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Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins

Actor Nov 14 (died age 62) London, England, UK 1955–2008 (53 year career)
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Biography

Born in London, Robbins was a bank clerk who became an actor after appearing in amateur dramatic performances in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where he and his family lived at the time. Robbins made his television debut as the cockney soldier in Roll-on Bloomin' Death. Primarily a comedy actor, he is best remembered for the role of Arthur Rudge, the persistently sarcastic husband of Olive (Anna Karen), in the popular sitcom On the Buses (1969–73). Robbins and Karen provided the secondary comic storyli…

Known For

Victor/Victoria
Film

Victor/Victoria

Manager of Victoria's Hotel
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Film

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Jarvis
The Great Muppet Caper
Film

The Great Muppet Caper

Henderson
Holiday on the Buses
Film

Holiday on the Buses

Arthur Rudge
Mutiny on the Buses
Film

Mutiny on the Buses

Arthur Rudge
Children of the Damned
Film

Children of the Damned

6.1 1964
On the Buses
Film

On the Buses

Arthur Rudge
Villain
Film

Villain

Barzun

Filmography

Acting (93)

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Movies (43)

The Ties That Bind Us

The Ties That Bind Us

2008

as Richard Mace (archive footage)

Adam Bede

Adam Bede

1992

as Thias Bede

7.2
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

1991

as Mr Killick

Just Ask for Diamond

Just Ask for Diamond

1988

as The Fat Man

4.3
Lost In London

Lost In London

1985

as Bill

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

1982

as Manager of Victoria's Hotel

7.3
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

as Nym

8.0
Doctor Who: The Visitation

Doctor Who: The Visitation

1982

as Richard Mace

7.5
The Great Muppet Caper

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

as Henderson

6.9
Murder Rap

Murder Rap

1980

as Det. Sgt. Praed

The Saint and the Brave Goose

The Saint and the Brave Goose

1979

as Beeky

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

as Jarvis

6.9
Man About the House

Man About the House

1974

as Doorman

4.7
Holiday on the Buses

Holiday on the Buses

1973

as Arthur Rudge

7.4
No Sex Please - We're British

No Sex Please - We're British

1973

as Car Driver

5.0
Soap Opera in Stockwell

Soap Opera in Stockwell

1973

as Bert

Blinker's Spy-Spotter

Blinker's Spy-Spotter

1972

as Policeman

Mutiny on the Buses

Mutiny on the Buses

1972

as Arthur Rudge

7.4
That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

1972

as 2nd Funeral Director

2.3
Zeppelin

Zeppelin

1971

as Cockney Sergeant

6.1
Villain

Villain

1971

as Barzun

6.1
On the Buses

On the Buses

1971

as Arthur Rudge

6.3
The Looking Glass War

The Looking Glass War

1970

as Truck Driver

5.5
All the Way Up

All the Way Up

1970

as Taxi Driver

6.0
The Hunting of Lionel Crane

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

1970

as Sergeant Billings

Crossplot

Crossplot

1969

as Garage Attendant

5.4
Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

1969

as Fred

7.2
Horizontal Hold

Horizontal Hold

1968

as TV Repairman

Up the Junction

Up the Junction

1968

as Figgins

6.1
The Drummer and the Bloke

The Drummer and the Bloke

1968

as Jack

The Whisperers

The Whisperers

1967

as Mr Noonan

6.4
Dead Man's Chest

Dead Man's Chest

1965

as Sergeant Harris

5.7
The Bone Yard

The Bone Yard

1964

as Sergeant Strickland

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1964

as Gaspard Caderousse

Children of the Damned

Children of the Damned

1964
6.1
The Bargee

The Bargee

1964

as Bargee

6.9
Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964

as George (organiser)

5.2
Act of Murder

Act of Murder

1964

as Van Driver

6.0
What a Crazy World

What a Crazy World

1963

as Percy

6.2
Lunch Hour

Lunch Hour

1962

as Harris

6.8
A Prize of Arms

A Prize of Arms

1962

as Orford

6.5
You in Your Small Corner

You in Your Small Corner

1962

as Georgie

Danger! Men Working

Danger! Men Working

1961

as Second Labourer

Television (50)

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

1990
7.6
You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord?

1990

as Twelvetrees Senior

7.2
The New Statesman

The New Statesman

1987

as Mad Eddie

7.4
In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health

1985

as Rail Worker

7.8
Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

1985

as Simmons

6.4
The Bill

The Bill

1984
6.7
Fresh Fields

Fresh Fields

1984

as Mr. Pringle

6.7
Fairly Secret Army

Fairly Secret Army

1984

as Sgt. Major Throttle

5.0
Brendon Chase

Brendon Chase

1982

as Sergeant Bunting

5.5
The Bounder

The Bounder

1982

as Bert

6.3
Legacy of Murder

Legacy of Murder

1982

as Marley

6.0
The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

1981
7.2
Minder

Minder

1979

as McQueen

6.8
Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

1979

as Sgt. Bullock

7.5
The Cannon & Ball Show

The Cannon & Ball Show

1979

as Police Seargent

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

1978

as Beeky

7.0
Mixed Blessings

Mixed Blessings

1978

as Fred Fachetti

6.2
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

1977

as Pumphrey

5.5
George and Mildred

George and Mildred

1976
6.8
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

1975

as Kevin Lee

7.9
Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

as Cyril Timson

6.9
The Good Life

The Good Life

1975

as Mr. Bulstrode

7.6
Thick As Thieves

Thick As Thieves

1974
6.7
Black and Blue

Black and Blue

1973

as Bert

6.0
Centre Play

Centre Play

1973

as Swaffer

7.0
Justice

Justice

1971

as Eddie

6.0
Department S

Department S

1969

as Burton

5.0
The Main Chance

The Main Chance

1969

as Gerry Baxter

7.7
On the Buses

On the Buses

1969

as Arthur Rudge

7.2
Judge Dee

Judge Dee

1969
5.0
Callan

Callan

1967
7.0
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

1967
3.5
Adam Adamant Lives!

Adam Adamant Lives!

1966
7.2
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

1966
Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

1965

as Smith

6.8
The Man in Room 17

The Man in Room 17

1965

as C.P.O. Bradshaw

5.3
Londoners

Londoners

1965

as Shaw

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964

as Tom

7.2
Redcap

Redcap

1964
6.0
Story Parade

Story Parade

1964

as Edward Cowley

8.0
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1964
6.6
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

as Richard Mace

7.9
Crane

Crane

1963

as Jennings

The Saint

The Saint

1962

as Smith

7.4
Z-Cars

Z-Cars

1962
7.0
Studio 4

Studio 4

1962

as Humphrey Place

6.0
The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

as Henry Farrow

7.7
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959
3.7
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Dave

5.8
Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

1955

as Charlie Mills

5.3