In article <scj4mo$1nh9$1@gioia.aioe.org>, YourName@YourISP.com wrote:

>From Variety.com ...
>
>
> Charlie Robinson, Who Played Mac on 'Night Court,' Dies at 75
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Charlie Robinson, known for playing Mac the court clerk in
> the 1980s and '90s sitcom "Night Court," died on Sunday in
> Los Angeles due to cardiac arrest and cancer. He was 75.
>
> Throughout his 50-year career, Robinson appeared in movies
> such as "Secret Santa," "The River," "Set It Off," "Antwone
> Fisher," "Jackson," "Even Money" and "Miss Lettie and Me,"
> and TV series including "Buffalo Bill," "Home Improvement,"
> "Mom," "Hart of Dixie," "NCIS" and "The Guestbook."
>
> Born in Houston, Robinson began his career as a theater actor
> and singer for R&B groups Archie Bell and the Drells and
> Southern Clouds of Joy. In the late 1960s, Charlie attended
> Chris Wilson's acting school, Studio 7, at the Houston Music
> Theatre. He soon moved to Hollywood and began acting for the
> screen.
>
> In the 1970s, Robinson acted in films such as "Sugar Hill,"
> "The Black Gestapo," "Caribe," "A Killing Affair" and
> "The White Shadow." In his later career, he appeared in
> "Beowulf," "Malevolence," "Land of the Free" and "Mercy
> Street." He directed three episodes of "Night Court" and one
> episode of "Love & War."
>
> Robinson won awards for his theatrical work, including the
> Image Theatre Award and FRED Award for portraying Simon in
> "The Whipping Man" and Best Actor Ovation Award for playing
> Troy in "Fences." His last performance was as 82-year-old
> Donald Jones in James Tyler's "Some Old Black Man."
>
> Among the actors who paid tribute to Robinson was "The Wire"
> star Wendell Pierce, who spent time with Robinson in recent
> months. "We created a lifetime of friendship" after 27 days
> of quarantine together, Pierce wrote on Twitter.
>
> Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce)
> It only took 27 days and we created a lifetime.
> Charlie Robinson and I quarantined together
> during this pandemic to create a play and in
> that short time we created a lifetime of
> friendship. A special bond, like the father and
> son, we portrayed in the play. We had a mission.
>
> Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce)
> We had a mission to find a way to create our art
> while the world was shut down. By chance, we
> created a friendship in 27 days that only
> happens with a shared vision. In that short time
> he became mentor to me as I questioned if my
> best days had passed. By example he showed hope.
>
> Throughout his career, he guest starred in television shows
> including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Key and Peele,"
> "This Is Us," "Malcolm & Eddie" and "In The House."
>
> Robinson is survived by his wife Dolorita; his children Luca,
> Charlie, Christian and Byron; and his grandchildren,
> great-grandchildren, daughters-in-law and dog Nala.
>
>
><https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/charlie-robinson-dead-mac-night-court-1235018057/>

Oh no!
I liked him on NIGHT COURT.

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In article <sck87e$vfe$5@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous
<weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> Oh no!
> I liked him on NIGHT COURT.

So did I. BTW he was on a Jay Thomas/Susan Dey series called Love &
War, playing a bartender. Mr. Robinson replaced the original
bartender, played by John Hancock, when Mr. Hancock died suddenly
during production.

Annie Potts replaced Susan Dey later in the run, too.

John Hancock

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0359379/

nope@noway.com wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>> Oh no!
>> I liked him on NIGHT COURT.
>
>So did I. BTW he was on a Jay Thomas/Susan Dey series called Love &
>War, playing a bartender. Mr. Robinson replaced the original
>bartender, played by John Hancock, when Mr. Hancock died suddenly
>during production.
>
>Annie Potts replaced Susan Dey later in the run, too.

I heard the changes made to the show by the new cast were as different as
night and Dey.

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In article <scp5hp$1dr$2@dont-email.me>,
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>nope@noway.com wrote:
>> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>>> Oh no!
>>> I liked him on NIGHT COURT.
>>
>>So did I. BTW he was on a Jay Thomas/Susan Dey series called Love &
>>War, playing a bartender. Mr. Robinson replaced the original
>>bartender, played by John Hancock, when Mr. Hancock died suddenly
>>during production.
>>
>>Annie Potts replaced Susan Dey later in the run, too.
>
>I heard the changes made to the show by the new cast were as different as
>night and Dey.

That joke would have been even better if there was a series starring Ted
Knight and Susan Dey.

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or eight of them are Michelle Bachmann.

>> . Mr. Robinson replaced the original bartender, played by John Hancock, when Mr. Hancock died suddenly
>during production.

I hope John Hancock put his "John Hancock" on a John Hancock Life Insurance policy ...
(He put his "John Hancock" on a John Hancock for his famileeee.)

Damn. Now I've got that silly TV jingle from circa 1972 perambulating through my noggin.

Here's a YouTube link to the John Hancock TV jingle to which I referred in my previous post (it has an "Electric Company"-era Morgan Freeman wherein):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjx7cnc6f4

In article <8023efa4-d01b-4c56-9c68-d7e534b7aea6n@googlegroups.com>,
That Derek <thatderek@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Here's a YouTube link to the John Hancock TV jingle to which I referred in my
>previous post (it has an "Electric Company"-era Morgan Freeman wherein):
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjx7cnc6f4

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