Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jay Robinson (born April 14, 1930) was an American actor specialising in character roles. He was born in New York City, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments...
Skeeter
1993
as Drake
As the result of a corrupt businessman's illegal toxic waste dumping, a small desert town is beset by a deadly swarm of huge bloodthirsty mutant mosqu...
Dying to Remember
1993
as Dr. James Portman
A woman goes to a psychiatrist because she is plagued by recurring nightmares. The psychiatrist tells her that she was involved in a murder in San Fra...
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Mr. Hawkins
In 19th century England, Count Dracula travels to London and meets Mina Harker, a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love.
Ghost Ship
1992
as Crusoe
The Goonies have got nothing on these adventure seeking kids! When a group of teens stumble across a mysterious treasure map, the search is on to find...
Transylvania Twist
1989
as Uncle Ephram
The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, "The Book of Ulthar." that should have never been checked out by the Evil Count Orlock ...
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Cook
Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front ya...
The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986
as Ben
After inheriting a failing bikini shop, two recent grads decide to make a go of it. One, in the hopes of building it into a successful business, the o...
Memories Never Die
1982
as Dr. Max Heilbrunn
When her husband becomes ill with heart problems, Joanne Tilford reluctantly returns to her family after a six-year stay in a mental institution. Her ...
Partners
1982
as Halderstam
Benson is a police detective. After a series of murders in the Gay community he is ordered to go undercover with a gay police clerk named Kerwin as hi...
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
as King Charles
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorce...
Othello
1981
as Duke of Venice
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Macbeth
1981
as The Porter
An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
1980
as Bandor
When the astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must pr...
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980
as Wolf / Zinderneuf
In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly li...
Born Again
1978
as David Shapiro
Having been imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal, Charles Colson undergoes a religious conversion.
The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars
1978
as Count Dracula
Fall preview special highlighted by original comedy skits and musical performances by the Bay City Rollers and others.
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975
as Insane Actor
Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), h...
Train Ride to Hollywood
1975
as Dracula
Harry Williams, member of the rhythm & blues band, Bloodstone, is about to go onstage for a concert when he is hit on the head. The rest that follows ...
Shampoo
1975
as Norman
A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic ...
Nightmare Honeymoon
1974
as Ruskin
A newlywed couple seek revenge after narrowly surviving a savage attack in rural Louisiana.
Three the Hard Way
1974
as Monroe Feather
After his wife is kidnapped by a group of White supremacists, a record producer teams up with a PR man and a martial artist to get her back and put a ...
She Lives!
1973
as Dr. Mayhill
A young couple searches for the cure for the girl's terminal cancer.
This Is a Hijack
1973
as Simon Scott
A man feels obligated to hijack the plane his boss is on after he has gambled himself into overwhelming debt.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as The Priest
A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of th...
Bunny O'Hare
1971
as John C. Rupert
Bette Davis handles the title role in this highly offbeat crime comedy about two aging hippies who elect to rob a bank to restore Bunny O'Hare's finan...
Tell Me In The Sunlight
1965
as Barber
A sailor and a stripper fall in love on the beaches of Nassau in this romance. Unfortunately, the exotic dancer already has a lover.
My Man Godfrey
1957
as Vincent
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and notic...
The Wild Party
1956
as Gage Freeposter
An ex-football brute (Anthony Quinn) and his beatnik gang take a rich girl (Carol Ohmart) and her boyfriend hostage (Arthur Franz) at a jazz joint.
The Virgin Queen
1955
as Chadwick
Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
as Caligula
The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-kee...
The Robe
1953
as Caligula
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like h...