Robert Mandan is an American actor, most famous for his portrayals of playwright David Allen on the NBC serial From These Roots from 1958–1961, businessman Sam Reynolds on the serial Search for Tomorrow from 1965 to 1970, and his subsequent satire of the genre playing Chester Tate on the sitcom Soap from 1977 to 1981 on ABC. During his time on Search for Tomorrow, he appeared in the Broadway musical Applause. He left the serial both due to the tiring of the role and the rigors of doing both the serial and the play. Mandan appeared on Match Game in 1978, Super Password in January 1985... and made appearances on The $20,000 Pyramid as well as The $25,000 Pyramid. In addition to his Soap years, he made some appearances with some of his Soap cast members on All Star Family Feud one-hour specials. He played Mr. Kirby in NBC television's All-Star cast of You Can't Take it With You, which also starred Art Carney, Kenneth Mars, Jean Stapleton, Polly Holliday, Beth Howland, Barry Bostwick, Mildred Natwick, Harry Morgan, Blythe Danner, Joyce Van Patten, Tim Reid, Marla Gibbs, Howard Hesseman, Eugene Roche.
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| Birthdate: | February 2, 1932 |
| Birthplace: | Clever, Missouri |
| Age: | 80 |