Dewey Robinson
- Birthday
- Aug 17, 1898
Bio: Barrel-chested American actor Dewey Robinson was much in demand during the gangster cycle of the early '30s. Few actors could convey muscular menace and mental vacuity as quickly and as well as the mountainous Mr. Robinson. Most of his roles were bits, but he was given extended screen time as a polo-playing mobster in Edward G. Robinson's Little Giant (1933), as a… More Bio: Barrel-chested American actor Dewey Robinson was much in demand during the gangster cycle of the early '30s. Few actors could convey muscular menace and mental vacuity as quickly and as well as the mountainous Mr. Robinson. Most of his roles were bits, but he was given extended screen time as a polo-playing mobster in Edward G. Robinson's Little Giant (1933), as a bored slavemaster in the outrageously erotic "No More Love" number in Eddie Cantor's Roman Scandals (1933) and as a plug-ugly ward heeler at odds with beauty contest judge Ben Turpin in the slapstick 2-reeler Keystone Hotel (1935). Shortly before his death in 1950, Dewey Robinson had a lengthy unbilled role as a Brooklyn baseball fan in The Jackie Robinson Story, slowly metamorphosing from a brainless bigot to Jackie's most demonstrative supporter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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Against All Flags (1952)
- Kryl
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Roadblock (1951)
- Mike the Bartender
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Storm Warning (1950)
- Ku Klux Klansman
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Dallas (1950)
- Prisoner
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At War with the Army (1950)
- Bartender
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Dewey Robinson Videos
Scarlet Street
1 minutes 48 seconds
Father Of The Bride
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Ma and Pa Kettle
30 seconds
Sullivan's Travels
2 minutes 48 seconds
Neptune's Daughter
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