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Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Princeton in 1958. His theatrical family opened his acting career at age three on Broadway. After college his first film was "Splendor in the Grass," to be followed by "The Singing Nun," "Shenandoah" and "Take Her, She's Mine." After "Tall Story," "The Pleasure of His Company" and "The Good Soup" all on Broadway, plus an army hitch, he and Mrs. Robinson set up house in Los Angeles--close to film work and his television appearances on, for instance, "Laramie," "The Alfred Hitchcock Show" and "Bachelor Father." Date of Birth 13 April 1932, Orange, New Jersey Date of Death 22 July 2006, Palm Springs, California  (complications from Parkinson's disease)

Known for

The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2000 • Ned
The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy
1996 • Steven's Lawyer
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 • Editor
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978 • Neil Davis
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976 • Wheatley
Man on the Outside
Man on the Outside
1975 • Mr. Arnold
The Deadly Volley
The Deadly Volley
1975 • Ted
Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters
1974 • Jerry (as Charles Knox Robinson)

Full filmography

The Cable Guy
The Cable Guy
1996 • Steven's Lawyer
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Man on the Outside
Man on the Outside
1975 • Mr. Arnold
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Psycho Sisters
Psycho Sisters
1974 • Jerry (as Charles Knox Robinson)
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Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance
1974 • Lieutenant Nicholson
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Police Headquarters
Police Headquarters
1974 • Charles Heywood
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The Daring Dobermans
The Daring Dobermans
1973 • Steve Crandall
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The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman
1972 • Howard Wynant
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A Time to Sing
1968 • Shifty Barker
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The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles
1966 • Ensign Bordelles
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The Singing Nun
The Singing Nun
1966 • Marauder
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Shenandoah
Shenandoah
1965 • Nathan
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Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass
1961 • Johnny Masterson (uncredited)
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Charles Robinson – Biography, Known For & Filmography