Bumper Robinson | |
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Born | Larry C. Robinson II |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse | Katherine Penton |
Children | 3 |
Larry C. "Bumper" Robinson II is an American film, television and voice actor. [1] He is known for his roles as Bumblebee and Blitzwing on Transformers: Animated , Falcon on Avengers Assemble , Footi, Glurt and Wizwuz from Mixels , Rook Blonko from Ben 10: Omniverse and Cyborg in Justice League: Doom .
Robinson's first theatrical break came as the son of O. J. Simpson's character in Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983), a CBS television movie. Years later, he would be cast in the role of the young O. J. Simpson in The O. J. Simpson Story (1995).
In the 1980s, Robinson played Zammis in Enemy Mine , Clarence on Amen , Jonah Carver on Days of Our Lives and a recurring role as Leon on NBC's Night Court . He has made appearances on The Jeffersons , Gimme a Break! , Hill Street Blues , Matt Houston , Cagney & Lacey , Webster , Punky Brewster , The Facts of Life and Family Matters . He began his voice-over career on The Flintstone Kids as Philo Quartz, followed by work on Scooby-Doo , among others.
Robinson's career continued into the 1990s, with work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , the FOX television film Generation X as Mondo, and shows like Hangin' with Mr. Cooper , The Client , Touched by an Angel , The Steve Harvey Show , Sister, Sister and The John Larroquette Show . He earned rave reviews[ citation needed ] for his performance as Jackie Jackson in ABC's miniseries, The Jacksons: An American Dream , after which he joined the cast of A Different World as Dorian Heywood. He also played Jared Harris on Guys Like Us , Marcus Miller on The WB's Three , a recurring role as Ivan Ennis on Living Single and Marcus Wentworth on UPN's Grown Ups .
In 2001, Robinson starred alongside Phylicia Rashad in the PBS film The Old Settler. Not long after, he starred in an American-Chinese produced action series called Flatland, with Dennis Hopper which was filmed in Shanghai. He joined the cast of Sabrina The Teenage Witch in 2003, after which he headed to New Mexico to star in Death Valley.
He has appeared in CSI: NY , Bones , Jane Doe: Yes I Remember It Well, Roommates , Alcatraz and BET's The Game .
In addition, Robinson is also a prominent voice actor with roles in animated films and television shows such as Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School , Pinky and the Brain , Futurama , Brother Bear and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . He also provided the voices of Bumblebee, Blitzwing, Porter C. Powell and Blackout on Transformers: Animated .
Year | Title | Role |
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1985 | Enemy Mine | Zammis |
1995 | White Man's Burden | Martin |
2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | SCIF Technician |
2004 | Death Valley | Anthony |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Jeffersons | Artis | Episode: "And the Winner Is..." |
1983–84 | Hill Street Blues | Jimmy, Kid | 2 episodes |
1983–84 | Webster | Curtis | 3 episodes |
1984 | Matt Houston | Nathaniel | 2 episodes |
1984 | Gimme a Break! | Boomer | Episode: "Breakdance" |
1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Kevin Taggart | 2 episodes |
1985–86 | Night Court | Leon | 5 episodes |
1986 | North and South | Michael | 2 episodes |
1987 | The Facts of Life | Todd | Episode: "Sweet Charity" |
1987 | Punky Brewster | Donald Sotta | Episode: "Best Friends" |
1987–88 | Days of Our Lives | Jonah Carver | 11 episodes |
1987 | The Spirit | Eubie | Television film |
1988 | Day by Day | Warren | Episode: "Girl Wars" |
1990 | Molloy | Louis Duncan Jackson | 2 episodes |
1990–91 | Amen | Clarence | 11 episodes |
1990–92 | Family Matters | Daniel Wallace, Kyle | 4 episodes |
1992 | The Royal Family | Joe Correy | 2 episodes |
1992 | The Jacksons: An American Dream | Jackie Jackson (ages 12–16) | 2 episodes |
1992–93 | A Different World | Dorian Heywood | 23 episodes |
1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Extortionist | Episode: "Jumping Off the Wagon" |
1994 | Thea | Cliff Colver | Episode: "Danesha Project" |
1994 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Doug Parker | Episode: "Bayside Story" |
1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Jem'Hadar | Episode: "The Abandoned" |
1994–96 | Sister, Sister | Bellboy, Mike, Jesse | 3 episodes |
1995 | The O. J. Simpson Story | Young O. J. Simpson | Television film |
1995 | Touched by an Angel | Matthew Mackey | Episode: "The Hero" |
1995 | On Our Own | Nat | 2 episodes |
1995 | The Client | Jimmy Roland | Episode: "Them That Has..." |
1995–97 | Living Single | Ivan Ennis | 8 episodes |
1996 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Eddie | Episode: "Increase the Peace" |
1996 | Generation X | Mondo | Television film |
1996 | The Steve Harvey Show | Lawrence | Episode: "The Play's Not the Thing" |
1997–2003 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | James, Clifford Weaver | 11 episodes |
1998 | Three | Marcus Miller | 13 episodes |
1998–99 | Guys Like Us | Jared Harris | 13 episodes |
1999–2000 | Grown Ups | Marcus Wentworth | 7 episodes |
2000 | Linc's | Benjamin | Episode: "People Like Us" |
2000 | Son of the Beach | Prince Vidor | Episode: "Day of the Jackass" |
2000 | The Parkers | Bradley | Episode: "The Oddest Couple" |
2001 | The Old Settler | Husband | Television film |
2004 | Eve | Mark | Episode: "Dateless in Miami" |
2005 | CSI: NY | Mike Prineman | Episode: "Hush" |
2007–15 | The Game | Juvon Glenn | 21 episodes |
2009 | Bones | Micah Strutt | Episode: "The Girl in the Mask" |
2009 | Roommates | Russell | Episode: "The Trash 'N Treasures" |
2012 | Alcatraz | Bobby | Episode: "Pilot" |
2015–16 | Black-ish | Marcus Montgomery | 2 episodes |
2020 | blackAF | Broadway | 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Brother Bear | Chipmunks | [2] |
2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Cool Cat, Dog Killa, Slim, Cat Spy Analyst | |
2012 | Justice League: Doom | Victor Stone / Cyborg | Direct-to-video [2] |
2014 | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | Ruben | |
2018 | MFKZ | Espirit, Octavius | English dub [2] |
2020 | Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! | Mike | Direct-to-video [2] |
2021 | Seal Team | HMMF Animal Handler, Chum | [2] |
2023 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red | Sam Wilson / Captain America | [2] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–88 | The Flintstone Kids | Philo Quartz | |
1988 | Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Jamal Williams | Television film |
1995–96 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Carter | |
1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Teen Cop | Episode: "Mean Seasons" [2] |
1998 | Pinky and the Brain | Tyrone Spellbinder | Episode: "Dangerous Brains" [2] |
1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Looter #2 | Episode: "Hive" |
2000 | Batman Beyond | Zack | Episode: "Payback" [2] |
2000–04 | Static Shock | Derek Barnett / D-Struct, Heavy C / Slipstream, Troy / Chainlink | [2] |
2001–02 | What's with Andy? | Danny Pickett | Season 1 [2] |
2002 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Cap N' Robbie, Native Bearer | Episode: "Safari, So Goodi!" |
2002–03 | Futurama | Dwight Conrad | |
2005 | Teen Titans | Hot Spot | [2] |
2006 | The Batman | Man at the Bank | Episode: "Gotham's Ultimate Criminal Mastermind" |
2007 | All Grown Up! | Buster Carmichael, Ty | Episode: "In the Family's Way" |
2007–08 | Legion of Super Heroes | Star Boy, Ontiir | [2] |
2007–09 | Transformers: Animated | Bumblebee, Blitzwing, Porter C. Powell, Blackout | [2] |
2009–10 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Black Lightning | [2] |
2010–12 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine | [2] |
2012–14 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Rook Blonko, Bloxx, Terraspin, Ball Weevil, Corvo, Alan Albright, Doc Saturday, additional voices | [2] |
2012 | Motorcity | Rayon, Duke's Guard | Episode: "Julie and the Amazons" [2] |
2013–19 | Avengers Assemble | Falcon, Human Cannonball | [2] |
2013 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | Falcon, S.H.I.E.L.D. Sentry #1 | Television special [2] |
2014 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Falcon | [2] |
2014 | Mixels | Footi, Glurt, Wizwuz | Episode: "Mixed Up Special" |
2015–20 | Curious George | Mr. Berg, Dan | |
2015 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Falcon | Television special [2] |
2017 | Lost In Oz | Smith, Tinker, Fauxquat | |
2017 | Marvel Future Avengers | Falcon | English dub [2] |
2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Ryan Kinkade | |
2020–2022 | The Owl House | Principal Hieronymus Bump | [2] |
2020 | T.O.T.S. | Sam, Turtle | Episode: "The Ring Bear/Bull of Energy" |
2021 | Record of Ragnarok | Michelangelo, Poseidon | English dub |
2021 | Baki Hanma | Iron Michael | |
2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | Ralph Sr., Hologram Doug | |
2021–present | Harriet the Spy | Mr. Gibbs | |
2022 | American Dad! | Fireman | Episode: "A Song of Knives and Fire" |
2024 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Redwing | Episode: "The Devil You Know" [2] |
2024 | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Lizard | [3] |
Year | Attraction | Park | Role |
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2015 | Justice League: Battle for Metropolis | Six Flags Great Adventure Six Flags Great America Six Flags Magic Mountain Six Flags Mexico Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags St. Louis | Cyborg |
2019 | Cyborg: Hyper Drive | Six Flags New England | Cyborg, Grid |
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