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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCharlie Robinson who played Mac on Night Court has passed.
One of my favorite shows.
Charlie Robinson, who became a regular on the hit comedy Night Court starting in its second season, has died at age 75.
The actor passed on Sunday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
He had a career spanning more than five decades that featured major roles in films and in the theater, though he was best known for his work in television.
Robinson's best-known role was as the court clerk Macintosh 'Mac' Robinson on NBC's Night Court from 1985 until the show's final season in 1992.
His character replaced another clerk played by Karen Austin in the first season.
Mac was a Vietnam veteran and the most easy-going of the main cast, who had an instantly recognizable costume featuring some kind of plaid shirt paired with a cardigan and a knit tie.
The sitcom focused on the staff working the nightshift at a Manhattan court and also starred Harry Anderson and John Larroquette, among others.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9782307/Charlie-Robinson-featured-Night-Court-eight-seasons-dies-75.html
niyad
(113,318 posts)judge. John Larroquette was McBride, and the two characters were constantly at odds.
jimfields33
(15,808 posts)I have them all on DVR so Ill pay attention during the next one. Of course, I recognized John.
I loved the Mac character on night court.
niyad
(113,318 posts)between the two characters was interesting.
jimfields33
(15,808 posts)Bayard
(22,075 posts)And Mac was a favorite.
Which night was it? Some of the best shows ever in one night: Night Court, Cheers, and ER.
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,962 posts)I'm not 100% sure but I think The Cosby Show was #1 overall in the Nielsen ratings for five straight seasons.
oasis
(49,388 posts)Rest in Peace.
ShazzieB
(16,407 posts)Mac was great. They all were.
75 is way too young to die. Of course, Harry Anderson (the judge) died at an even younger age, 66, I think. That was a real shocker.
"Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned."
--Edna St. Vincent Millay
Catherine Vincent
(34,490 posts)Rest in peace, Harry.
Demovictory9
(32,456 posts)GPV
(72,377 posts)underpants
(182,819 posts)Directed 3 episodes of Night Court