Charles Robinson (born November 9, 1945) is an American theater, film
and television actor. He is best known for his role on the NBC sitcom
Night Court as Macintosh "Mac" Robinson (Seasons 2â€"9), the clerk of
the court and a Vietnam War veteran. Although his most frequent
on-screen billing has been Charlie Robinson, Night Court had credited
him as Charles Robinson throughout his 1984â€"1992 stint as Mac. In
two of his earliest film appearances, 1974's Sugar Hill and 1975's The
Black Gestapo, he was credited as Charles P. Robinson. Some of his
credits have been occasionally commingled with those of Charles Knox
Robinson who, billed as Charles Robinson, was featured in numerous
films and TV episodes between 1958 and 1971.A native of Houston,
Robinson has been performing since the 1960s, is a member of the
Actors Studio, and is considered by playwright Lyle Kessler to be "one
of the great American Actors". 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. In the late 1960s, Charlie
attended, and was enrolled in, Studio 7, an acting school operated by
Chris Wilson at the Houston Music Theatre. He stayed with Chris when
the school was moved to another location in Southwest Houston where
mainly children's theatre was presented. Charlie was cast in a made
for TV production and soon moved to the Hollywood area where his
career took off.Robinson's acting credits include appearances in Black
Gestapo, Emergency!, The White Shadow, Flamingo Road, The Fresh Prince
of Bel Air, The Game, Touched by an Angel, and Antwone Fisher.
Robinson was cast in the role of Newdell in the NBC comedy Buffalo
Bill. Not the show it was expected to be, Buffalo Bill was canceled
after one season and replaced by Night Court. Robinson was cast as
court clerk Mac Robinson, after the first season in 1984, when Karen
Austin, who played the original court clerk, left the cast. Robinson
played the role on Night Court from 1984 until the show ended in 1992.
He also directed three episodes of the series.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, and 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.
and television actor. He is best known for his role on the NBC sitcom
Night Court as Macintosh "Mac" Robinson (Seasons 2â€"9), the clerk of
the court and a Vietnam War veteran. Although his most frequent
on-screen billing has been Charlie Robinson, Night Court had credited
him as Charles Robinson throughout his 1984â€"1992 stint as Mac. In
two of his earliest film appearances, 1974's Sugar Hill and 1975's The
Black Gestapo, he was credited as Charles P. Robinson. Some of his
credits have been occasionally commingled with those of Charles Knox
Robinson who, billed as Charles Robinson, was featured in numerous
films and TV episodes between 1958 and 1971.A native of Houston,
Robinson has been performing since the 1960s, is a member of the
Actors Studio, and is considered by playwright Lyle Kessler to be "one
of the great American Actors". 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. In the late 1960s, Charlie
attended, and was enrolled in, Studio 7, an acting school operated by
Chris Wilson at the Houston Music Theatre. He stayed with Chris when
the school was moved to another location in Southwest Houston where
mainly children's theatre was presented. Charlie was cast in a made
for TV production and soon moved to the Hollywood area where his
career took off.Robinson's acting credits include appearances in Black
Gestapo, Emergency!, The White Shadow, Flamingo Road, The Fresh Prince
of Bel Air, The Game, Touched by an Angel, and Antwone Fisher.
Robinson was cast in the role of Newdell in the NBC comedy Buffalo
Bill. Not the show it was expected to be, Buffalo Bill was canceled
after one season and replaced by Night Court. Robinson was cast as
court clerk Mac Robinson, after the first season in 1984, when Karen
Austin, who played the original court clerk, left the cast. Robinson
played the role on Night Court from 1984 until the show ended in 1992.
He also directed three episodes of the series.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, and 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.
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