Robert V. Walsh
Biography
Bob Walsh, a retired advertising executive who won critics' praise for his performances at local theaters over five decades. In the early 1960s, the Walshes joined a group of theater lovers who became the founders of Center Stage. He served on its first board of directors. He and his wife were also supporters of the 1981 Baltimore International Theatre Festival and later attended Everyman Theatre performances. As an actor, Mr. Walsh was cast in John Waters' "Cry-Baby." He also appeared in other films, including "Dave," "Suspect" and "Broadcast News." His TV work included "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "A Man Called Hawk."
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 1993, 16 episodes • as Judge Marshall A. Levin
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Speaker of the House
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the President of the United States.
Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as Judge
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as NATO Spokesman
A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as Club Congressman
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
Drama Series - 1989, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
A Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. The series is a spin-off of the crime drama series Spenser: For Hire, and features the character Hawk, who first appeared in the 1976 novel Promised Land, the fourth in the series of Spenser novels by mystery writer Robert B. Parker. Brooks reprised the role of Hawk in four subsequent TV movies: Spenser: Ceremony, Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, Spenser: The Judas Goat, and Spenser: A Savage Place. Each is considered a sequel to Spenser: For Hire.