Name
Joe Robinson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-05-31
Deathday
2017-07-03 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
Biography
Joseph Robinson (31 May 1927 – 3 July 2017) was an English actor and stuntman born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. He was a champion professional wrestler. He made his film debut in 1955's "A Kid for Two Farthings", in which he wrestled Primo Carnera. His film and television career really took off in the 1960s and in 1962 he appeared in British classic "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" alongside appearances in "The Saint" and "The Avengers" in 1963.
Known For
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Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltra...
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A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through...
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Joe is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna, in working-class London. The two res...
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After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do ...
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Norman Puckle, a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything rig...
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"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses o...
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A race of Amazon warriors is enslaving the men of a country, and the mighty Thor is called...
- 1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Roach
- 1955 A Kid for Two Farthings as Sam Heppner
- 1963 Thor and the Amazon Women as Thor
- 1957 Murder Reported as Jim
- 1961 Carry On Regardless as Dynamite Dan Grimsby
- 1963 Taur the Mighty as Taurus
- 1961 Ursus and the Tartar Princess as Ursus
- 1958 The Strange Awakening as Sven
- 1957 Fighting Mad as Mike
- 1958 Sea Fury as Hendrik
- 1971 Diamonds Are Forever as Peter Franks
- 1961 Barabbas as Bearded Gladiator
- 1956 Die ganze Welt singt nur Amore as Max, der Athlet
- 1963 Doctor in Distress as Sonja's Boyfriend
- 1971 Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat as Self
- 2000 Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' as Self
- 2000 Double-O Stunts
- 1956 Pasaporte al infierno as Pete Archer
- 1960 The Bulldog Breed as Tall Sailor
- 2001 Fear Factor ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Max
- 1956 Hancock's Half Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Saint ( 1 episode ) as Austin
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Arkwright Son
- 1960 The Strange World of Gurney Slade ( 1 episode ) as Strapping farm hand
