Actors And Actresses We Sadly Lost In 2021

When Charles Robinson lost his battle with cancer at age 75 in July 2021, he left behind an impressive body of film, television and stage work spanning from the early 1970s until the year of his death, as Deadline reported. From his first screen role, a small part in the Jack Nicholson-directed "Drive, He Said" in 1971, Robinson went on to become a staple of television screens, particularly during the '80s and '90s. His biggest success, however, came when he was cast as acerbic, wisecracking courtroom clerk Mac Robinson in the second season of NBC sitcom "Night Court," sticking with the show until it concluded its nine-season run.

While he never recaptured that level of success, Robinson continued to work steadily in television, particularly in sitcoms, appearing in such series as "Home Improvement," "Hart of Dixie," and "The Guest Book."

In a statement issued after his death, as reported by Entertainment Weekly, Robinson's widow, Dolorita Noonan-Robinson, described her late husband as "truly the working actor's actor, and of all his passions, his craft took center stage, with his family being the wind beneath his wings, so he could soar to unbelievable heights!"