Robert Hays(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Actor Robert Hays was an Air Force Brat and attended Izmir American School in Izmir, Turkey during the Seventh Grade. He graduated in 1965 from Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Nebraska where his father was stationed at Offutt AFB. He began his career in theatre, performing in plays like Richard III and The Glass Menagerie at the famous Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. After spending several years in the theatre, he moved to Hollywood to pursue his career in film and television.
He first appeared on television in series such as Docteur Marcus Welby (1969), Wonder Woman (1975), Laverne et Shirley (1976) and Angie (1979). He made his feature-film debut in the landmark comedy Y a-t-il un pilote dans l'avion ? (1980), starring as Ted Striker, the traumatized former pilot who must land the plane when the flight crew gets struck by food poisoning. He later reprised his role as Ted Striker in Y a-t-il enfin un pilote dans l'avion ? 2 (1982).
After the massive success of Airplane!, Hays went on to star in many feature films including Ca passe ou ça casse (1981), Meurtres à Malte (1983), Cat's Eye (1985), Fifty/Fifty (1992), L'Incroyable Voyage (1993), L'incroyable voyage à San Francisco (1996), Robert Altman's Docteur T & les femmes (2000) and Alex in Wonder (2001), which he also produced. He starred in over 20 made-for-TV movies like NBC's Mister Roberts (1984), CBS' Murder by the Book (1987), and Lifetime's Les liens du mariage (1996). He also had a surprise appearance in Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014). Hays also had numerous guest appearances on various television shows including Les anges du bonheur (1994), Promised Land (1996) and 70s show (1998), and he starred in the series Starman (1986), FM (1989), Cutters (1993) and Kelly Kelly (1998).
He first appeared on television in series such as Docteur Marcus Welby (1969), Wonder Woman (1975), Laverne et Shirley (1976) and Angie (1979). He made his feature-film debut in the landmark comedy Y a-t-il un pilote dans l'avion ? (1980), starring as Ted Striker, the traumatized former pilot who must land the plane when the flight crew gets struck by food poisoning. He later reprised his role as Ted Striker in Y a-t-il enfin un pilote dans l'avion ? 2 (1982).
After the massive success of Airplane!, Hays went on to star in many feature films including Ca passe ou ça casse (1981), Meurtres à Malte (1983), Cat's Eye (1985), Fifty/Fifty (1992), L'Incroyable Voyage (1993), L'incroyable voyage à San Francisco (1996), Robert Altman's Docteur T & les femmes (2000) and Alex in Wonder (2001), which he also produced. He starred in over 20 made-for-TV movies like NBC's Mister Roberts (1984), CBS' Murder by the Book (1987), and Lifetime's Les liens du mariage (1996). He also had a surprise appearance in Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014). Hays also had numerous guest appearances on various television shows including Les anges du bonheur (1994), Promised Land (1996) and 70s show (1998), and he starred in the series Starman (1986), FM (1989), Cutters (1993) and Kelly Kelly (1998).
