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Eric Robinson(1908-1974)

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  • Actor
  • Composer
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Eric Robinson was born on 13 December 1908 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Limping Man (1953), The Charlie Chester Show (1949) and Emney Enterprises (1954). He died on 24 July 1974 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornDecember 13, 1908
DiedJuly 24, 1974(65)
BornDecember 13, 1908
DiedJuly 24, 1974(65)
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Known for:

Lloyd Bridges, Hélène Cordet, Moira Lister, Leslie Phillips, and Alan Wheatley in The Limping Man (1953)
The Limping Man
5.7
  • Music Department
  • 1953
Charlie Chester and Eric 'Jeeves' Grier in The Charlie Chester Show (1949)
The Charlie Chester Show
TV Series
  • Music Department
Emney Enterprises
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Dave King Show
TV Series
  • Music Department

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Music Department

  • Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jets (2000)
    Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Benny and the Jets
    5.4
    Video
    • musical director
    • 2000
  • Eric Robinson Presents
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1967–1970
  • The Black and White Minstrel Show (1958)
    The Black and White Minstrel Show
    5.6
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • musical arrangements
    • 1958–1969
  • Were Those the Days?
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Music, Music, Music
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    8.7
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • orchestra director
    • 1968
  • Melodies for You
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1967
  • Eric Robinson in Music for You (1951)
    Music for You
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1951–1966
  • The Kathy Kirby Show
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1964–1966
  • A Song for Everyone
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1965
  • Max Bygraves Meets the Black and White Minstrels
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Songs of the Wild West
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1965
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    5.9
    TV Series
    • conductor: Kathy Kirby segment
    • conductor: The Black and White Minstrel Show segment
    • conductor
    • 1958–1964
  • Dick Whittington
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1963
  • The Choice Is Yours
    TV Series
    • conductor (as Eric Robinson Orchestra)
    • 1963

Actor

  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    5.9
    TV Series
    • In performance with Jimmy Edwards
    • 1960
  • A Short History of Man and Music: Part 2
    TV Movie
    • 1957
  • Paging You
    TV Series
    • Eric Robinson's Sextette
    • 1948

Composer

  • The Benny Hill Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer (arranger)
    • 1958
  • Vic's Grill
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1951

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • The Eric Robinson Orchestra
  • Born
    • December 13, 1908
    • Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 24, 1974
    • Hove, East Sussex, England, UK

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    Conductor who joined the BBC at the age of 23 as a violinist, before becoming a member of their original Television Orchestra. Brother of fellow conductor Stanford Robinson

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