![]() ![]() Another mini-series Robinson appeared in was 1976's Once an Eagle, co-starring the likes of Geoffrey Binney, Darleen Carr, James Cromwell, David Huddleston, John Anderson, George Murdock, Cliff Potts, William Windom, and Anthony Zerbe. Robinson later co-starred with Jens in the 1979 mini-series From Here to Eternity, which also featured David Spielberg, and John Crawford. The second was House of Evil the following year, which co-starred Salome Jens. The first was 1973's Incident at Vichy, which starred DS9's Rene Auberjonois as well as Lee Bergere, Ed Bakey, Joseph Hindy, and Harris Yulin. In the early 1970s, Robinson was seen in two made-for-TV movies co-starring future Deep Space Nine castmembers. Note that this latter movie should not be confused with 1988's The Dead Pool, a sequel to Robinson's Dirty Harry. Robinson's other film credits during the 1970s include supporting roles in the 1973 thriller Charley Varrick, co-starring TOS and DS9 guest star William Schallert, and the 1975 thriller The Drowning Pool, with DS9 guest actress Gail Strickland and TOS guest actor Richard Derr. ( Star Trek: Insurrection actor Daniel Hugh Kelly took over Robinson's role in 1978 Robinson himself was the second actor to play the role.) Star Trek: Voyager actress Kate Mulgrew was also a regular on this series at the time, as was Catherine Hicks. Robinson went on to have a two-year stint as "Senator Frank Ryan" on television soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1976 through 1978, which earned him a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. The film also featured fellow Trek alumni Vince Deadrick, Chuck Hicks, and Angela Paton. Robinson's portrayal of the chilling "Scorpio Killer" led to him receiving serious death threats via telephone after the film's release. Robinson made his feature film debut playing the psychotic serial killer in the 1971 action film Dirty Harry. Andrew also directed his daughter in an episode of Judging Amy called "The Long Run" – the last episode he directed. Their daughter, Rachel Robinson, appeared (as Melanie, an aspiring writer) in " The Visitor", an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and was also a leading candidate for the role of Ezri Dax on DS9. Robinson married his wife, Irene, in 1970. He performed in theater throughout the 1960s and began acting in television in the latter part of the decade. After graduation, however, he turned his focus to theater and drama, having spent a year performing at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts in England following award of a Fulbright Scholarship. Robinson then re-enrolled in college and graduated from The New School for Social Research with a BA in English. (Shuttlepod Episode 202: "Especially the Lies" with Andrew Robinson) Robinson would later state that his opposition to the Vietnam War was as a direct result of what he saw as the senseless and unnecessary death of his father during World War II. He eventually graduated and attended college in New Hampshire, before dropping out after becoming involved in anti-Vietnam protests on campus. Robinson was involved in juvenile delinquency in his youth, including an incident where he attempted to steal a car, leading to a sympathetic judge and social worker sending him to a religious preparatory school, rather than juvenile hall. Robinson, an only child, along with his mother then moved in with his grandfather who was a career tool and die maker. ![]() Robinson's mother subsequently suffered a nervous breakdown which devolved into alcoholism. ![]() Army as a paratrooper and was killed in late 1944/early 1945 during the Battle of the Bulge. His father, who was an Ivy league educated university graduate, had enlisted in the U.S. ![]() Andrew Robinson was born in New York City in 1942, during the Second World War. ![]()
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