Robert Krimmer (born November 24, 1953) is an American lawyer and former actor. Formerly known professionally as Wortham Krimmer (his first wife's maiden name as his first name), Krimmer has reverted to his birth name of Robert Krimmer. With appearances on ''

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'', Krimmer is best known by soap fans as Reverend Andrew Carpenter on the ABC soap opera ''

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''. He is also known for playing the mad Emperor Cartagia in the 4th season of the science fiction series ''

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''. In addition, he was featured on the Showtime drama '' The Paper Chase'' for the second, third and final seasons as Zeiss, a student and member of the

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, and on ''Family Medical Center'' (1988–1989) as Dr. Alexander Raines. Prior to his acting career, Krimmer attended the JD/MBA program at University of California Hastings College of Law and Berkeley. He left the program upon being offered a scholarship to the

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(ACT) MFA Program. After completing the three-year program at ACT, Krimmer pursued an acting career that spanned 27 years. Following his acting career Krimmer returned to law school, attending classes at Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law on a part-time basis while working as a paralegal during the day. He graduated

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and then passed the California

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on his first try. Following law school he began work as an attorney. Krimmer has been married to Chris LaValle since 2009 and has two children from a previous marriage.

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* American male soap opera actors American male television actors Male actors from Chicago 1953 births Living people California lawyers University of California, Berkeley alumni American Conservatory Theater alumni 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub