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American actor and professor

Andrew Jordt Robinson (born February 14, 1942) is an American 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 psychotic serial killer Scorpio in Dirty Harry (1971), Larry Cotton in the horror film Hellraiser (1987), and Elim Garak in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999). 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 father was a soldier in World War II and was killed when Robinson was three years old. After his death, he and his mother moved to Hartford, Connecticut, where he was raised with her family. In his later childhood, Robinson became 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 Reserve Officers' Training Corps (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.

Robinson's first professional roles were as a stage actor and playwright in New York. His first role in New York was in the play MacBird! He went on to appear in productions in North America and Europe, including Woyzeck, Futz, Werner Liepolt's "The Young Master Dante" and The Cannibals. Robinson was cast as the Scorpio Killer, the antagonist of the film. The Scorpio Killer was largely based on the contemporary real life Zodiac Killer, and Robinson integrated many known aspects of that serial killer's personality into his acting, such as a disturbed sense of humour and a sadistic inclination to taunt his pursuers. In the film, his character murders a young woman, a 10 year old boy, a teenage girl and a police officer and takes a school bus full of young children hostage. His portrayal was so convincing that he received death threats after the film's release. Director Don Siegel noted that he cast Robinson because he had the face of "a choir boy." His role as Scorpio gave him widespread exposure, but Robinson also found himself typecast as "psycho" characters. He claimed the role severely limited his casting options, as film producers were reluctant to cast him in any "good guy" roles. Some of his notable "psycho" roles include a demented and ill fated military barber in Child's Play 3 (1991) and the character Frank Cotton (in the skin of Larry Cotton, Robinson's actual character) in the horror film Hellraiser (1987), in which Robinson had his first lead role in a feature film.

Robinson starred in Charley Varrick, a 1973 film that starred Walter Matthau and was directed by Don Siegel. Robinson played Frank Ryan on the soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1976–78, for which he received a Daytime Emmy nomination. Robinson has had many one time and recurring roles on a wide variety of television shows, in including the miniseries Once an Eagle. His filmography includes guest roles on Bonanza, Marcus Welby, M. D., Kung Fu, Ironside, The Rookies, S. W. A. T., The Streets of San Francisco, Kojak, The Incredible Hulk, CHiPs, Mrs. Columbo, Barnaby Jones, Vega$, Falcon Crest, The Greatest American Hero, The Dukes of Hazzard, Hart to Hart, The A Team, Matt Houston, Moonlighting, L. A. Law, Matlock, Law & Order, Walker, Texas Ranger, Murder, She Wrote, The X Files, The Practice, and Without a Trace. He met his wife Irene after wrapping a production of Springvoices and the two married in 1970. He has two stepsons from his wife's previous marriage and one daughter named Rachel, who became an actress as well. In 1975 he co starred as the sleazy, ill fated chauffeur in the detective drama The Drowning Pool, starring Paul Newman. In 1978 Robinson left acting professionally for five years and concentrated on raising his family in the small mountain community of Idyllwild, California, located about 150 mile (241 km) from Los Angeles. During that time he taught community theatre for middle and high school students and also worked as a carpenter to bring in a regular salary. He returned to acting professionally in the mid 1980s. The New York Times reviewer noted that "Robinson does rather well in the leading role." He returned to the stage in 1993 with a Broadway production of Frank Gilroy's Any Given Day, but the play closed after only six weeks.

In 1993, Robinson was cast in his first regular television role since Ryan's Hope in 1978. He played Elim Garak on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a Cardassian tailor, and a former operative of the Obsidian Order. The character was intended to be an enigmatic darkly comedic foil for the character of Julian Bashir (played by Alexander Siddig), and the two were often paired together onscreen. Prior to being cast in the role, Robinson knew little of the Star Trek franchise and had never seen an episode of any of the television series. Robinson was offered the role of Garak after he originally auditioned for the role of Odo, which eventually went to René Auberjonois. He almost did not accept the role but was pressured into accepting for financial reasons.

After working on Deep Space Nine for several years, Robinson began a career in television directing after directing the 1996 episode "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places". He went on to direct two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and seven episodes of the courtroom drama Judging Amy, in which his real life daughter, Rachel Robinson, was appearing. In 2000, he wrote the novel A Stitch in Time, based on his character on Deep Space Nine. Robinson has stated that one of the reasons he wrote the novel was to get "total closure" of the character.

Year Film Role Notes 1971 Dirty Harry The Scorpio Killer (as Andy Robinson) 1973 Charley Varrick Harman Sullivan 1975 The Drowning Pool Pat Reavis A Woman for All Men Steve McCoy Mackintosh and T. J. Coley 1985 Mask Dr. Vinton 1986 Cobra Detective Monte 1987 Hellraiser Larry Cotton / Frank Cotton The Verne Miller Story Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd 1988 Shoot to Kill Harvey 1990 Fatal Charm Sheriff Harry Childs 1991 Child's Play 3 Sergeant Botnick Prime Target Commissioner 1992 Trancers III Colonel Daddy Muthuh 1994 Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Sheriff Sean Braddock There Goes My Baby Frank The Puppet Masters Hawthorne 1998 Running Woman Captain Don Gibbs Archibald the Rainbow Painter The Super Super 2003 The Making of Daniel Boone Timothy Flint 2004 Homeland Security Senator 2005 A Question of Loyalty Dr. Albert Krentz Shorty

Year Show Role Notes 1972 Bonanza John Harper Episode: "Forever" (as Andy Robinson) 1972 The Rookies Lee Borden Episode: "To Taste of Terror" (as Andy Robinson) 1974 Marcus Welby, M. D. Chris Bakewell Episode: "Each Day a Miracle" 1974 Ironside David Cutter Episode: "Come Eleven, Come Twelve" 1974 Kung Fu Johnny Walker Episode: "Crossties" 1974 The Family Kovack Butch Kovack TV film 1975 Kojak Leon Episode: "I Want To Report a Dream" 1975 The Streets of San Francisco Archie Kimbro Episode: "Spooks for Sale" 1976 S. W. A. T. Edward Stillman Episode: "Any Second Now" 1976 Once an Eagle Reb Rayburne TV miniseries 1976–1978 Ryan's Hope Frank Ryan #2 Daytime Emmy Award nomination 1976–1980 Barnaby Jones Various characters Recurring 1977 The Streets of San Francisco Ron Maguire Episode: "The Cannibals" 1978 The Incredible Hulk Dr. Stan Rhodes Episode: "Life and Death" 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Greg Chandler Episode: "Murder on the Flip Side" 1979 From Here to Eternity Sergeant Maylon Stark TV miniseries 1979 Chips Bill Clayton Episode: "Hot Wheels" 1980 Vega$ Derek Razzio Recurring 1980 The Dukes of Hazzard Billy Joe Billings 1980–1983 Hart to Hart Mike Season 2 Episode 3 & Season 4 Episode 12 1983 The A Team Jackson Episode: "The Beast from the Belly of a Boeing" 1983 The A Team Deputy Rance Episode: "The White Ballot" 1985 Not My Kid Dr. Royce TV film 1985 The Atlanta Child Murders Jack Mallard Television miniseries 1985 Cagney & Lacey Frank Kelly Episode: "Filial Duty" 1986 The Twilight Zone John F. Kennedy Episode: "Profile in Silver" 1987 Mr. Williams Episode: "Private Channel" 1988 Liberace Liberace TV film 1989 Moonlighting Leslie Hunziger Episode: "Plastic Fantastic Lovers" 1990 Matlock Stanley Hayden Episode: "The Broker" 1991 Rock Hudson Henry Willson TV film 1991 Matlock Frank Hayes Episode: "The Defense" 1992 Law & Order Phillip Mariietta Episode: "Consultation" 1993 Murder, She Wrote Ambrosse Episode: "A Killing in Cork" 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger Congressman Leo Cabe Episode: "A Shadow in the Night" 1993–1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Garak 37 episodes 1994 M. A. N. T. I. S. Solomon Box Recurring 1994 Wings Michael Foster Episode: "The Person Formerly Known as Lowell Mather" 1994 Murder, She Wrote James Harris Episode: "An Egg to Die For" 1996 Days of Our Lives Yuri 1999, 2004 JAG Admiral Thomas Kly Recurring 1997–1998 Star Trek: Voyager – Directed two episodes 1999 The X Files Dr. Ian Detweiler Episode: "Alpha" 1999–2005 Judging Amy Daniel McGill Directed seven episodes 2002 Presidio Med Jesse Recurring 2004 Without a Trace Carl Monroe Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs" 2004 The Practice Edmond Solomon Episode: "The Firm" 2016 The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Three Masks Episode: "Puccini: Turandot" 2021 Dota: Dragon's Blood Indrak Episode: "The Fire Sermon"