Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 07, 1953
Died
Mar 11, 2025
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
40 titles
Robert Trebor
Biography
Born on June 7, 1953, in Philadelphia, Robert Trebor had a few bit roles before his career got going in the 1980s with small roles in such films as Gorp (1980), Turk 182 and The Purple Rose of Cairo (both 1985). His breakout role was as notorious “Son of Sam” serial killer Berkowitz in the CBS telepic Out of the Darkness (1985). The following year, Trebor had a key role opposite Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret in John Frankenheimer’s noir thriller 52 Pick-Up. During the next decade, he went on to big-screen roles in Making Mr. Right (1987), Talk Radio (1988), Universal Soldier (1992), and others. Along the way, Trebor did guest shots on such popular TV series as Miami Vice, Murphy Brown, Baywatch, Night Court, Tales from the Crypt, and more. Then came his signature role: the friendly but sometimes unscrupulous salesman Salmoneus in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, the 1995-99 syndicated action series starring Kevin Sorbo as the demigod son of Zeus. Trebor appeared in nearly two dozen episodes spanning all five seasons and played a different character, studio chief B.S. Hollingsfoffer, for one episode late in the show’s run. He reprised the Salmoneus character for several episodes of Hercules companion series Xena: Warrior Princess, starring Lucy Lawless. Trebor had mostly film roles after the turn of the century, appearing in Dying on the Edge (2001), Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, Meet Market (both 2004), The Devil’s Rejects (2005), and, in his final screen appearance, as a producer in the Coen brothers’ Hail Caesar! (2016).
Known For
Filmography
Hail, Caesar!
Producer of "Hail, Caesar!"
Hip-Hop Headstrong
Dr. Zillion
Wedding Daze
Rabbi Feldman
The Devil's Rejects
Marty Walker (uncredited)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jay Schiffer
Raise Your Voice
Mr. Wesson
Meet Market
Director Dick
Boomtown
Keith (uncredited)
Dying on the Edge
Mel Weiner
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
Schwarz
Xena: Warrior Princess
Marco
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Salmoneus
The Shadow
Harried Man in Taxi (uncredited)
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Waylin
The Nutt House
Buddy
Universal Soldier
Motel Owner
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Schwarz
Dark Justice
Howie
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Mr. Lite
Tales from the Crypt
Archie
Baywatch
Garth Dickinson
Talk Radio
Jeffrey Fisher / Francine
Murphy Brown
Geoffrey
Empty Nest
Andrew
Frank's Place
Larry
My Demon Lover
Charles
Making Mr. Right
Tux Salesman
52 Pick-Up
Leo Franks
Joe Bash
Out of the Darkness
David Berkowitz
The Sex O'Clock News
Mr. Rajah
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Reporter
Miami Vice
Maxwell Dierks
Night Court
Zealot #1
The First Time
Joel
Simon & Simon
Matt Graham
Gorp
Rabbi Blowitz
Magnum Force
Reporter (uncredited)
The Streets of San Francisco
Face of Fire
Dr. John