Chris Robinson (born November 5, 1938) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director, sometimes credited as Christopher Robinson.
Chris Robinson | |
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 Chris Robinson depicted in a newspaper advertisement for Stanley (1972) | |
| Born | November 5, 1938 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Christopher Robinson |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Fourth wife, Jacquie Shane Robinson |
| Children | Five sons from three previous marriages |
Career
editRobinson 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 Diary of a High School Bride and Beast from Haunted Cave. He was in Combat! Season 1, “The Reunion” in 1962. In the 1960s, he was cast as flight engineer and top turret gunner Technical Sgt. Alexander "Sandy" Komansky on ABC's Twelve O'Clock High in the last two seasons. In 1972, he got the lead as a fanatical snake charmer in the horror movie, Stanley.
Robinson played Rick Webber #2 on General Hospital from 1978 to 1986, where he was involved in a triangle with his wife Lesley Webber and the married Monica Quartermaine. Following this role, he joined Another World in late 1987, where he played the role of Jason Frame, and was reunited with Denise Alexander, who had played Lesley on General Hospital. Jason was murdered in early 1989. He then appeared on another soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful as Jack Hamilton, joining in the early 1990s and leaving after three years. He last appeared in this part in 2005, having made several guest appearances over the years. Robinson returned to General Hospital after a 16-year absence in 2002, only to see his character of Rick killed off in a controversial storyline that altered the back story. In 2013, he appeared in a 50th-anniversary celebration episode as Rick's spirit, making peace with his old rival Alan Quartermaine when they both appeared to Monica and Alan's sister, Tracy.
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.
In 2013, Robinson's son Chris made a documentary film about Robinson's obsession with Beanie Babies; Robinson invested $100,000 to purchase numerous Beanie Babies as an investment, but lost the money when the value of the items plummeted. [1]
Personal life
editRobinson is the father of Taylor Joseph Robinson, cast as C.J. Garrison #3 in The Bold and the Beautiful.
In 1985, Robinson was convicted of income tax evasion. He was allowed to continue his role on General Hospital under a prison work-release provision.
Robinson is married to artist/actress Jacquie (née Shane) Robinson,[1] and he has five sons from three previous marriages.
Credits
editActor
edit- Colt .45 (1960) (ABC/Warner Brothers series) (Season 3 Episode 26: "Appointment at Agoura") as outlaw Tom Sanger
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1960) (Season 5 Episode 5: "So Young the Savage Land") as Paul Martin
- Bus Stop (1961) (Season 1 Episode 1: "Afternoon of a Cowboy") as Tony Maddox
- The Donna Reed Show (1961) (Season 3 Episode 35: "Military School") as Ken
- Hennesey (1961) (Season 2 Episode 12: "The Hat") as Larry Stander
- Two Faces West (1961) (Season 1 Episode 23: "The Wayward") as Gordie
- Outlaws (1961) (Season 1 Episode 12: "The Daltons Must Die, Part 1") as Sonny Buck
- Sea Hunt (1961) (Season 4 Episode 37: "Crime at Sea") as Kelsey
- Straightaway (1961) (Season 1 Episode 3: "The Nobles Oblige") as Harkey
- The Everglades (1961-1962) (2 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 11: "Good Boy") (1961) as Ralph Martin
- (Season 1 Episode 14: "Young Osceola") (1962) as Coley Jarrett
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (1961-1962) (3 episodes)
- (Season 2 Episode 15: "The Frightened Ones") (1961) as Brad Snyder
- (Season 3 Episode 17: "The Jagged Edge") (1962) as Charles
- (Season 3 Episode 29: "Strangers in the House") (1962) as Grant Harper
- Empire (1962) (Season 1 Episode 3: "A Place to Put a Life") as Arnold Koenig
- Cain's Hundred (1962) (Season 1 Episode 22: "The New Order") as Jack Hayes
- The New Breed (1962) (Season 1 Episode 36: "Walk This Street Lightly") as Clifford Forbes
- Combat! (1963) (Season 1 Episode 13: "Reunion") as Private Paul Villette
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (2 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 17: "Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog") (January 18, 1963) as Rick 'Ricky' Garrison
- (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Dividing Wall") (December 6, 1963) as Terry
- The Dakotas (1963) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Red Sky Over Bismarck") as Chino James
- The Wide Country (1963) (Season 1 Episode 18: "Speckle Bird") as Gabriel Horn
- Stoney Burke (1963) (Season 1 Episode 29: "A Girl Named Amy") as Ross Webster
- Channing (1963) (Season 1 Episode 11: "Beyond His Reach") as Jim Wilson
- Gunsmoke (1963) (Season 8 Episode 20: "The Bad One") as Willie Jett
- The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963) (Season 1 Episode 6: "The Day of the Skinners") as Billy Bird
- G.E. True (1963) (Season 1 Episode 24: "Ordeal") as Holt
- The Fugitive (1963) (Season 1 Episode 8: "See Hollywood and Die") as Miles
- Wagon Train (1963-1964) (3 episodes)
- (Season 6 Episode 23: "The Sarah Proctor Story") (1963) as Brad Proctor
- (Season 7 Episode 25: "The Duncan McIvor Story") (1964) as Second Lieutenant Brad Carter
- (Season 8 Episode 2: "Hide Hunters") (1964) as Gib Ryker
- Arrest and Trial (1963-1964) (2 episodes)
- (Season 1 Episode 3: "Tears from a Silver Dipper") (1963) as Private First Class Al Rogers
- (Season 1 Episode 29: "Those Which Love Has Made") (1964) as Bradford Holcombe
- 633 Squadron (1964) as Wing Commander Grant (wrong!!!)
- The Virginian (1963-1970) (4 episodes)
- (Season 2 Episode 6: "It Takes A Big Man") (1963) as Henry 'Hank' Anders
- (Season 3 Episode 2: "Dark Challenge") (1964) as Arnie Hendricks
- (Season 7 Episode 1: "Saddle Warmer") (1968) as Coley
- (Season 9 Episode 10: "Experiment at New Life" (1970) as Sandy
- Perry Mason (1965) (Season 8 Episode 25: "The Case of the Deadly Debt") as Carl Talbert
- Twelve O'Clock High (1965–1967) (47 episodes) as Technical Sergeant Sandy Komansky (recurring role)
- Custer (1967) (Season 1 Episode 2: "Accused") as Lieutenant Tim Rudford
- Felony Squad (1967) (Season 1 Episode 23: "The Desperate Silence") as Vincent Ludi
- The Invaders (1968) (Season 2 Episode 20: "The Organization") as Mike Calvin
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1968) (Season 4 Episode 25: "The Death Clock") as Corpsman Mallory
- Hogan's Heroes (1969) (Season 4 Episode 15: "The Missing Klink") as Karl Wagner
- Cycle Savages (1969) as Romko
- Like a Mighty Army (1970) as Pastor D. James Kennedy
- Barnaby Jones (1977) (2 episodes)
- (Season 5 Episode 17: "Duet for Dying") as Harley Nelson
- (Season 6 Episode 7: "Daughter of Evil") as Harry Blenner
- General Hospital (1978-2013) (TV Series) (960 episodes) as Dr. Rick Webber #2 (1978 – November 26, 1986; June 27 – August 9, 2002, April 2, 2013)
- Young Doctors in Love (1982) in cameo appearance
- Savannah Smiles (1982) as Richard Driscoll
- Amy (1981) as Elliot Medford
- Like Father Like Son (1987) (uncredited) as Bobby
- Viper (1988) as James Macalla
- Another World (1988–1989) (20 episodes) as Jason Frame
- Rez Bomb (2008) as Jaws
- Yancey McCord: The KILLER That Arizona Forgot About (2020) as Yarnell Fritzowski
Director
edit- 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
