Charlie Robinson, ‘Night Court’ Star, Dies at 75
He played court clerk Mac Robinson on the NBC sitcom, which ran from 1984 to 1992, and worked often onstage
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Charlie Robinson, the actor best recognized for his work on the sitcom Night Court, has died. He was 75.
Robinson died Sunday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter.
With a career that spanned more than 50 years on both the small screen and stage, Robinson played court clerk Mac Robinson on the long-running NBC sitcom Night Court, which ran from 1984-92. He starred with Harry Anderson, Charlie Robinson, Richard Moll and Markie Post
A member of The Actors Studio, Robinson also appeared on TV on Love & War, Buffalo Bill, Home Improvement, Mom, Hart of Dixie, NCIS and The Guestbook and in such films as The River, The House Bunny, Set It Off, Antwone Fisher, Jackson and Even Money..
He recently worked opposite Wendell Pierce in the James Tyler play Some Old Black Man.
Robinson received an Image Theatre best actor award and FRED award for his portrayal of Simon in The Whipping Man; a best actor Ovation Award for his turn as Troy Maxson in a 2008 production of Fences; and Camie awards for his work in Secret Santa (2003) and Miss Lettie and Me (2002), which also starred Mary Tyler Moore and Burt Reynolds.
Born on Nov. 9, 1945, in Houston, Robinson enrolled in Studio 7, an acting school operated by Chris Wilson at the Houston Music Theatre, in the late 1960s. After later being cast in a made-for-TV production, he moved to Hollywood.
Some of his credits have been occasionally commingled with those of older actor Charles Knox Robinson who, billed as Charles Robinson, was featured in numerous films and TV episodes between 1958 and 1971.
In his early career, he was a singer; as a teenager with the group Archie Bell and the Drells, and later with a group called Southern Clouds of Joy.
From 1992 to 1995, Robinson co-starred on the sitcom Love & War, replacing John Hancock who died a few episodes into the series run. Robinson played character Bud Harper in Home Improvement opposite Tim Allen, Richard Karn, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Zachery Ty Bryan and Debbe Dunning. He has appeared in many other television shows including House, The Bernie Mac Show, My Wife and Kids, Soul Food, Charmed, Hart of Dixie, How I Met Your Mother and My Name Is Earl.
He has done commercial work for NEXTEL in which he is asking a worker if he's "agitating my dots" after he walks in on two other dispatchers staring at the dots, which represented delivery workers, on a computer screen. He also has done commercials for Old Spice, where he plays the head coach of the NFL's Denver Broncos, where he appears with perennial All-Pro Bronco linebacker Von Miller.
In 2010, Robinson worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and co-starred in the film Jackson which was directed by J.F. Lawton. Robinson appeared as "Troy" in August Wilson's Fences at Southern California's South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa from January 22, 2010 until February 21, 2010. In September 2013, he returned to the theater to portray Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman. In 2015, he played Mr. Munson, the blind tenant on Mom whom Bonnie avoids helping out with apartment issues.
Robinson is survived by his wife, Dolorita; children Luca, Charlie, Christian and Byron; mother Ora; brother Virgil; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; daughters-in-law; and his dog, Nala. The family requests their privacy at this time while preparing for an immediate-family funeral
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1974 Sugar Hill Bernie Simmons
1975 The Black Gestapo Colonel Kojah
1975 Caribe Kishara, the Assassin
1976 Emergency! Alan Benedict (Season 5, episode 16)
1977 A Killing Affair Buck Fryman
1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Melvin Johnson
1978 Gray Lady Down McAllister
1978 The White Shadow Jackie Solomon
1979 Lou Grant Don Vet TV series
1979 Roots: The Next Generations Luke Bettiger TV miniseries
1979 Buffalo Soldiers Private Wright TV movie
1981 Flamingo Road Phil TV series
1982 Hill Street Blues Roy TV series (1 episode)
1982 Rehearsal for Murder The Second Officer
1982 St. Elsewhere Bill Austin TV series (1 episode)
1983–1984 Buffalo Bill Newdell TV series
1984 The River Truck
1984–1992 Night Court Macintosh "Mac" Robinson Main role (seasons 2–9)
1986 Hotel Curtis Powell TV series (1 episode)
1988 Crash Course Larry Pearle TV movie
1990 Murder C.O.D. Lieutenant Silk TV movie
1992–1995 Love & War Abe Johnson TV series
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Sam Raynor TV series (1 episode)
1995 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Ernest TV series (1 episode)
1995–1999 Home Improvement Bud Harper TV series (9 episodes)
1996 Ink Ernie Trainor TV series
1996 The John Larroquette Show Norm TV series (1 episode)
1996 Project ALF Dr. Stanley TV movie
1996 In the House Major TV series (1 episode)
1996 The Crew Reverend Edwards TV series (1 episode)
1996 Set It Off Nate Andrews
1997–1998 Malcolm & Eddie Marcus McGee TV series (2 episodes)
1998 Buddy Faro El Jefe TV series
1998 Land of the Free Matt McCaster (McCuster)
1999 Beowulf Weaponsmaster Film
2001 The Trouble with Normal Mr. Lindquist TV series (1 episode)
2002 Miss Lettie and Me Isiah Griffin TV movie
2003 Yes, Dear Goodwill Guy Episode: "Space Jam"
2005 House Robert Episode: "Humpty Dumpty"
2006 How I Met Your Mother Bank President Episode: "Aldrin Justice"
2007–2014 The Game Mr. Pitts TV series (4 episodes)
2008 30 Rock Himself Episode: "The One with the Cast of Night Court"
2008 Natural Disasters Charlie
2009 Big Love Baptist Episode: "Come, ye Saints"
2009 Hank Reuben Episode: "Relax, Don't Do It"
2009 Alligator Point TV movie
2009 Ronna & Beverly Leron TV movie
2010 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Episode: "Ben There, Done That"
2010 Krews Mr. Davis
2010 $#*! My Dad Says Mr. Campbell Episode: "You Can't Handle the Truce"
2011 Harry's Law Judge Marvin Baum Episode: "Bangers in the House"
2011 Light, Streets of Redemption Store Clerk
2012 Falling Away Mr. King
2012 The Soul Man Ike Episode: "Lost in the Move"
2012 Swerve Charlie Video
2012 Rosita Lopez for President Thomas Hamilton
2012–2015 Hart of Dixie Sergeant Jeffries 16 episodes
2013–2015 Key and Peele Dying Father/Pawn Shop Owner 2 episodes
2015–2017 K.C. Undercover Pops TV series (3 episodes)
2015–2019 Mom Mr. Munson TV series (7 episodes)
2015 Hoovey Coach Wilson
2015 Russell Madness Mike
2015 Sweet Kandy Eddie Morehouse
2015 Come Away with Me Michael Blake
2015 How Sarah Got Her Wings Max
2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday Police Captain
2016 Grey's Anatomy Leo Polson Episode: "You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side"
2017 Maybe Somebody Edgar
2017 The Quad Bradford TV series (1 episode)
2017–2018 The Guest Book Wilfred 11 episodes
2017 Disjointed Scooter Boots TV series (1 episode)
2018 This Is Us Donald Robinson 2 episodes
2018 NCIS Ray Jennings Episode: "Fragments"
2019 Better Things Sylvester Episode: "Holding"
2020 Raven's Home Mr. Arthur 2 episodes
2020 Love in the Time of Corona Charles 4 episodes
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