Robert Mandan
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Biography
Actor Robert Mandan has appeared in several hit television shows over the years, but he'll forever be best-known as the devious but ultimately good-hearted millionaire Chester Tate on the soap opera parody "Soap." Mandan first began acting professionally during the early 1960s, with stints on quickly-forgotten television shows like "From These Roots" and "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine." But by the middle of the decade, he had landed his breakout role as businessman Sam Reynolds on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow." After leaving the show in 1970, Mandan would spend several years landing small roles on such popular shows as the controversial social satire "All in the Family" and the gritty crime drama "Kojak," before taking on the key role as Chester Tate on "Soap" in 1977. After "Soap" left the air in 1981, Mandan played opposite John Ritter on the short-lived "Three's Company" spinoff "Three's a Crowd."
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1959
Made screen acting debut on the anthology series "From These Roots"
1966
Had recurring role of businessman Sam Reynolds on "Search for Tomorrow"
1975
Starred as Commissioner Ed Rawlings on "Caribe"
1977
Starred as Chester Tate on "Soap"
1982
Played Col. Lawrence Fielding on TV series adaptation of "Private Benjamin"
1984
Had recurring role of James Bradford on "Three's Company"; role expanded for followup series, "Three's a Crowd"
1990
Portrayed Maxwell Hammer on "Santa Barbara"
1992
Had recurring role of Dr. Stanley Epstein on "Intruders"
1993
Appeared on an episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
2014
Had final screen role in the short film "Our Man in Madras"
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