Doug Robinson

Doug Robinson

stunts, actor, additional crew

Doug Robinson was born on Feb 08, 1930 in UK. Doug Robinson's big-screen debut came with Quentin Durward directed by Richard Thorpe in 1955. Doug Robinson is known for Batman directed by Tim Burton, Michael Keaton stars as Batman and Jack Nicholson as Joker. The upcoming new movie Doug Robinson plays is Son of the Pink Panther which will be released on Aug 27, 1993.

The younger brother of fellow actor/stunt man Joe Robinson, Doug was born Douglas Bowbank Robinson in central Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1930. Their father Joseph Robinson Senior and grandfather John were world champion wrestlers, and both brothers trained in wrestling and body-building. Doug's film career began in the mid-1950s, and his early film work included Ben-Hur (1959). He was also one of the Argonauts in Jason and the Argonauts (1963), and he made numerous British television appearances usually as a tough guy in everything from The Avengers to Steptoe and Son. Together, Doug and Joe became two of the cinema's most popular stunt arrangers, particularly on the James Bond films. Doug and Joe co-authored, with Honor Blackman, the book "Honor Blackman's Book of Self-Defence" published by Andre Deutsch in 1965.

  • Birthday

    Feb 08, 1930
  • Place of Birth

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

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