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Dewey Robinson

October 20, 2023

For the baseball player, see Dewey Robinson (baseball).

Dewey Robinson (August 17, 1898 – December 11, 1950) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 250 films made between 1931 and 1952.[citation needed]

Dewey Robinson
Robinson in At War with the Army (1950)
Born(1898-08-17)August 17, 1898
New Haven, Connecticut U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 1950(1950-12-11) (aged 52)
Las Vegas, Nevada U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1931–1950
Spouse
Lois Wood
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(m. 1928)​

Career Edit

Dewey Robinson was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1898, and made his Broadway debut in 1922[1] in the melodrama The Last Warning, which ran for seven months and 238 performances.[2] Several years later, in 1925, he appeared in a comedy, Solid Ivory,[3] his final Broadway production.

In 1931, Robinson, a big, barrel-chested man at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) who easily conveyed physical menace, made his first film when he played a waiter in George Cukor's Tarnished Lady, starring Tallulah Bankhead.[citation needed] That performance did not receive screen credit, and this was often the case over Robinson's career, although he was in the billed main cast in Murder on the Campus (1934), Navy Secrets (1939) and There Goes Kelly (1945). Because of his size and physical presence, Robinson worked often during periods when gangster movies were the rage.[4]

Notable early roles for Robinson include a polo-playing hood in Little Giant (1933) starring Edward G. Robinson, a supervisor of slaves in Eddie Cantor's Roman Scandals that same year, and the Ben Turpin short Keystone Hotel in 1935.[4] In the 1940s, Robinson was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in eight films written and directed by Sturges.[5] In 1950, near the end of his career, Robinson played a Brooklyn Dodgers fan in The Jackie Robinson Story who progressed from bigotry to exuberant support of Jackie Robinson.[4]

Robinson died in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 11, 1950, from a heart attack, but because he worked so prolifically, films in which he appeared continued to be seen until 1952, when At Sword's Point, a Musketeer adventure, was released.[citation needed] He was cremated.[6]

Selected filmography Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Dewey Robinson at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. ^ "The Last Warning". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
  3. ^ "Solid Ivory". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
  4. ^ a b c Erickson, Hal, Allmovie biography
  5. ^ Robinson appeared in The Great McGinty, Christmas in July, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, Hail the Conquering Hero, The Great Moment, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock and The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, Sturges' last American film.
  6. ^ Resting Places

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For the baseball player see Dewey Robinson baseball Dewey Robinson August 17 1898 December 11 1950 was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 250 films made between 1931 and 1952 citation needed Dewey RobinsonRobinson in At War with the Army 1950 Born 1898 08 17 August 17 1898New Haven Connecticut U S DiedDecember 11 1950 1950 12 11 aged 52 Las Vegas Nevada U S OccupationActorYears active1931 1950SpouseLois Wood m 1928 wbr Contents 1 Career 2 Selected filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditDewey Robinson was born in New Haven Connecticut in 1898 and made his Broadway debut in 1922 1 in the melodrama The Last Warning which ran for seven months and 238 performances 2 Several years later in 1925 he appeared in a comedy Solid Ivory 3 his final Broadway production In 1931 Robinson a big barrel chested man at 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m who easily conveyed physical menace made his first film when he played a waiter in George Cukor s Tarnished Lady starring Tallulah Bankhead citation needed That performance did not receive screen credit and this was often the case over Robinson s career although he was in the billed main cast in Murder on the Campus 1934 Navy Secrets 1939 and There Goes Kelly 1945 Because of his size and physical presence Robinson worked often during periods when gangster movies were the rage 4 Notable early roles for Robinson include a polo playing hood in Little Giant 1933 starring Edward G Robinson a supervisor of slaves in Eddie Cantor s Roman Scandals that same year and the Ben Turpin short Keystone Hotel in 1935 4 In the 1940s Robinson was part of Preston Sturges unofficial stock company of character actors appearing in eight films written and directed by Sturges 5 In 1950 near the end of his career Robinson played a Brooklyn Dodgers fan in The Jackie Robinson Story who progressed from bigotry to exuberant support of Jackie Robinson 4 Robinson died in Las Vegas Nevada on December 11 1950 from a heart attack but because he worked so prolifically films in which he appeared continued to be seen until 1952 when At Sword s Point a Musketeer adventure was released citation needed He was cremated 6 Selected filmography EditTarnished Lady 1931 as Tony the Waiter uncredited Enemies of the Law 1931 as Tony Catello Six Hours to Live 1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo 1932 Blonde Venus 1932 uncredited The Big Broadcast 1932 The Little Giant 1933 She Done Him Wrong 1933 Her Forgotten Past 1933 A Lady s Profession 1933 Soldiers of the Storm 1933 Laughing at Life 1933 Notorious but Nice 1933 Roman Scandals 1933 Shadows of Sing Sing 1933 Murder on the Campus 1934 The Big Shakedown 1934 Student Tour 1934 as Huan Lu uncredited Palooka from Paducah 1935 Short One Run Elmer 1935 Short Pursuit 1935 Keystone Hotel 1935 Short A Midsummer Night s Dream 1935 Too Tough to Kill 1935 Missing Girls 1936 All American Chump 1936 Slave Ship 1937 The 13th Man 1937 New Faces of 1937 1937 Marry the Girl 1937 The Toast of New York 1937 Navy Secrets 1939 Sky Bandits 1940 The Great McGinty 1940 Christmas in July 1940 uncredited Tin Pan Alley 1940 Sullivan s Travels 1941 uncredited Isle of Missing Men 1942 The Palm Beach Story 1942 Neath Brooklyn Bridge 1942 Casablanca 1942 as Bouncer at Rick s uncredited The Ghost Ship 1943 The Woman of the Town 1943 Timber Queen 1944 Trocadero 1944 San Diego I Love You 1944 Hail the Conquering Hero 1944 uncredited Murder My Sweet 1944 uncredited The Great Moment 1944 uncredited There Goes Kelly 1945 Fashion Model 1945 The Lady Confesses 1945 Stairway to Light 1945 short Black Market Babies 1945 Pardon My Past 1945 The Bells of St Mary s 1945 as Pedestrian uncredited The Michigan Kid 1947 Killer Dill 1947 The Checkered Coat 1948 River Lady 1948 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949 uncredited Hellfire 1949 Buccaneer s Girl 1950 The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 uncredited Father of the Bride 1950 as Moving Man with lamp uncredited At War with the Army 1950 Skipalong Rosenbloom 1951 At Sword s Point 1952 References Edit Dewey Robinson at the Internet Broadway Database The Last Warning IBDB com Internet Broadway Database Solid Ivory IBDB com Internet Broadway Database a b c Erickson Hal Allmovie biography Robinson appeared in The Great McGinty Christmas in July Sullivan s Travels The Palm Beach Story Hail the Conquering Hero The Great Moment The Sin of Harold Diddlebock and The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend Sturges last American film Resting PlacesExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dewey Robinson Dewey Robinson at IMDb Dewey Robinson at AllMovie Dewey Robinson at the TCM Movie Database nbsp Dewey Robinson at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dewey Robinson amp oldid 1144427579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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