Robert V. Barron (born Robert V. Nemiroff; December 26, 1932 â€"
December 1, 2000) was an American TV and film director, producer,
screenwriter and actor best known for his role as the voice of Admiral
Donald Hayes in the 1980s animated TV series Robotech, of which he
also served as the supervising producer. He is also well known for
playing the role of Abraham Lincoln in Bill & Ted's Excellent
Adventure in 1989.Tall, gaunt, rawboned character actor with deep
voice, reminiscent of John Carradine. Barron's attended Morris Harvey
College in Charleston, West Virginia, and later UCLA. He later had
acting training at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City,
and at Max Reinhardt Workshop in Los Angeles.Barron got his
entertainment start in radio co-producing a two-hour Saturday morning
radio program, the "Bop Shop." which aired for a two years on radio
station WGKV-AM (later WHMS and WXIT, now WSWW (AM)) in his hometown
of Charleston, West Virginia.Before permanently moving to California,
and also before his Hollywood work, he spent several years working in
regional theaters from one end of the U.S. to the other, and had built
an impressive resume of glowing reviews of his performances in such
roles as Cyrano de Bergerac, Abe Lincoln In Illinois, Sir Thomas More
in A Man For All Seasons, Henry Drummond in Inherit The Wind, Richard
III and the like, but he was never offered such lofty challenges in
films or television.
December 1, 2000) was an American TV and film director, producer,
screenwriter and actor best known for his role as the voice of Admiral
Donald Hayes in the 1980s animated TV series Robotech, of which he
also served as the supervising producer. He is also well known for
playing the role of Abraham Lincoln in Bill & Ted's Excellent
Adventure in 1989.Tall, gaunt, rawboned character actor with deep
voice, reminiscent of John Carradine. Barron's attended Morris Harvey
College in Charleston, West Virginia, and later UCLA. He later had
acting training at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City,
and at Max Reinhardt Workshop in Los Angeles.Barron got his
entertainment start in radio co-producing a two-hour Saturday morning
radio program, the "Bop Shop." which aired for a two years on radio
station WGKV-AM (later WHMS and WXIT, now WSWW (AM)) in his hometown
of Charleston, West Virginia.Before permanently moving to California,
and also before his Hollywood work, he spent several years working in
regional theaters from one end of the U.S. to the other, and had built
an impressive resume of glowing reviews of his performances in such
roles as Cyrano de Bergerac, Abe Lincoln In Illinois, Sir Thomas More
in A Man For All Seasons, Henry Drummond in Inherit The Wind, Richard
III and the like, but he was never offered such lofty challenges in
films or television.
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