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Jay Robinson (born April 14, 1930) is an American actor specialising in character roles. He was born in New York City. Robinson began his acting career in summer stock theatre and repertory companies, and eventually made his way to the Broadway stage, where he appeared in Shakespeare's As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing. His first film role was as the insane Emperor Caligula in The Robe (1953), which he reprised in Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954). This was followed by roles in The Virgin Queen (1955) starring Bette Davis, My Man Godfrey (1957) with David Niven and June Allyson... MORE

Jay Robinson (born April 14, 1930) is an American actor specialising in character roles. He was born in New York City. Robinson began his acting career in summer stock theatre and repertory companies, and eventually made his way to the Broadway stage, where he appeared in Shakespeare's As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing. His first film role was as the insane Emperor Caligula in The Robe (1953), which he reprised in Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954). This was followed by roles in The Virgin Queen (1955) starring Bette Davis, My Man Godfrey (1957) with David Niven and June Allyson and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972), the Woody Allen comedy and Bram Stoker's Dracula. He was also featured on two Folkways albums of Shakespeare: Othello: William Shakespeare and William Shakespeare: King Richard III, which were both released in 1964. Robinson was the host and narrator for the Discovery Channel special (and later series) Beyond Bizarre, his many television guest spots include Star Trek: The Original Series ("Elaan of Troyius"), the soap opera Days of our Lives (Monty, the homeless drunk), Planet of the Apes and the late 1970s title LESS