Robert Trebor

Robert Trebor was born on June 7, 1953, in Philadelphia. He began his career with minor roles before gaining more attention in the 1980s with appearances in films such as *Gorp* (1980), *Turk 182*, and *The Purple Rose of Cairo* (both 1985). His breakthrough came in 1985 with his portrayal of the notorious "Son of Sam" serial killer Berkowitz in the CBS telefilm *Out of the Darkness*. In 1986, he played a significant role in John Frankenheimer’s noir thriller *52 Pick-Up*, opposite Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret. Over the next decade, he appeared in films including *Making Mr. Right* (1987), *Talk Radio* (1988), and *Universal Soldier* (1992).

Trebor also appeared in guest roles on popular television series such as *Miami Vice*, *Murphy Brown*, *Baywatch*, *Night Court*, and *Tales from the Crypt*. His signature role came as the friendly yet sometimes unscrupulous salesman Salmoneus in *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys*, a 1995–99 syndicated action series starring Kevin Sorbo as the demigod son of Zeus. Trebor appeared in nearly two dozen episodes across all five seasons and played a different character, studio chief B.S. Hollingsfoffer, in one later episode. He reprised the Salmoneus character for several episodes of the *Hercules* companion series *Xena: Warrior Princess*, starring Lucy Lawless.

In the 2000s, Trebor primarily appeared in film roles, including *Dying on the Edge* (2001), *Jiminy Glick in Lalawood* (2004), *Meet Market* (2004), *The Devil’s Rejects* (2005), and, in his final screen appearance, as a producer in the Coen brothers’ *Hail Caesar!* (2016).