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George Robinson(1890-1958)

  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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George Robinson was born on 2 April 1890 in California, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Mister Dynamite (1935), Slave Girl (1947) and Madame Spy (1942). He died on 30 August 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 2, 1890
DiedAugust 30, 1958(68)
BornApril 2, 1890
DiedAugust 30, 1958(68)
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Jean Dixon and Edmund Lowe in Mister Dynamite (1935)
Mister Dynamite
5.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1935
Yvonne De Carlo, Broderick Crawford, George Brent, and Andy Devine in Slave Girl (1947)
Slave Girl
5.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1947
Constance Bennett, Edward Brophy, and Don Porter in Madame Spy (1942)
Madame Spy
5.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1942
Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
5.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1944

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 1971
  • Lee Van Cleef, Claude Akins, Anthony Caruso, Jock Mahoney, Charles McGraw, and Luana Patten in Joe Dakota (1957)
    Joe Dakota
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1957
  • Dance Demons
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • Riot in Rhythm
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • Rhythm with Regis
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • Ray Danton and Colleen Miller in The Night Runner (1957)
    The Night Runner
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • Sal Mineo, Luana Patten, and John Saxon in Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)
    Rock, Pretty Baby
    6.2
    • director of photography
    • 1956
  • Jeffrey Hunter, Dean Stockwell, Fred MacMurray, and Janice Rule in Gun for a Coward (1956)
    Gun for a Coward
    6.1
    • director of photography
    • 1956
  • Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Rusty Hamer in Dance with Me, Henry (1956)
    Dance with Me, Henry
    5.6
    • director of photography
    • 1956
  • Combat Sergeant
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1956
  • Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
    Francis in the Haunted House
    5.7
    • director of photography
    • 1956
  • The Toy Tiger (1956)
    The Toy Tiger
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1956
  • Arthur Hunnicutt, Marjorie Main, and Una Merkel in The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
    The Kettles in the Ozarks
    6.4
    • director of photography
    • 1956
  • Queens of Beauty
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1955
  • Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, and Pat Crowley in The Square Jungle (1955)
    The Square Jungle
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1955

Actor

  • A Plunge from the Sky (1916)
    A Plunge from the Sky
    Short
    • 3rd Foreign Agent
    • 1916
  • Helen Gibson in Tapped Wires (1916)
    Tapped Wires
    Short
    • 1916
  • Helen Gibson in The Open Track (1916)
    The Open Track
    6.2
    Short
    • 2nd Counterfeiter
    • 1916
  • The Wayward Son
    Short
    • Detective Hosmer (as Mr. Robinson)
    • 1915
  • Helen Holmes in The Runaway Boxcar (1915)
    The Runaway Boxcar
    Short
    • Warner - Express Messenger
    • 1915
  • A Railroader's Bravery (1915)
    A Railroader's Bravery
    Short
    • Henry
    • 1915
  • Edward Earle and Mabel Trunnelle in Olive's Greatest Opportunity (1915)
    Olive's Greatest Opportunity
    Short
    • 1915
  • Three Hats (1915)
    Three Hats
    Short
    • Sam Selwyn
    • 1915
  • Money
    Short
    • Sir John Vesey
    • 1915
  • Getting to the Ball Game
    Short
    • 1914
  • A Fragment of Ash
    Short
    • The Butler
    • 1914
  • Stuart Holmes, Hazel Neason, and George Robinson in The Flag of Freedom (1913)
    The Flag of Freedom
    Short
    • John Trumbull
    • 1913
  • How Patrick's Eyes Were Opened
    Short
    • Mike
    • 1912

Producer

  • Dance Demons
    Short
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Riot in Rhythm
    Short
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Golden Ladder
    Short
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Rhythm with Regis
    Short
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Around the World Revue
    Short
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Crazy Frolic
    Short
    • associate producer
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • George H. Robinson
  • Born
    • April 2, 1890
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • August 30, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Prolific American cinematographer. In films as an actor from 1912. Spent almost his entire career behind the camera at Universal.

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