Robert Trebor

Robert Trebor was an American character actor who grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and studied theater at Northwestern University. His first stage lead was Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and he later starred with Bill Irwin in a revival of George Gershwin's Strike Up The Band at the Walnut Street Theatre. On screen he was the killer known as Son of Sam in Out of the Darkness, had a killer's part in My Demon Lover (1987), and appeared in 52 Pick-Up and Hail, Caesar!. He became famous on television as the merchant Salmoneus, a character that began on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and crossed over to Xena: Warrior Princess, after playing Waylin in Hercules and the Lost Kingdom. He performed the solo show The Return of Brother Theodore, nominated by LA Weekly for Best Solo Performance, and played Major Viktor Davidykov in Ravensridge, praised by Variety. He died in 2025.