Mr. Robbins opened in Barrymore at the Lyric West Theatre in Wellesley, Mass in March of 2002, and found the role of a lifetime. A fan of the �great profile� since he can remember, �the chance to be able to portray him in this production is a dream come true. William Luce has truly captured John Barrymore.� He has appeared in over 100 stage productions, playing such roles as the neurotic �Vinnie� in Sam Shepherds Simpatico, (winning the EMACT 2000 Best Actor Award, and an EMACT Acting Achievement Honor), Henry II in The Lion In Winter, (IRNE nomination for Best Actor, 2002) and George Hay in the Ken Ludwig comedy Moon Over Buffalo. He has portrayed Fagin in four different productions of Oliver! winning a 1996 EMACT Acting Achievement Honor. Other favorite roles include John Adams in 1776, John Dickinson in 1776, Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic And Old Lace, and Professor Higgins in Pygmalion. He also co-starred with Ethan Hawke in the original play Mrs. Loring, in Princeton, NJ.
Film / Television appearances include the Hallmark Hall Of Fame April Morning, with Robert Urich and Tommy Lee Jones, Little Women, with Winona Ryder, Killer � A Journal Of Murder, with James Woods, Spencer For Hire, World Of Difference for WCVB, Road From Runnymede for PBS Oregon, and Blue Peter, for the BBC, London.
Mr. Robbins also voiced the characters of Jaff, Moht, Nardulo, and Lharnob for Microsoft Game Studios Dungeon Siege�: Legends of Aranna� The Co-founder of the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air, Mr. Robbins has written and produced all of CRT's shows, starting with Battle Road, which remains a top selling item in the National Park Service. Other radio plays include Little Big Horn (Golden Headset Award nomination), The Wonderful World Of Oz (Parents Choice Award, Golden Headset Award), The Alamo, Gettysburg, The Red Badge Of Courage, Bunker Hill, A Christmas Carol, The Cricket On The Hearth, and many more. He currently performs "The Big Broadcast of 1946!" with the Colonial Radio Players, recreating old time radio shows live on stage.
His new comedy series, produced with CRT is The New Dibble Show, currently airing Sunday nights on WKNH in Keene, NH. Several of his programs were recently broadcast on �The BBC Theatre,� on KSER Radio in Washington, and KFAI in Minneapolis. He has been a guest on "The Jordan Rich Show" on WBZ in Boston, and "The Diane Chapman Show" in Los Angeles, CA