 Pickup. After a brief focus on oratory, he returned to acting, majoring in theater at Northwestern University. He returned to Philadelphia to star with Bill Irwin in a revival of George Gershwin's Strike Up The Band for the inaugural season of the American Music Theatre Festival at the historic Walnut Street Theatre.

Trebor has alternated between film and television. On the silver screen, his most acclaimed work is probably 52 Pickup, directed by John Frankenheimer.


Film and television
Trebor played the Son of Sam killer in Out of the Darkness opposite Martin Sheen.
On television, after playing Waylin the slave in Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, the second of five TV movies, Trebor rose to fame for playing the ever-out-to-make-a-dinar merchant Salmoneus, a character originating on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and making occasional crossovers to sister show Xena: Warrior Princess. He recently finished working in the latest Coen Brothers film Hail, Caesar! playing opposite Josh Brolin.


Theatre
A recent project for the theatre is a one-man show called "The Return of Brother Theodore". The Los Angeles Weekly gave the show its prized "GO" recommendation and said, "actor Robert Trebor reincarnates Gottlieb in a 45-minute late-night solo performance that paints Brother Theodore’s belligerent reflections on a twisted life with broad yet powerful comedic strokes." This production was nominated by The LA Weekly for Best Solo Performance of 2007.
Trebor starred as the Russian Major Viktor Davidykov in the drama Ravensridge written by TS Cook. Mr. Cook was the writer of the aforementioned Out Of The Darkness produced in 1985. His work in this play has been widely praised, Variety saying "Trebor is superb as the acerbic Davidykov, ironically bemoaning, "We used to be such a beautiful police state," and then affectingly describing how for all of communism's faults, how important it was that the whole country was experiencing it together. Trebor's Russian accent is excellent, and his perf is multilayered and nimble.

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Filmography of Robert Trebor (16 films)

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Hail, Caesar!, 1h46
Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about films
Actors George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Peter Stormare, Ralph Fiennes
Roles Producer of "Hail, Caesar!"
Rating62% 3.145013.145013.145013.145013.14501
En 1951, Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) est à la tête de la production du célèbre studio américain de Capitol Pictures et travaille également comme fixeur, sa pire activité, afin d'éviter des comportements scandaleux de la part de ses vedettes avant qu'ils ne soient publiés dans la presse. Il doit également gérer en parallèle sa vie de famille mais aussi la société Lockheed qui souhaite l'engager pour un poste plus offrant, cependant il n'est pas sûr de l'accepter. Une journée qui s'annonce mouvementée et pénible pour Eddie Mannix.
The Devil's Rejects, 1h49
Directed by Rob Zombie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Crime, Black comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Road movies
Actors Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory, William Forsythe
Roles Marty Walker (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3501553.3501553.3501553.3501553.350155
On May 18, 1978, Texas Sheriff John Quincey Wydell and a large posse of State Troopers issue a Search and Destroy mission on the Firefly family for over 75 homicides and disappearances over the past several years. The family arms themselves and fire on the officers. Rufus is killed and Mother Firefly (Leslie Easterbrook) is taken into custody, while Otis and Baby escape. They steal a car, and after killing the driver, they go to Kahiki Palms, a run-down motel.
Meet Market, 1h18
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Krista Allen, Elizabeth Berkley, Julian McMahon, Susan Egan, Laurie Holden, Suzanne Krull
Roles Director Dick
Rating36% 1.823161.823161.823161.823161.82316
Le quotidien de plusieurs célibataires dans la ville de Los Angeles.
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, 1h30
Directed by Vadim Jean
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Martin Short, Robert Trebor, Jan Hooks, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Perkins, Linda Cardellini
Roles Jay Schiffer
Rating51% 2.5505552.5505552.5505552.5505552.550555
Jiminy Glick in LaLaWood starts off as an Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood spoof, but develops into a murder mystery, with David Lynch played by Martin Short as a makeshift Hercule Poirot.
Raise Your Voice, 1h46
Directed by Sean McNamara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Hilary Duff, Oliver James, Jason Ritter, Dana Davis, Kat Dennings, Johnny Lewis
Roles Mr. Wesson
Rating58% 2.9099552.9099552.9099552.9099552.909955
Terri Fletcher (Hilary Duff) is a teenager with a passion for singing and dreams of becoming a professional singer. Her father Simon (David Keith), a second-generation restaurateur, disapproves of Terri's plans, stating that being a singer may not be a worthwhile life choice. In reality, his opposition stems from resentment; Simon turned down a similar scholarship to run his parents' restaurant when they became ill; he is intimidated by the thought of his daughter flourishing where he couldn't bring himself to try. Terri is very close to her elder brother Paul (Jason Ritter) who fully supports her dream, despite what their dad says. At Paul's graduation-day barbecue, he has a fight with Simon...who, in the heat of it, grounds his son. Terri sneaks Paul out of the house to attend a Three Days Grace concert.
Wedding Daze, 1h28
Directed by Georg Stanford Brown
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about marriage
Actors John Larroquette, Karen Valentine, French Stewart, Jaime Ray Newman, Kelly Overton, Justin Baldoni
Roles Rabbi Feldman
Rating57% 2.8511552.8511552.8511552.8511552.851155
Jack and Audrey Landry are a middle-aged couple with three daughters: Nora, Teri, and Dahlia (also known as Dolly). The eldest, Nora, is a supermodel based in Italy, who rarely comes home. Terry, the second daughter, is an independent business woman who lives with her boyfriend Bryan. Dahlia, the youngest, lives at home with her parents still, and changes her "look" often. In addition to the happy family, Nora's ex-boyfriend Sam works for Jack and is very close with the family as well.
The Shadow
The Shadow (1994)
, 1h43
Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Arme nucléaire
Actors Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Ian McKellen, Tim Curry
Rating60% 3.000363.000363.000363.000363.00036
In Tibet, following the First World War, an American named Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin), succumbing to his darker instincts during the war, has set himself up as a brutal warlord and opium kingpin under the alias of Ying-Ko (Mandarin Chinese for "Dark Eagle"). He is abducted from his palace by servants of the Tulku (Barry Dennen), a holy man who exhibits otherworldly powers and knows Cranston's identity. He informs Cranston that he is to become a force for good. Cranston objects but is silenced by the Phurba (Frank Welker), a mystical sentient flying dagger that assaults Cranston, wounding him. Cranston is unable to refuse and remains under the tutelage of the Tulku for seven years. He learns to "cloud men's minds," a form of mystical, psychic hypnosis that allows him to influence others' thoughts and bend their perceptions so he cannot be seen, except for his shadow (since light itself cannot be deceived), hence his new alias.
The Nutt House, 1h34
Directed by Adam Rifkin, Scott Spiegel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Amy Yasbeck, Traci Lords, Barry Livingston, Ben Stiller, Robert Trebor, Stella Stevens
Roles Buddy
Rating38% 1.9118651.9118651.9118651.9118651.911865
Identical twins Philbert and Nathan were separated at birth. Philbert is married to a wealthy heiress (Amy Yasbeck) with a mistress (Traci Lords) and a political campaign for President of the United States. Nathan suffers from a severe case of multiple personality disorder and has spent his life in a lunatic asylum. Nathan shows up on his brother's doorstep and what begins as a case of mistaken identity spirals out of control.
Universal Soldier, 1h43
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Sports films, Martial arts films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Leon Rippy, Ed O'Ross, Jerry Orbach
Roles Motel Owner
Rating61% 3.0516153.0516153.0516153.0516153.051615
In 1969, an American US Army Special Forces team receives orders to secure a village against North Vietnamese forces. Private Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) discovers members of his squad and various villagers dead, all with their ears removed. Deveraux finds Sergeant Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren), who has gone insane, with a string of severed ears and holding a young boy and girl hostage. Devereaux, who is near the end of his tour of duty, tries to reason with Scott, who shoots the boy and orders Devereaux to shoot the girl to prove his loyalty. Deveraux refuses and tries to save the girl, but Scott kills her with a grenade. The two soldiers shoot each other to death. Deveraux and Scott's corpses are recovered and iced by a second U.S. Special Forces squad, their deaths covered up as "missing in action.
Talk Radio
Talk Radio (1988)
, 1h50
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Radio, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, Alec Baldwin, John Pankow
Roles Jeffrey Fisher / Francine
Rating71% 3.598383.598383.598383.598383.59838
Barry Champlain, a Jewish radio personality in Dallas, Texas, is a host with a caustic sense of humor and a knack for cutting people down with his controversial politically liberal views.
My Demon Lover, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Actors Scott Valentine, Robert Trebor, Gina Gallego, Alan Fudge, Calvert DeForest, Arnold Johnson
Roles Charles
Rating46% 2.318472.318472.318472.318472.31847
A homeless street musician becomes a demon when sexually aroused.
Making Mr. Right, 1h35
Directed by Susan Seidelman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Robot films
Actors John Malkovich, Dean Cain, Ann Magnuson, Glenne Headly, Christina Cox, Ben Masters
Roles Tux Salesman
Rating54% 2.749592.749592.749592.749592.74959
Jeff Peters (John Malkovich) is an emotionally repressed scientist who can't stand others because of their intellectual inferiority. He dreams of deep space exploration, which would be difficult because of the lack of human contact for long periods of time. He develops the Ulysses android (which looks exactly like him) for the purpose of space exploration, since an android would not be affected by the isolation.
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up (1986)
, 1h50
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Films about pornography
Actors Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, John Glover, Vanity, Kelly Preston, Clarence Williams III
Roles Leo Franks
Rating63% 3.1961553.1961553.1961553.1961553.196155
Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider) is a successful industrialist living in the suburbs of Los Angeles whose wife Barbara (Ann-Margret) is running for city council while he is having an affair. Harry is confronted by three blackmailers demanding $105,000 for a videotape of him and his mistress, Cini (Kelly Preston).
The Purple Rose of Cairo, 1h25
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Philosophie
Actors Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Edward Herrmann, Dianne Wiest, Stephanie Farrow
Roles Reporter
Rating76% 3.8470453.8470453.8470453.8470453.847045
Set in New Jersey during the Great Depression, the film tells the story of Cecilia, a clumsy waitress who goes to the movies to escape her bleak life and loveless, abusive marriage to Monk, whom she has attempted to leave on numerous occasions.