Robin Thomas

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Robin Thomas
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Thomas at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2025
Occupation(s)Actor, sculptor
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Gina I. Wishnick
(m. 1983;div. 2007)
Children2

Robin Thomas is an American film, television and theater actor, and sculptor.

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Career

Thomas' best-known television roles are as Mark Singleton on Another World [1] (1983–85), and as Geoffrey Wells on Who's the Boss? . [2] He also portrayed Paul Kellogg on The Mommies , [3] :709 Nate's father on Life Unexpected , [3] and had recurring roles on the television series Murphy Brown , Hunter , Matlock , Thirtysomething , Baby Boom , The Division , Switched at Birth , and 90210 .

He has also appeared on Misfits of Science , Midnight Caller , Party of Five , Walker, Texas Ranger , Pacific Blue , Queer as Folk , NCIS , NCIS: Los Angeles , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , Criminal Minds , Desperate Housewives , Franklin & Bash , Castle , Manhattan , Fuller House , Transparent , Blue Bloods , and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend , among others.

He also appeared in such films as About Last Night... , Summer School , The Contender , The Banger Sisters , Pacific Rim , and Seberg .

Personal life

Thomas spent his early years in New York as a carpenter, specializing in renovations of restaurants and apartments. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 About Last Night Steve Carlson
1987 Summer School Vice Principal Phil Gills
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Scotty Sandholtzer
1993 Me and the Kid Dr. Berman
1995 Jade Mr. Green
1995 Chameleon Jason Ainsley
1996 Amityville Dollhouse Bill Martin
1997 Star Maps Martin
1998 Bulworth Reporter in Hallway
1998 Break Up Doctor
2000 More Dogs Than Bones Tim Thomas
2000 The Contender William Hanson
2002 Clockstoppers Dr. George Gibbs
2002 The Banger Sisters Raymond Kingsley
2003Missing BrendanBob Calden
2005Ambulance Girl
2007 Cougar Club Mr. Holmes
2009 The Pool Boys Mr. Stenson
2010 Bones Detective
2010 The Space Between Airline Executive
2012 A Green Story Michael Henry
2013 Pacific Rim American UN Representative
2015BabysitterNeal Longway
2016FrontmanDoctor GlassShort
2016 Dreamland Allen
2018Con ManMr. Fitzgerald
2018 The Assassin's Code Angelo Leonetti
2018 Delirium Mr. Walker
2019 Seberg Interviewer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 As the World Turns Dr. Matt Butler
1983 Svengali Mendy WeindenbaumTV movie
1983–1985 Another World Mark Singletonseries regular
1985 Misfits of Science VincentEpisode: "Grand Theft Bunny"
1986 Cagney & Lacey Eric WebberEpisode: "Exit Stage Center"
1986 The Magical World of Disney Dr. GardnerEpisode: "A Fighting Choice"
1986 Fame Mr. TorrenceEpisode: "The Incident"
1986–1987 Who's the Boss? Geoffrey Wells6 episodes
1987 My Sister Sam MattEpisode: "Sister, Can You Spare a Fifty?"
1987 Matlock Prosecutor Burton Hawkins6 episodes
1987 Mr. President Justin3 episodes
1987Haunted by Her PastCharles KamenTV movie
1987 A Year in the Life BrianEpisode: "Dixie Chicken"
1987Free SpiritTV movie
1988 Thirtysomething Dr. Bob Kramer2 episodes
1988Who Gets the Friends?Paul KeatonTV movie
1988 Baby Boom Rob Marks2 episodes
1989From the Dead of NightGlen EastmanTV movie
1989 Anything but Love Jack HansenEpisode: "Burning the Toad"
1990 Island Son Episode: "Mary, Mary Quite Contrary"
1990PersonalsEvan MartinTV movie
1990 Memories of Murder MichaelTV movie
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Jonathan CabotEpisode: "The Legacy Mystery"
1990 Midnight Caller Stan JessickEpisode: "Home to Roost"
1990 Close Encounters David AlbirdTV movie
1991 Hunter Det. Al Novak / Mr. Canova2 episodes
1991 Empty Nest WillEpisode: "Her Cheatin' Heart"
1991The Rape of Doctor WillisWally ShawTV movie
1991 Murder, She Wrote Gerald InnsmouthEpisode: "The Committee"
1992 Citizen Cohn ReporterTV movie
1992 Freshman Dorm Professor Beckenstein3 episodes
1993For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala StoryDr. Rudolph BrutocoTV movie
1993 Without Warning: Terror in the Towers TV movie
1993–1994 The Mommies Paul Kellogg24 episodes
1994 Touched by an Angel Dr. Harrison Trowbridge Archibald IVEpisode: "Manny"
1995An Element of TruthPeterTV movie
1995–1996 Party of Five Mr. Marshall Thompson3 episodes
1988–1996 Murphy Brown Jake Lowenstein5 episodes
1996 High Incident Episode: "Women & Children First"
1996Color Me PerfectDr. Mitch ConlonTV movie
1997 JAG Phil DelaneyEpisode: "Ghosts"
1997High StakesMikeTV movie
1998 Pacific Blue Professor Alan WatsonEpisode: "Glass Houses"
1998 To Have & to Hold Jack CornellEpisode: "Stuck in the Blizzard with You"
1998 Halloweentown KalabarTV movie
1998 V.I.P. Gower JantzenEpisode: "Vallery of the Dolls"
1999 Walker, Texas Ranger Brian WhitmanEpisode: "Mind Games"
1999 Chicago Hope PriestEpisode: "Team Play"
1999 Horse Sense Glenn WoodsTV movie
2000 Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Donald WardEpisode: "Teacher's Pet"
2001 It's Like, You Know... ProducerEpisode: "The Quick and the Dead"
2001 Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge Kalabar(TV; via footage from "Halloweentown")
2002 The West Wing Sen. Jack Enlow, D-ILEpisode: "Dead Irish Writers"
2002 The Court Andrew Loesch5 episodes
2002 The Pennsylvania Miners' Story Governor Mark SchweikerTV movie
1997–2002 The Practice Dr. Stephen Barrett / Harry Duvall / Robert Adler3 episodes
2003 CSI: Miami Bret BetancourtEpisode: "Dead Zone"
2003The Street LawyerRudolph MayesTV movie
2004 Queer as Folk Sam Auerbach5 episodes
2002–2004 The Division Louis Perillo11 episodes
2004 Law & Order Connecticut Governor Michael RiordanEpisode: "Gov Love"
2004 North Shore Mr. JensenEpisode: "Illusions"
2004 House Dan's FatherEpisode: "Paternity"
2004 Gramercy Park Billy Hammond Sr.TV movie
2005 Kevin Hill Harlan DavisEpisode: "A River in Egypt"
2005 CSI: NY Abel BloomEpisode: "Til Death Do We Part"
2005 Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't William JoynerTV movie
2005 Blind Justice Haden EastmanEpisode: "Under the Gun"
2005 Ambulance Girl Michael SternTV movie
2005 Just Legal Dr. Steven BensonEpisode: "The Limit"
2005 Criminal Minds Evan DavenportEpisode: "Broken Mirror"
2006 Without a Trace Michael FletcherEpisode: "The Little Things"
2006 Cold Case Roger FeliceEpisode: "Baby Blues"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Bill DortonEpisode: "Meet Market"
2007 The Closer Michael MorganEpisode: "Saving Face"
2007 Damages Martin Cutler3 episodes
2007 Women's Murder Club Philip DavenportEpisode: "Train in Vain"
2007 NCIS Dr. Neil FlemingEpisode: "Leap of Faith"
2007 Shark Evan KendallEpisode: "Every Breath You Take"
2008 Moonlight Robert FordhamEpisode: "What's Left Behind"
2008 Bones Richard KingEpisode: "The Bone That Blew"
2008 Eleventh Hour Dr. Tom CarrawayEpisode: "Flesh"
2009 24 Deputy Attorney GeneralEpisode: "Day 7: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m."
2009 Raising the Bar Gordon BurkeEpisode: "I'll Be Down to Get You in a Taxi, Honey"
2009 The Storm Episode: "The Storm, Part 2"
2009 Desperate Housewives Dick JacksonEpisode: "Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover"
2009 Castle Alan FreemanEpisode: "Vampire Weekend"
2010 Nip/Tuck Les OvermyerEpisode: "Sheila Carlton"
2010–2011 Life Unexpected Jack Bazile8 episodes
2011 Law & Order: LA Marty FoxEpisode: "Benedict Canyon"
2011 Franklin & Bash Big MackEpisode: "Jennifer of Troy"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Dennis WhiteEpisode: "Lone Wolf"
2011–2012 Switched at Birth Dale3 episodes
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Roger DeluthEpisode: "No More Drama in My Life"
2011–2013 90210 Charles Sanderson2 episodes
2013 Cleaners Barry Madden6 episodes
2014 Manhattan Maxwell RubinsEpisode: "The Second Coming"
2014RunawayRickTV movie
2016 Fuller House Dr. Fred Harmon2 episodes
2016 StartUp Leonard3 episodes
2016–2017 Zoo Max Morgan6 episodes
2017Dracula Goes to CampBarry CohenTV movie
2017 Transparent Dr. CrichtonEpisode: "Born Again"
2017 Law & Order True Crime David Conn2 episodes
2018 Blue Bloods Dr. Max McCandlessEpisode: "Thicker Than Water"
2018 Lethal Weapon Victor HaldermanEpisode: "Get the Picture"
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Marco Serrano6 episodes
2019 Mystery 101 Graham Winslow Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV movie
2019Mystery 101: Playing Dead
2019Mystery 101: Words Can Kill
2019Mystery 101: Dead Talk
2020Mystery 101: An Education in Murder
2021Mystery 101: Killer Timing
2021Mystery 101: Deadly History

References

  1. 1 2 Reichardt, Nancy M. (June 26, 1983). "Robin Thomas has no regrets about acting". The Marshall News Messenger. Texas, Marshall. p. 46. Retrieved 16 August 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Who's the Boss? | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. 1 2 Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 603–604. ISBN   978-0-7864-6477-7.