--- name: "Jay Robinson" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jay-robinson" roles: ["Actor"] born: "14 April 1930" died: "27 September 2013" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 64 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T02:44:10.943841+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jay Robinson Actor. Born 14 April 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 27 September 2013. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 14 April 1930, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 27 September 2013 - **Active:** 1953–1992 - **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 48 (1), 1990s 79 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Robinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633755, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0732717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16097 ## Biography Jay Robinson (14 April 1930 – 27 September 2013) was an American actor specialising in character roles. Born in New York City, he began his career in summer stock theatre and repertory companies before appearing on Broadway by the age of 19, including in productions of Shakespeare’s *As You Like It* and *Much Ado About Nothing*. His film debut came as Emperor Caligula in *The Robe* (1953), a role he reprised the following year in *Demetrius and the Gladiators* (1954). He later appeared in films including *The Virgin Queen* (1955), *My Man Godfrey* (1957), *Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask* (1972), *Shampoo* (1975) and *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992). Robinson also had guest roles in numerous television series such as *Star Trek* (1968), *Bewitched* (1964), *Cheers* (1982) and *Murder, She Wrote* (1984–1985). A period of career difficulty followed an arrest and conviction on narcotics charges in the late 1950s; he resumed acting in the late 1960s and continued until his retirement around 2000. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), Fi1m 79, as Mr. Hawkins — [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md) - *The Robe* (1953), Fi1m 48, as Caligula — [page](https://film.one/film/the-robe.md) ## Complete filmography (59) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mad Jack the Pirate* (1998), series, Actor - *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Maitre D' - *Skeeter* (1993), as Drake - *Dying to Remember* (1993), as Dr. James Portman - *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992), as Mr. Hawkins — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/bram-stokers-dracula.md) - *Ghost Ship* (1992), as Crusoe - *Transylvania Twist* (1989), as Uncle Ephram - *Big Top Pee-wee* (1988), as Cook - *The Malibu Bikini Shop* (1986), as Ben - *The Real Ghostbusters* (1986), series, as Calamari (voice) - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Bishop Burkhardt, Paddock - *Night Court* (1984), series, as Roland Jeffries - *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor - *Memories Never Die* (1982), as Dr. Max Heilbrunn - *Voyagers!* (1982), series, Actor - *Cheers* (1982), series, as Larry — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md) - *Tales of the Gold Monkey* (1982), series, Actor - *Partners* (1982), as Halderstam - *The Sword and the Sorcerer* (1982), as King Charles - *Macbeth* (1981), as The Porter - *Othello* (1981), as Duke of Venice - *Farewell to the Planet of the Apes* (1980), as Bandor - *The Man with Bogart's Face* (1980), as Wolf / Zinderneuf - *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), series, as Cassius Thorne - *The Secret Empire* (1979), series, as Demeter - *Born Again* (1978), as David Shapiro - *The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars* (1978), as Count Dracula - *Dr. Shrinker* (1976), series, Actor - *I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?* (1975), as Insane Actor - *Train Ride to Hollywood* (1975), as Dracula - *Doc* (1975), series, Actor - *Bronk* (1975), series, Actor - *Shampoo* (1975), as Norman - *Barney Miller* (1975), series, as Morton Hackler, Horace Sharp - *Nightmare Honeymoon* (1974), as Ruskin - *Planet of the Apes* (1974), series, Actor - *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, Actor - *Harry O* (1974), series, Actor - *Three the Hard Way* (1974), as Monroe Feather - *She Lives!* (1973), as Dr. Mayhill - *This Is a Hijack* (1973), as Simon Scott - *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor - *Search* (1972), series, Actor - *Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask* (1972), as The Priest - *Bunny O'Hare* (1971), as John C. Rupert - *Room 222* (1969), series, Actor - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Ralph Mingo - *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Lord Petri — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md) - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Dr. Maitland - *Tell Me In The Sunlight* (1965), as Barber - *Bewitched* (1964), series, Actor - *My Man Godfrey* (1957), as Vincent - *The Wild Party* (1956), as Gage Freeposter - *Wire Service* (1956), series, as Rod Usher - *The Virgin Queen* (1955), as Chadwick - *Demetrius and the Gladiators* (1954), as Caligula - *The Robe* (1953), as Caligula — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-robe.md) ## Gallery - ![Jay Robinson](https://film.one/media/person/399265/gallery-15806ec41bb2.jpg) Jay Robinson — American Broadcasting Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Jay_Robinson_Dr._Shrinker.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Press Photo of Jay Robinson as Dr. Shrinker in 1977](https://film.one/media/person/399265/gallery-14ba080e57ea.jpg) Press Photo of Jay Robinson as Dr. Shrinker in 1977 — American Broadcasting Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Jay_Robinson_as_Dr._Shrinker.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Saturn Awards 1976: Best Supporting Actor (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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