# Forrest Robinson

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{{Short description|American actor (1858–1924)}}
{{Distinguish|text = [Forrest G. Robinson](/source/Forrest_G._Robinson), the American academic}}
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| caption       = Black-and-white portrait photograph of Forrest Robinson from studio of C. M. Galbert located on Cherry St. in Philadelphia, date unknown
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| birth_date    = 1858
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| death_date    = January 6, {{death year and age|1924|1858}}
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| occupation    = Actor
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| spouse        = [Mabel Bert](/source/Mabel_Bert)
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'''Forrest Robinson''' (1858 – January 6, 1924) was an American stage and silent era actor.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jDGSCgAAQBAJ&dq=forrest+robinson+film&pg=PA220|title=Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies|first=Robert K.|last=Klepper|date=September 16, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476604848|via=Google Books}}</ref> He was a leading man at the [Boston Museum Theater](/source/Boston_Museum_(theatre)) and acted in numerous theatrical productions in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Forrest Robinson|newspaper=The New York Times|date=8 January 1924|page=23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/forrest-robinson-58064|title=Forrest Robinson – Broadway Cast & Staff &#124; IBDB|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref> He has also appeared in numerous films.

Robinson was in the Broadway productions [Sag Harbor (play)](/source/Sag_Harbor_(play)) (by [James A. Herne](/source/James_A._Herne) and with [Lionel Barrymore](/source/Lionel_Barrymore)) at the [Republic Theatre](/source/New_Victory_Theater) in 1900;<ref name="sag"/> ''Fortune-Hunter'' (by [Winchell Smith](/source/Winchell_Smith) and with [John Barrymore](/source/John_Barrymore)) in 1909 at the [Gaiety Theatre](/source/Embassy_Five_Theatre);<ref name="nyt1"/> ''The Master of the House''<ref name="master"/> at the [39th Street Theatre](/source/39th_Street_Theatre) in 1912; [John Cort's](/source/John_Cort_(impresario)) ''The Iron Door'' in 1913; and [Philip Moeller](/source/Philip_Moeller)'s production of Molière in 1919 at the [Liberty Theatre](/source/Liberty_Theatre).<ref name="moliere"/> Robinson toured London's West End in 1914 with Smith's Fortune-Hunter. The critic, Boyle Lawrence, described Robinson's performance in the [Pall Mall Magazine](/source/Pall_Mall_Magazine) ''Mr. Forrest Robinson, as an inventor, acted charmingly. Without any trace of effort, he projected a real, lovable personality over the footlights''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Lawrence|first=Boyle|title=The Theatre|magazine=Pall Mall Magazine|date=1914|volume=53|issue=251|pages=363–372|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/6390168|id={{ProQuest|6390168}}}}</ref>

Robinson's silent film career included starring with [Winifred Allen](/source/Winifred_Allen) in ''[From Two to Six](/source/From_Two_to_Six)'' (1918). His role in ''[Tess of the Storm Country](/source/Tess_of_the_Storm_Country_(1922_film))'' was described in the ''New York Times'' saying he '"gives the character of simplicity to Tess's father".<ref name="nyt2">{{Cite news|title=Rough Matrimonial Weather|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 November 1922|page=20|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1922/11/13/archives/the-screen-rough-matrimonial-weather.html}}</ref>

Robinson was married to the actress [Mabel Bert](/source/Mabel_Bert).<ref name="Oakland Tribune 1934">{{cite journal|title=Information - 17 Oct 1934, Wed • Page 17|journal=Oakland Tribune|date=1934|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14136084/oakland_tribune/|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref>

==Theater==
*''[Love Finds the Way](/source/Love_Finds_the_Way)'' (1896)
*''[Sag Harbor](/source/Sag_Harbor_(play))'' (1900)<ref name="sag">{{Cite web|title=Sag Harbor|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195169867.001.0001/acref-9780195169867-e-2699|publisher=Oxford Reference}}</ref>
*''Fortune-Teller'' (1909)<ref name="nyt1">{{Cite news|title=Fortune-Hunter Delightful Comedy|date=5 September 1909|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1909/09/05/archives/fortunehunter-delightful-comedy-winchell-smiths-new-play-scores.html}}</ref>
*''The Master of the House'' (1912)<ref name="master">{{Citation|title=39th Street Theatre|magazine=Theater|volume=16|date=1912|publisher=Meyer Bros. & Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l81KAQAAMAAJ&dq=Forrest+Robinson+actor&pg=RA2-PR13}}</ref>
*''The Iron Door'' (1913)<ref name="nyt3">{{Cite news|title=John Cort Shows The Iron Door|work=The New York Times|date=30 January 1913|page=11|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/01/30/archives/john-cort-shows-the-iron-door.html}}</ref>
*''East Meets West'' (1918)
*''Molière'' (1919)<ref name="moliere">{{Citation|last=Hornblow|first=Arthur|title=Mr. Hornblow Goes to the Play|magazine=Theatre Magazine|volume=29|date=May 1919|publisher=Theatre Magazine Company|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZRRAQAAMAAJ&dq=Forrest+Robinson+actor&pg=PA273}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''[The House of a Thousand Candles](/source/The_House_of_a_Thousand_Candles_(1915_film))'' (1915) as Bates
*''[The Dawn of a Tomorrow](/source/The_Dawn_of_a_Tomorrow_(1915_film))'' (1915) as Sir Oliver Holt 
*''[The Mating](/source/The_Mating_(1918_film))'' (1918) as Mr. Fane
*''[Little Miss Hoover](/source/Little_Miss_Hoover)'' (1918) as Colonel William Craddock
*''[Just a Woman](/source/Just_a_Woman_(1918_film))'' (1918) as Judge Van Brink
*''[From Two to Six](/source/From_Two_to_Six)'' (1918)
*''[The Hidden Truth](/source/The_Hidden_Truth)'' (1919)
*''[His House in Order](/source/His_House_in_Order_(1920_film))'' (1920)
*''[Tol'able David](/source/Tol'able_David)'' (1921) as Grandpa Hatburn
*''[Tess of the Storm Country](/source/Tess_of_the_Storm_Country_(1922_film))'' (1922)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fhpSAAAAYAAJ&dq=forrest+robinson+film&pg=PT269|title=Hollywood|date=May 19, 1922|via=Google Books}}</ref> as Orn 'Daddy' Skinner 
*''[Adam's Rib](/source/Adam's_Rib_(1923_film))'' (1923) as Kramer
*''[Ashes of Vengeance](/source/Ashes_of_Vengeance)'' (1923) as Father Paul
*''[Souls for Sale](/source/Souls_for_Sale)'' (1923) as Rev. John Steddon, Mem's father
*''[When a Man's a Man](/source/When_a_Man's_a_Man_(1924_film))'' as The Dean

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0732624}}

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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:1858 births
Category:1924 deaths

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