Jay Robinson
American actor (1930-2013) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
Jay Robinson was an American actor specializing in character roles. He achieved his greatest fame playing Emperor Caligula in the film The Robe (1953) and its sequel Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), and years later portraying the boss of the character played by Warren Beatty in Shampoo (1975).
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2013Died27 September 20131998
Mad Jack the PirateSeries1994
The Bible According to HollywoodFilm1992
Bram Stoker's DraculaFilm, Mr. Hawkins1989
Transylvania TwistFilm, Uncle Ephram1986
The Real GhostbustersSeries, Calamari (voice)
The Malibu Bikini ShopFilm, 1986Ben1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Bishop Burkhardt1982
CheersSeries, Larry
Memories Never DieFilm, 1982Dr. Max Heilbrunn1980
Farewell to the Planet of the ApesFilm, Bandor1978
Born AgainFilm, David Shapiro1976Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActorAward1975
Barney MillerSeries, Morton Hackler1974
Harry OSeries
Nightmare HoneymoonFilm, 1974Ruskin1973
She Lives!Film, Dr. Mayhill1971
Bunny O'HareFilm, John C. Rupert1969
Room 222Series1967
Judd, for the DefenseSeries1966
Star TrekSeries, Lord Petri1965
Tell Me In The SunlightFilm, Barber1964
BewitchedSeries1956
The Wild PartyFilm, Gage Freeposter1955
The Virgin QueenFilm, Chadwick1953
The RobeFilm, Caligula1930Born14 April 1930
Mad Jack the PirateSeries1994The Bible According to HollywoodFilm1992Bram Stoker's DraculaFilm, Mr. Hawkins1989Transylvania TwistFilm, Uncle Ephram1986The Real GhostbustersSeries, Calamari (voice)The Malibu Bikini ShopFilm, 1986Ben1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Bishop Burkhardt1982CheersSeries, LarryMemories Never DieFilm, 1982Dr. Max Heilbrunn1980Farewell to the Planet of the ApesFilm, Bandor1978Born AgainFilm, David Shapiro1976Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActorAward1975Barney MillerSeries, Morton Hackler1974Harry OSeriesNightmare HoneymoonFilm, 1974Ruskin1973She Lives!Film, Dr. Mayhill1971Bunny O'HareFilm, John C. Rupert1969Room 222Series1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries1966Star TrekSeries, Lord Petri1965Tell Me In The SunlightFilm, Barber1964BewitchedSeries1956The Wild PartyFilm, Gage Freeposter1955The Virgin QueenFilm, Chadwick1953The RobeFilm, Caligula1930Born14 April 1930People around Jay
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Henry Koster Directed The Robe and The Virgin Queen- Frank Ross Produced The Robe (1953)
Woody Allen Directed Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (1973)
Charles H. Joffe Produced Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (1973)
Bette Davis Also in The Virgin Queen and Bunny O'Hare
Francis Ford Coppola Directed Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993)
Richard Burton Also in The Robe (1953)
Ernest Borgnine Also in Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Burt Reynolds Also in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (1973)
Warren Beatty Produced Shampoo (1975)
Jean Simmons Also in The Robe (1953)
John Carradine Also in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (1973)- Franz Waxman Wrote Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Richard Thomas Directed The Waltons
Billy Barty Also in The Krofft Superstar Hour
Vincent Sherman Directed The Waltons
Lou Jacobi Also in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (1973)
Philip Dunne Wrote The Robe and Demetrius and the Gladiators
Michael Lembeck Also in The Krofft Supershow (1976)
Elliot Silverstein Directed Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)
Lee Philips Directed The Waltons
Samuel Z. Arkoff Produced Bunny O'Hare (1974)
Booth Colman Also in The Waltons- Jack DeLeon Also in I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
Known for
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Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
The Robe 1953
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask 1972
Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954
Shampoo 1975
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 32
62 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2013 · aged 83
