Robin Gammell (born September 22, 1936) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor."Transplanted to Hollywood". The Globe and Mail, January 24, 1981.

Career Gammell began acting as a junior ensemble member at the Stratford Festival, playing roles including Robin Starveling in A Midsummer Night's Dream,"The Harmonious Pageant of A Midsummer Night's Dream". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 1960. Octavius in Julius Caesar,"Caesar Just Held the Interest". The Globe and Mail, December 20, 1960. Ariel in The Tempest,"Technically, Royal Alex On Sale for 20 Years". The Globe and Mail, July 27, 1962. and Malcolm in Macbeth; he later reprised this role for the 1961 television film Macbeth opposite Sean Connery in the title role. He later moved on to film and television work, including the films The Pyx (1973), Lipstick (1976), Raid on Entebbe (1977), Rituals (1977), Full Circle (1977), The Concorde ... Airport '79 (1979), Murder by Phone (1982), The Star Chamber (1983), Project X (1987) and Striker's Mountain (1987), recurring or starring roles in Wiseguy, WIOU, Street Legal, Amazing Grace, Millennium, Manhattan, AZ and Judging Amy, and guest appearances in The Blue and the Gray, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, The Commish, Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Nip/Tuck, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and How to Get Away With Murder. He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor, at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980, for Klondike Fever."Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 8, 1980.

Gammell has also portrayed several noted historical figures in docudrama films and television series, including Walter Moberly in The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway, American espionage chief William J. Donovan in the television miniseries A Man Called Intrepid, and Adolf Hitler in an episode of Witness to Yesterday."And the award for best film Hitler goes to...". The Globe and Mail, March 19, 2005.

Personal life Gammell was in a relationship with Gretchen Corbett. They had one child, Winslow Corbett, in 1979.

Filmography

Film +YearTitleRole Notes1964HamletFrancisco / Gravedigger / Player #21973 The PyxWorther1976LipstickNathan Cartright1977RitualsMartin1977Full CircleDavid Swift1979 The PromiseDoctor Wickfield1979 The Concorde... Airport '79William Halpern1980Klondike FeverMerritt Sloper1980ObsessionMr. Norton1982Murder by PhoneNoah Clayton1982HighpointBanner1983 The Star ChamberJudge Archer1983NightmaresBishop1987Project XCol. Niles1991Guilty by SuspicionClyde H. Tavenner1993DavePostmaster General1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitArchdiocese Person #21997Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryBritish UN Representative1997ContactProject Official1998BulworthGeoffrey1998Last NightMr. Wheeler1998Bone DaddyCobb2010SkylineWalt2012Victory BlvdNick's Father2013Lonely BoyLou2020She's in PortlandDennis

Television YearTitleRole Notes1957Sunday Night TheatreEnglish youthEpisode: "Mrs. Wickens in the Fall"1957O.S.S.2nd SeamanEpisode: "Operation Barbecue"1960Emergency Ward 10DingleEpisode #1.3051960Armchair TheatreWalEpisode: "Some Talk of Alexander"1960First PersonWillieEpisode: "A Matter of Some Importance"1960–1962FestivalHumphrey Devize / Eli / Octavius4 episodes1961MacbethMalcolmTelevision film1961 The Man Born to Be KingJohn1961–1963PlaydateDavid / Sean Malloy / Albert3 episodes1963QuestVeteranEpisode: "The Wounded Soldier"1974Dr. Simon LockeSuttonEpisode: "Man Outside"1974 The National DreamWalter Moberly2 episodes1976Raid on EntebbeMr. SagerTelevision film1977Panic in Echo ParkDr. Tishman1978 The Rockford FilesDonald PilmerEpisode: "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead"1978 The Winds of Kitty HawkH.A. ToumlinTelevision film1979 The Great DetectiveLansdowneEpisode: "The Case of the Magic Mandarin"1979Jennifer: A Woman's StoryDr. Bob SymonTelevision film1979 The Lazarus SyndromeDr. MeredithEpisode: "The Lady in 534"1979 A Man Called IntrepidWilliam Donovan3 episodes1980Lou GrantHoward GuntherEpisode: "Libel"1982Trapper John, M.D.DuganEpisode: "The One and Only"1982 The Blue and the GrayJacob Hale Sr.3 episodes1982Wait Until DarkSgt. CarlinoTelevision film1982–1986Hill Street BluesDouglas Comstock / Lt. Patterson3 episodes1983Thursday's ChildDr. SchroederTelevision film1983Deadly LessonsMorgan Rank1983Missing PiecesSen. Lawrence Conrad1983 The Paper ChaseAttorney General PattersonEpisode: "Birthday Party"1983WishmanDr. Harold WishTelevision film1983 The Last NinjaDr. McAllister1983Happy EndingsUncle John Constantine1983 A Case of LibelPaul Cleary1984 The Vegas Strip WarMarvin Berman1985Simon & SimonDr. HarcroftEpisode: "Almost Foolproof"1985Kids Don't TellDr. HoughtonTelevision film1985 The Edison TwinsMr. MoranEpisode: "The Final Mystery"1985Striker's MountainRob WilmerTelevision film1985Streets of JusticeJudge Phineas Odets1985Between the Darkness and the DawnDr. Langtry1986 The Twilight ZoneJeffrey PottsEpisode: "Need to Know/Red Snow"1986American PlayhouseCleary, Boyd Bendix' lawyerEpisode: "A Case of Libel"1987L.A. LawJudge John Englander2 episodes1987RoomiesDean DeWittEpisode: "The Ditch"1987CBS Schoolbreak SpecialTom WebbEpisode: "An Enemy Among Us"1987Beauty and the BeastLewis ArthurEpisode: "Siege"1987Our HouseDr. HannibalEpisode: "Candles and Shadows"1987 The King of LoveArnold SpareTelevision film1988LincolnStephen A. Douglas2 episodes1988–1989WiseguySenator Delaney3 episodes1988, 1992Murder, She WroteRoger Melton / Dr. Thor Lundquist2 episodes1989Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClureMsha Investigator Thomas KayeTelevision film1990SnoopsGunther AppletonEpisode: "Rough Justice"1990–1991WIOUKevin Doherty18 episodes1991 The CommishWilliam SturdivantEpisode: "In the Best of Families"1992 The Boys of TwilightDave TheilmanEpisode: "Pilot"1992Tropical HeatBoothEpisode: "Users"1992Majority RuleStuart HammelTelevision film1992Civil WarsJudge Michael Cassidy3 episodes1992E.N.G.George PatrickEpisode: "Double Vision"1993MatlockMarvin EstesEpisode: "The Fortune"1993Star Trek: The Next GenerationMauricEpisode: "Attached"1993–1994Street LegalSpencer Garvie4 episodes1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Doctor Bill LamarEpisode: "Days of Rage"1994Scales of JusticeCyril BelshawEpisode "L'Affaire Belshaw"1995Amazing GraceArthur Sutherland5 episodes1995When the Vows BreakJudge Wendell AdamsTelevision film1995Murder OneJudge Joseph LeylandEpisode: "Chapter Seven"1995Net WorthConn SmytheTelevision film1996Circuit BreakerDr. Milton1996If These Walls Could TalkJim Donnelly1996JulesBrent1996, 1997Dark SkiesDr. Hertzog / Dr. Herzog2 episodes1996, 1997MillenniumMike Atkins1997 The ArrowC. D. HoweTelevision film1997 The PracticeMichael SmallEpisode: "Trial and Error"1998Party of FiveProfessor SinclairEpisode: "True or False"1998Eerie, Indiana: The Other DimensionMr. ConradEpisode: "The Newsroom"1998Thanks of a Grateful NationClark NugentTelevision film1998His BodyguardRollston1998 The Girl Next DoorLen Winters2000Manhattan, AZLon9 episodes2000–2005Judging AmyJudge Salinger4 episodes2002Earth: Final ConflictJudge Jackson ClaridgeEpisode: "Subversion"2002Strong MedicineDana's LawyerEpisode: "Outcomes"2005Nip/TuckCarl HarknessEpisode: "Rhea Reynolds"2007Saving GraceHoyt GarveyEpisode: "Taco, Tulips, Duck and Spices"2008Eli StoneJudgeEpisode: "Freedom"2009 The BorderDr. TysdaleEpisode: "Missing in Action"2014How to Get Away with MurderChief JusticeEpisode: "Freakin' Whack-a-Mole"

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