Rex Robbins

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Rex Robbins

Acting March 30, 1935

Pierre, South Dakota, USA

Rex McNicol Robbins (March 30, 1935 – September 23, 2003) was an American character actor of stage and screen. He played the Narrator/Mysterious Man in the first national tour of…

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Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

7.5 2001 Movie
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

6.5 1987 Movie
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
Vampire's Kiss

Vampire's Kiss

6.0 1989 Movie
I.Q.

I.Q.

6.0 1994 Movie
Shaft

Shaft

6.4 1971 Movie
1776

1776

6.9 1972 Movie
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

8.5 2003 Movie
Stella

Stella

5.8 1990 Movie
The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

4.3 1983 Movie

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Rex McNicol Robbins (March 30, 1935 – September 23, 2003) was an American character actor of stage and screen. He played the Narrator/Mysterious Man in the first national tour of Into the Woods. Robbins also portrayed Herbie in the first Broadway revival of Gypsy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rex Robbins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2003
    Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

    Movie Himself

  2. 2001
    The Royal Tenenbaums

    Movie Mr. Levinson

  3. 1996
    Breathing Room

    Movie David's Father

  4. 1994
    I.Q.

    Movie Suit

  5. 1994
    Cat & Canary

    Movie Narrator

  6. 1992
    Stone Soup

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  7. 1991
    Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens

    Movie

  8. 1991
    The Three Billy Goats Gruff

    Movie Narrator

  9. 1990
    Law & Order

    TV show Kettering

  10. 1990
    Stella

    Movie Minister

  11. 1990
    The Pigs' Wedding

    Movie

  12. 1990
    The Happy Lion

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  13. 1990
    The Emperor's New Clothes

    Movie

  14. 1989
    Vampire's Kiss

    Movie Sidney Langdon

  15. 1989
    The Pilgrims of Plimoth

    Movie

  16. 1988
    Max's Christmas

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1988
    An Empire of Reason

    Movie Isaac Roosevelt

  2. 1987
    The Secret of My Success

    Movie McMasters

  3. 1987
    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

    TV show Cab Driver #1

  4. 1985
    Double Negative

    Movie Insurance Man

  5. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show George Fish

  6. 1983
    The Man Who Wasn't There

    Movie Minister

  7. 1983
    The First Time

    Movie Leon

  8. 1983
    No Big Deal

    Movie Mr Kirkpatrick

  9. 1983
    Running Out

    Movie Jack Armstrong

  10. 1981
    The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

    Movie Missouri Minister

  11. 1980
    The Day the Women Got Even

    Movie Steve Michaels

  12. 1980
    The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

    Movie

  13. 1980
    Simon

    Movie Army Doctor

  14. 1979
    The Tenth Month

    Movie Gene Varley

  15. 1977
    Strega Nona

    Movie Narrator

  16. 1974
    The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

    Movie Holroyd

  17. 1972
    1776

    Movie Roger Sherman (CT)

  18. 1971
    Shaft

    Movie Rollie

  19. 1971
    Great Performances

    TV show Holroyd

  20. 1970
    The Cow Who Fell in the Canal

    Movie