Michael Robbins

Personal Info

Birthday

November 14, 1930

Day of Death

1992-12-11

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Michael Robbins

Biography

Born in London, Robbins was a bank clerk who became an actor after appearing in amateur dramatic performances in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where he and his family lived at the time. Robbins made his television debut as the cockney soldier in Roll-on Bloomin' Death.

Primarily a comedy actor, he is best remembered for the role of Arthur Rudge, the persistently sarcastic husband of Olive (Anna Karen), in the popular sitcom On the Buses (1969–73). Robbins and Karen provided the secondary comic storyline to Reg Varney's comedy capers at the bus depot. Robbins also appeared in the series film spin-offs, On the Buses, Mutiny on the Buses, and Holiday on the Buses.

Known For

Doctor Who

The Avengers

Minder

The Saint

The Sweeney

Justice

Dempsey and Makepeace

Fresh Fields

Filmography

2008
The Ties That Bind Us
as Richard Mace (archive footage)
1992
Adam Bede
as Thias Bede
1991
The Man In The Long Black Coat
as Mr Killick
1988
Just Ask for Diamond
as The Fat Man
1985
Lost In London
as Bill
1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor
as Nym
Victor/Victoria
as Manager of Victoria's Hotel
Doctor Who: The Visitation
as Richard Mace
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
as Henderson
1980
Murder Rap
as Det. Sgt. Praed
1979
The Saint and the Brave Goose
as Beeky
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Jarvis
1974
Man About the House
as Doorman
1973
Soap Opera in Stockwell
as Bert
No Sex Please: We're British
as Car Driver
Holiday on the Buses
as Arthur Rudge
1972
That's Your Funeral
as 2nd Funeral Director
Mutiny on the Buses
as Arthur Rudge
Blinker's Spy-Spotter
as Policeman
1971
Villain
as Barzun
Zeppelin
as Cockney Sergeant
1970
All the Way Up
as Taxi Driver
The Hunting of Lionel Crane
as Sergeant Billings
The Looking Glass War
as Truck Driver
1969
Crossplot
as Garage Attendant
Till Death Us Do Part
as Fred
1968
Horizontal Hold
as TV Repairman
The Drummer and the Bloke
as Jack
Up the Junction
as Figgins
1967
The Whisperers
as Mr Noonan
1965
Dead Man's Chest
as Sergeant Harris
1964
Rattle of a Simple Man
as George (organiser)
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Gaspard Caderousse
The Bone Yard
as Sergeant Strickland
The Bargee
as Bargee
1963
What a Crazy World
as Percy
1962
A Prize of Arms
as Orford
You in Your Small Corner
as Georgie
Lunch Hour
as Harris
1961
Danger! Men Working
as Second Labourer