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edbermac

(15,939 posts)
Mon Jul 12, 2021, 11:24 PM Jul 2021

Charlie 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

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Charlie Robinson who played Mac on Night Court has passed. (Original Post) edbermac Jul 2021 OP
Requiescat in pace. I was just watching some old "McBride" episodes where he played a niyad Jul 2021 #1
Oh damn. I watched a few myself. I didn't recognize "Mac" jimfields33 Jul 2021 #3
He was not in every episode, so you may not have seen him. But the interactions niyad Jul 2021 #5
Cool. Thank you. I'll keep a watch for sure. jimfields33 Jul 2021 #6
I LOVED Night Court! Bayard Jul 2021 #2
Thursday nights. NBC had a stranglehold on Thursday nights for years. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #9
Good show for the times. Played his role well. oasis Jul 2021 #4
I loved that show so much. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #7
Rest in peace, Mac Catherine Vincent Jul 2021 #8
Blast.from the past Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #10
He was great! GPV Jul 2021 #11
He was definitely a working actor. 126 acting credits on IMDB underpants Jul 2021 #12

niyad

(113,318 posts)
1. Requiescat in pace. I was just watching some old "McBride" episodes where he played a
Mon Jul 12, 2021, 11:30 PM
Jul 2021

judge. John Larroquette was McBride, and the two characters were constantly at odds.

jimfields33

(15,808 posts)
3. Oh damn. I watched a few myself. I didn't recognize "Mac"
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 12:23 AM
Jul 2021

I have them all on DVR so I’ll pay attention during the next one. Of course, I recognized John.

I loved the Mac character on night court.

niyad

(113,318 posts)
5. He was not in every episode, so you may not have seen him. But the interactions
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 01:06 AM
Jul 2021

between the two characters was interesting.

Bayard

(22,075 posts)
2. I LOVED Night Court!
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 12:03 AM
Jul 2021

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)
9. Thursday nights. NBC had a stranglehold on Thursday nights for years.
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 02:49 AM
Jul 2021

I'm not 100% sure but I think The Cosby Show was #1 overall in the Nielsen ratings for five straight seasons.

ShazzieB

(16,407 posts)
7. I loved that show so much.
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 01:39 AM
Jul 2021

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

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