Chris Robinson (actor)
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Born | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. | November 5, 1938
Other names | Christopher Robinson |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse(s) | Fourth wife, Jacquie Shane Robinson |
Children | Five sons from three previous marriages |
Chris Robinson (born November 5, 1938) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director, sometimes credited as Christopher Robinson.
Career
Robinson began his career as an actor in the 1950s. Robinson was a young adult actor and stunt man and appeared in such films of the 1950s as
Robinson played
In 1984, Robinson was a spokesman for Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup. The commercials aired on national television, and began with the quote, "I'm not a doctor, but I do play one on TV". Robinson was replaced in the commercial by Peter Bergman after Robinson's legal difficulties.
Personal life
Robinson is the father of Taylor Joseph Robinson, cast as
In 1985, Robinson was convicted of
Robinson is married to artist/actress Jacquie (née Shane) Robinson,[1] and he has five sons from three previous marriages.
Credits
Actor
- Warner Brothersseries, as the outlaw Tom Sanger in the episode "Appointment at Agoura" (1960)
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Paul Martin in the episode "So Young the Savage Land" (1960)
- Bus Stop as Tony Maddox in the series premiere episode "Afternoon of a Cowboy" (1961)
- The Donna Reed Show as Ken in the episode "Military School" (1961)
- Hennesey as Larry Stander in the episode "The Hat" (1961)
- Two Faces West as Gordie in the episode "The Wayward" (1961)
- The Everglades, as Ralph Martin in the episode "Good Boy" (1961) and as Coley Jarrett in the episode "Young Osceola" (1962)
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor, 3 episodes, including as Grant Harper in the episode "Strangers in the House" (1961-1962)
- Outlaws, as Sonny Buck in the episode "The Daltons Must Die, Part 1" (1961)
- Sea Hunt as Kelsey in the episode "Crime at Sea" (1961)
- Straightaway, as Harkey in the episode "The Nobles Oblige" (1961)
- Empire as Arnold Koenig in the episode "A Place to Put a Life" (1962)
- Cain's Hundred as Jack Hayes in "The New Order" (1962)
- The New Breed as Clifford Forbes in the episode "Walk This Street Lightly" (1962)
- Combat!as Private Paul Villette in the episode "Reunion" (1963)
- ‘’Wagon Train’’ as Gib Ryker in the episode “Hide Hunters” (1964)
- The Virginian as "Hank" in the episode "It Takes A Big Man" (1963), as Arnie "Dark Challenge" (1964), as Coley "Saddle Warmer" (1968), as Sandy "Experiment At New Life" (1970)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1963) (Season 1 Episode 17: "Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog") (January 18, 1963) as Ricky
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1963) (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Dividing Wall") (December 6, 1963) as Terry
- The Dakotas as Chino in the episode "Red Sky Over Bismarck" (1963)
- The Wide Countryas Gabriel Horn in the episode "Speckle Bird" (1963)
- Stoney Burke as Ross in the episode "A Girl Named Amy" (1963)
- Channing as Jim Wilson in the episode "Beyond His Reach" (1963)
- Gunsmoke as Willie Jett in "The Bad One" (1963)
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters as Billy Bird in the episode "The Day of the Skinners" (1963)
- G.E. Trueas Holt in the episode "Ordeal" (1963)
- Arrest and Trial, two episodes (1963-1964)
- General Hospital (1963) TV Series as Dr. Rick Webber #2 (1978 – November 26, 1986; June 27 – August 9, 2002, April 2, 2013)
- The Fugitive (1963)
- "633 Squadron" as Wing Commander Grant (1964)
- Perry Mason (1965) in the episode "The Case of the Deadly Debt"
- Twelve O'Clock High(1965–1967) as T/Sgt.Sandy Komansky (recurring role)
- Custer as Lieutenant Tim Rudford in episode "Accused" (1967)
- Felony Squadas Vincent Ludi in the episode "The Desperate Silence" (1967)
- The Invaders as Mike Calvin in the episode "The Organization" (1968)
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Corpsman Mallory
- Hogan's Heroes as Karl Wagner in the episode "The Missing Klink" (1969)
- Cycle Savages (1969) as Romko
- Like a Mighty Army (1970) as Pastor D. James Kennedy
- Barnaby Jones in the episode "Daughter of Evil" (1977)
- Young Doctors in Love (1982) in cameo appearance
- Savannah Smiles (1982) as Richard Driscoll
- Amy (1981) as Elliot Medford
- Another World (1964) as Jason Frame (1987–1989)
- Like Father Like Son (1987) (uncredited) as Bobby
- Viper (1988) as James Macalla
- Rez Bomb (2009) as Jaws
- Yancey McCord: The KILLER That Arizona Forgot About (2020) as Yarnell Fritzowski
Director
- Catch the Black Sunshine (1972)
- Thunder County (1974)
- The Intruder (1975)
- Barnaby Jones - "Shadow of Guilt" (1976) episode
- Cannon - "A Touch of Venom" (1975) and "Point After Death" (1976) episodes
- Baretta - "Shoes" (1976) episode
References
External links
- Chris Robinson at IMDb
- Chris Robinson at the Internet Broadway Database
- Chris Robinson at the Internet Off-Broadway Database