Robert Symonds was the associate director of the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center from 1965 through 1972. His long list of credits include The Exorcist (1973), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Primary Colors (1998), and roles in Dynasty, M*A*S*H, Benson, Cheers, Quincy, M.E., Alias, and Cold Case. He was Robert E. Lee in the 1982 miniseries The Blue and the Grey, and Benjamin Franklin in the 1976 PBS mini-series The Adams Chronicles
