Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson (born August 17, 1898 in New Haven , Connecticut , † December 11, 1950 in Las Vegas , Nevada ) was an American actor .
Life
Dewey Robinson was born the fourth child of Rose (1862-1914) and Max Mordechai Robinson (1862-1926). His siblings were Miriam (1886–1952), Arthur (1894–1972), Lilian (1896–1953) and Esther (1905–1931). He was married to Louise Arlene Woolner from 1928 until his death. He died of a heart attack in Las Vegas at the age of 52 and was buried in the Chapel Of The Pines Crematory in Los Angeles .
Act
In the 1930s and 1940s Robinson starred in a total of over 270 films. The tall, beefy actor mainly played body-hugging characters, whose intelligence was often not very high at the same time. Many of his film appearances were narrow, but occasionally he was given the opportunity to a larger supporting role.
His first major film roles include the role of Ed Deal in the western Law and Order from 1932, he also had a larger role as a mobster on the side of Edward G. Robinson in the gangster film Little Giant . In 1935 he was seen as one of the amateur theater actors in Max Reinhardt's star-studded film adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream . In the 1940s Robinson appeared in minor supporting roles in several comedies by Preston Sturges . In the 1950 adventure film The Pirate Bride , he played the role of the pirate Kryl. His last film, The Sons of the Three Musketeers , was released over a year after his death.
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: Tarnished Lady
- 1931: Enemies of the Law
- 1931: Bullmania (short film)
- 1931: The Woman from Monte Carlo
- 1932: Cheaters at Play
- 1932: If I Had a Million (If I Had a Million)
- 1932: Law and Order (Law and Order)
- 1932: Six Hours to Live
- 1932: Blonde Venus
- 1933: They did him wrong (She Done Him Wrong)
- 1933: Roman Scandals
- 1933: Shadows of Sing Sing
- 1933: Murder on the Campus
- 1934: The Big Shakedown
- 1935: A Midsummer Night's Dream (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- 1935: Pursuit
- 1936: All American Chump
- 1937: slave ship
- 1937: The 13th Man
- 1937: The Toast of New York
- 1940: The Great McGinty (The Great McGinty)
- 1940: Tin Pan Alley
- 1940: Christmas in July (Christmas in July)
- 1940: The Miraculous Rescue (Strange Cargo)
- 1941: Sullivan's Travels (Sullivan's Travels)
- 1942: Isle of Missing Men
- 1942: Breathless to Florida (The Palm Beach Story)
- 1942: Casablanca
- 1943: The Woman of the Town
- 1944: Hail the conquering hero (Hail the Conquering Hero)
- 1944: Murder, My Sweet
- 1945: Incendiary Blonde
- 1945: Stairway to Light
- 1945: Pardon My Past
- 1948: My Dear Secretary
- 1949: The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
- 1950: The Pirate Bride (Buccaneer's Girl)
- 1950: Father of the Bride (Father of the Bride)
- 1952: The Sons of the Three Musketeers (At Sword's Point)
Web links
- Dewey Robinson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dewey Robinson , allemovie.com
- Dewey Robinson , ibdb.com
- Dewey Robinson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dewey Robinson Biography , imdb.com
- ^ Dewey Robinson | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved January 1, 2019 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robinson, Dewey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven (Connecticut) , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1950 |
| Place of death | Las Vegas , Nevada |