Ernest Robinson

Ernest Robinson was a stuntman and stunt actor who performed stunts in .
Robinson was one of the first black second-unit directors and stuntmen in Hollywood. In 1967 he co-founded and served as president of the Black Stuntmen's Association in 1967. 
A bit of a jack of all trades, his career included work as a camera operator on productions such as The Avengers (1968-1969), Treasure Island (1972), and Charley One-Eye (1973). 
Among his stunt resume are films such as Dirty Harry (1971), (1973), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974), for which he was personally hired by Sidney Poitier to be stunt coordinator. He later performed stunts in Swashbuckler (1976, with Genevieve Bujold), (1978, with Michael Durrell and Howard Itzkowitz), The Dark (1979, with John Bloom), Zapped! (1982), (1983, with Louise Fletcher, Donald Hotton, Jim Burk, and Tom Huff), and Miami Supercops (1985).
He was also a regular stunt performer on the television series Miami Vice (1984-1986) and appeared in series such as Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974, with Paul Baxley).
Robinson's granddaughter is producer/director .
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