Robert Trebor

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 AnnMargret in John Frankenheimers noir thriller 52 PickUp During the next decade he went on to bigscreen 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 199599 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 BS Hollingsfoffer for one episode late in the shows 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 Devils Rejects 2005 and in his final screen appearance as a producer in the Coen brothers Hail Caesar 2016