Cast & creator
Charles Robinson
Best known for Adam-12, Mannix, Cannon
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)
Also known as: Charles Knox Robinson, Charles Robinson Knox, Charles Knox Robinson III
24
film credits
26
television credits
50
1953–2000 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (50)
Showing 50 of 50 credits
Adam-12
Mark Donin
1968
Mannix
Harvey Roanhorse
1967
Cannon
Ernie Buckingham
1971
The Virginian
John Woods aka Sitkonga
1962
Airwolf
Carl Zimmer
1984
My Three Sons
1960My Three Sons
Craig Benson
1960
Simon & Simon
Anthony Ross
1981
The F.B.I.
Keith McKay
1965The F.B.I.
Troy Harris
1965
Ben Casey
Edward Bullard
1961
The Equalizer
Brian
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
James McNeil
1983
Gunsmoke
Amos Cole
1955
The Munsters
1964
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jerry Lane
1955
Ellery Queen
Lewis Halliday
1975
87th Precinct
Jerry Curtis
1961
Stoney Burke
Dennis Mitchner
1962
The Sixth Sense
Mike Martin
1972
The Comedy Factory
Reporter #2
1985
The Cable Guy
Steven's Lawyer
1996
Flying High
Anatoli
1978
Firehouse
Roy
1974
The New Loretta Young Show
Neal
1962
General Electric Theater
Gregg Foster
1953
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Editor
1987
Armchair Theatre
Sailor
1956
Splendor in the Grass
Johnny Masterson (uncredited)
1961
The Sand Pebbles
Ensign Bordelles
1966
Shenandoah
Nathan
1965
Take Her, She's Mine
Stanley
1963
The Six Million Dollar Man
Prisoner
1973
Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
Wheatley
1976
The Brotherhood of Satan
Priest
1971
Psycho Sisters
Jerry
1974
The Singing Nun
Marauder
1966
Set This Town on Fire
Brad Wells
1973
The Last Dance
Ned
2000
Dear Brigitte
George
1965
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Neil Davis
1978
Man on the Outside
Mr. Arnold
1975
The Screaming Woman
Howard Wynant
1972
A Time to Sing
Shifty Barker
1968
The Deadly Volley
Ted
1975
The Bridge in the Jungle
Gales
1971
Fer-de-Lance
Lieutenant Nicholson
1974
The Daring Dobermans
Steve Crandall
1973
Police Headquarters
Charles Heywood
1974
For Singles Only
Jim Alen
1968