Charlie Robinson Dies: ‘Night Court’ & ‘Buffalo Bill’ Actor Was 75 Deadline 3 hrs ago
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ight Court for most of the NBC sitcom’s run and before that was a regular on its lauded series
Buffalo Bill, died Sunday of cancer complications at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 75.
His manager, Lisa DiSante, told Deadline that Robinson died of cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock, and metastatic adenocarcinoma.
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Cannon,
Roots: The Next Generation. His first recurring role was on the short-lived NBC primetime soap
Flamingo Road.
In 1983, Robinson was cast in
Night Court died over the weekend.
Variety says he died from “cardiac arrest and cancer,” though more specific information isn’t available. Robinson was 75.
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Robinson was born in Texas in 1945 and started performing in the ‘60s, first as a singer in R&B groups. He later attended acting school and moved to Hollywood at the end of the decade, fully transitioning to being an actor by the ‘70s. His earliest roles included high-concept blaxploitation films like
Sugar Hill (which involves zombies) and
The Black Gestapo (which involves inner-city vigilantes becoming fascist overlords), as well as TV shows and TV movies like
Night Court actor Charles Robinson has died at age 75
July 12, 2021 by:
Sad news today as it has been announced that Charles Robinson, who played court clerk Mac Robinson in classic sitcom
Night Court, has died at the age of 75. According to The Wrap, the actor passed away at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from cardiac arrest with multi-system organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma.
After original court clerk Karen Austin left
Night Court after the first season, Charles Robinson stepped in to play Mac, the amiable Vietnam veteran rarely seen without his plaid shirt and cardigan, and more than capable of tossing a few well-placed zingers around. Robinson also directed three episodes of
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Robinson was best known for his role as court clerk Mac Robinson on “Night Court,” which ran from 1984 to 1992. He more recently had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom “Mom,” portraying a blind tenant in an apartment building managed by series star Allison Janney.
A native of Houston, Robinson attended the Studio 7 acting school at the Houston Music Theatre.
He appeared in films including “Sugar Hill,” “A Killing Affair,” “Nowhere to Hide,” “The River” and “Antwone Fisher,” and landed roles in the series “Flamingo Road,” “Home Improvement,” “Hart of Dixie” and “Buffalo Bill.” He also made appearances on shows including “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Hotel,” “St. Elsewhere” and “Touched by an Angel.”