Andrew Jordt Robinson (born February 14, 1942) is an American
character actor and the former director of the Master of Fine Arts
acting program at the University of Southern California. Originally a
stage actor, he works predominantly in supporting roles on television
and in low-budget films. He is known for his portrayals of the serial
killer Scorpio in the crime film Dirty Harry (1971), Larry Cotton in
the horror film Hellraiser (1987), and Elim Garak in the television
series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993â€"1999). He and his wife Irene
have a daughter, actress Rachel Robinson, who appeared in Deep Space
Nine episode "The Visitor".Robinson was born in New York City. His
middle name, Jordt, was given to him to honor his grandfather, though
he did not begin using it in his professional credits until the 1996
Deep Space Nine episode, "Body Parts". His father was a soldier in
World War II and was killed when Robinson was three years old. After
his father's death, he and his mother moved to Hartford, Connecticut,
where he was raised with her family. In his later childhood, Robinson
had become a juvenile delinquent and was eventually sent to St.
Andrew's School, a boarding school in Rhode Island.After graduating
from high school, Robinson attended the University of New Hampshire.
After he picketed the school's ROTC program his degree was withheld by
the university, so he transferred to The New School for Social
Research in New York City and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in
English. He originally intended to become a journalist but went into
acting after earning a Fulbright Scholarship. After graduating, he
went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art on the
scholarship.Robinson began acting in high school and college theatre.
While attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA),
he studied Shakespeare and voice training.
character actor and the former director of the Master of Fine Arts
acting program at the University of Southern California. Originally a
stage actor, he works predominantly in supporting roles on television
and in low-budget films. He is known for his portrayals of the serial
killer Scorpio in the crime film Dirty Harry (1971), Larry Cotton in
the horror film Hellraiser (1987), and Elim Garak in the television
series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993â€"1999). He and his wife Irene
have a daughter, actress Rachel Robinson, who appeared in Deep Space
Nine episode "The Visitor".Robinson was born in New York City. His
middle name, Jordt, was given to him to honor his grandfather, though
he did not begin using it in his professional credits until the 1996
Deep Space Nine episode, "Body Parts". His father was a soldier in
World War II and was killed when Robinson was three years old. After
his father's death, he and his mother moved to Hartford, Connecticut,
where he was raised with her family. In his later childhood, Robinson
had become a juvenile delinquent and was eventually sent to St.
Andrew's School, a boarding school in Rhode Island.After graduating
from high school, Robinson attended the University of New Hampshire.
After he picketed the school's ROTC program his degree was withheld by
the university, so he transferred to The New School for Social
Research in New York City and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in
English. He originally intended to become a journalist but went into
acting after earning a Fulbright Scholarship. After graduating, he
went to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art on the
scholarship.Robinson began acting in high school and college theatre.
While attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA),
he studied Shakespeare and voice training.
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