Biography

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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jim Marshall

Doug and Joe Robinson taught actress Honor Blackman Judo self-defense tactics for her part in The Avengers (1961). The two brothers appeared as foils in many pictures for her 1965 book 'Honor Blackman's Book of Self-Defence'.

With his brother Douglas he ran a gym on Old Compton Street, teaching actors how to fall and avoid injury in action sequences as well as instructing them in judo. Pupils included Sean Connery, Brian Blessed and Peter Bowles.

He hoped to get the part of Grant in "From Russia With Love", but lost out to Robert Shaw because, he believed, he was Sean Connery's golfing partner. When cast in "Diamonds Are Forever" Connery got his salary raised from £2000 to £9000.

Brother of actor/stunt man Joe Robinson

7th Dan in judo and Wado ryu Karate.