Portrait of Jay Robinson

Acting

Jay Robinson

Career

Active from 1954 to 1993, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jay Robinson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • 1970s 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Romance 2
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 63
Mad Jack the Pirate
Mad Jack the Pirate (1998)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show

The Nanny
The Nanny (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Maitre D'

Skeeter
Skeeter (1993)
GoodWatch score 25

as Drake

Dying to Remember
Dying to Remember (1993)

as Dr. James Portman

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship (1992)

as Crusoe

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Hawkins

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

as Cook

The Malibu Bikini Shop
The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ben

The Real Ghostbusters
The Real Ghostbusters (1986)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Calamari (voice)

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Paddock / Bishop Burkhardt

Night Court
Night Court (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Roland Jeffries

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Cheers
Cheers (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Larry

Partners
Partners (1982)
GoodWatch score 53

as Halderstam

Voyagers!
Voyagers! (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show

Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
GoodWatch score 53

as King Charles

The Man with Bogart's Face
The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Wolf / Zinderneuf

1970s

22 titles ยท average score 58
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Cassius Thorne

The Secret Empire
The Secret Empire (1979)

TV show ยท as Demeter

Born Again
Born Again (1978)

as David Shapiro

Dr. Shrinker
Dr. Shrinker (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Morton Hackler / Horace Sharp

Three the Hard Way
Three the Hard Way (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Monroe Feather

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

Nightmare Honeymoon
Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)
GoodWatch score 33

as Ruskin

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

This Is a Hijack
This Is a Hijack (1973)
GoodWatch score 53

as Simon Scott

The Waltons
The Waltons (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Bunny O'Hare
Bunny O'Hare (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

as John C. Rupert

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 68
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Ralph Mingo

Room 222
Room 222 (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Lord Petri

Tell Me In The Sunlight
Tell Me In The Sunlight (1965)

as Barber

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Dr. Maitland

Bewitched
Bewitched (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 66
My Man Godfrey
My Man Godfrey (1957)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vincent

The Wild Party
The Wild Party (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gage Freeposter

Wire Service
Wire Service (1956)

TV show ยท as Rod Usher

The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Chadwick

Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Caligula

The Robe
The Robe (1953)
GoodWatch score 70

as Caligula