Robin Thomas

Robin Thomas Grossman (born February 12, 1949) is an American actor and sculptor.
In regards to Disney, he is best known for playing Kalabar in the Halloweentown Franchise.
== Early Life ==
Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Thomas attended the Mercersburg Academy and graduated in 1967. Thomas earned a BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University where he was accepted into the drama department as an actor. Transitioning in his junior year to the Sociology department, he graduated from the Art department with a major in sculpture. Upon graduation he moved to New York.
== Career ==
Thomas' best-known television roles are as Mark Singleton in Another World (1983–1985), and as Geoffrey Wells on Who's the Boss?. He portrayed Paul Kellogg in The Mommies, Nate's father in Life Unexpected, and had recurring roles on the television series Murphy Brown, Hunter, Matlock, and The Division. He has also appeared in Misfits of Science, Midnight Caller, Party of Five, Pacific Blue, Queer as Folk, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, Franklin & Bash, Castle, Manhattan, Fuller House, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, among others. He also appeared in such films as Pacific Rim, About Last Night..., The Contender, Summer School, and The Banger Sisters.
== Personal Life ==
Thomas spent his early years in New York as a carpenter, specializing in renovations of restaurants and apartments. He also worked as a sculptor, creating kinetic works employing plexiglas, stainless steel, teflon, water, oil, air, pumps, motors, and lights. His works were exhibited at the Huntsville Museum of Art, The Three Rivers Arts Festival, and at various galleries in SoHo. He was invited to create works for Tiffany's windows for two consecutive years. While in New York, he also started a construction company renovating lofts and apartments to augment his income as an artist.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role
1986	About Last Night 	Steve Carlson
1987	Summer School 	Vice Principal Phil Gills
1990	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael	Scotty Sandholtzer
1993	Me and the Kid 	Dr. Berman
1995	Jade 	Mr. Green
1995	Chameleon 	Jason Ainsley
1996	Amityville Dollhouse 	Bill Martin
1997	Star Maps 	Martin
1998	Bulworth 	Reporter in Hallway
1998	Break Up 	Doctor
1998	Halloweentown 	Kalabar
1999	Horse Sense 	Glenn Woods
2000	More Dogs Than Bones 	Tim Thomas
2000	The Contender 	William Hanson
2002	Clockstoppers 	Dr. George Gibbs
2002	The Banger Sisters 	Raymond Kingsley
2003	Missing Brendan 	Bob Calden
2007	Cougar Club 	Mr. Holmes
2009	The Pool Boys 	Mr. Stenson
2010	Bones 	Detective
2010	The Space Between 	Airline Executive
2012	A Green Story 	Michael Henry
2013	Pacific Rim 	American UN Representative
2015	Babysitter 	Neal Longway
2016	Frontman 	Doctor Glass
2016	Dreamland 	Allen
2018	Con Man 	Mr. Fitzgerald
2018	The Assassin's Code 	Anelo Leonetti
2018	Delirium 	Mr. Walker
2019	Seberg 	Interviewer
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role
1982 	As the World Turns 	Dr. Matt Butler
1983 	Svengali 	Mendy Weindenbaum
1983-1985	Another World 	Mark Singleton
1985 	Misfits of Science 	Vincent
1986 	Cagney & Lacey 	Eric Webber
1986 	The Magical World of Disney 	Dr. Gardner
1986 	Fame 	Mr. Torrence
1986-1987	Who's the Boss? 	Geoffrey Wells
1987 	My Sister Sam 	Matt
1987 	Matlock 	Prosecutor Burton Hawkins
1987 	Mr. President 	Justin
1987 	Haunted by Her Past 	Charles Kamen
1987 	A Year in the Life 	Brian
1987 	Free Spirit 	
1988 	Thirtysomething 	Dr. Bob Kramer
1988 	Who Gets the Friends? 	Paul Keaton
1988 	Baby Boom 	Rob Marks
1989 	From the Dead of Night 	Glen Eastman
1989 	Anything but Love 	Jack Hansen
1990 	Island Son 	
1990 	Personals 	Evan Martin
1990 	Memories of Murder 	Michael
1990 	Father Downling Mysteries 	Jonathan Cabot
1990 	Midnight Caller 	Stan Jessick
1990 	Close Encounters 	David Albird
1991 	Hunter 	Det. Al Novak / Mr. Canova
1991 	Empty Nest 	Will
1991 	The Rape of Doctor Willis 	Wally Shaw
1991 	Murder, She Wrote 	Gerald Innsmouth
1992 	Citizen Cohn 	Reporter
1992 	Freshman Dorm 	Professor Beckenstein
1993 	For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story	Dr. Rudolph Brutoco
1993 	Without Warning: Terror in the Towers 	
1993-1994	The Mommies 	Paul Kellogg
1994 	Touched by an Angel 	Dr. Harrison Trowbridge Archibald IV
1995 	An Element of Truth 	Peter
1995-1996	Party of Five 	Mr. Marshall Thompson
1988-1996	Murphy Brown 	Jake Lowenstein
1996 	High Incident 	
1996 	Color Me Perfect 	Dr. Mitch Conlon
1997 	JAG 	Phil Delaney
1997 	High Stakes 	Mike
1997-2002	The Practice 	Dr. Stephen Barrett / Harry Duvall / Robert Adler
1998 	Pacific Blue 	Professor Alan Watson
1998 	To Have & to Hold 	Jack Cornell
1998 	V.I.P. 	Gower Jantzen
1999 	Walker, Texas Ranger 	Brian Whitman
1999 	Chicago Hope 	Priest
2000 	Diagnosis: Murder 	Dr. Donald Ward
2001 	It's Like, You Know... 	Producer
2002 	The West Wing 	Sen. Jack Enlow, D-IL
2002 	The Court 	Andrew Loesch
2002 	The Pennsylvania Miner's Story 	Governor Mark Schweiker
2002-2004	The Division 	Louis Perillo
2003 	CSI: Miami 	Bret Betancourt
2003 	The Street Lawyer 	Rudolph Mayes
2004 	Queer as Folk 	Sam Auerbach
2004 	Law & Order 	Connecticut Governor Michael Riordan
2004 	North Shore 	Mr. Jensen
2004 	House 	Dan's Father
2004 	Gramercy Park 	Billy Hammond Sr.
2005 	Kevin Hill 	Harlan Davis
2005 	CSI: NY 	Abel Bloom
2005 	Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't 	William Joyner
2005 	Blind Justice 	Haden Eastman
2005 	Ambulance Girl 	Michael Stern
2005 	Just Legal 	Dr. Steven Benson
2005 	Criminal Minds 	Evan Davenport
2006 	Without a Trace 	Michael Fletcher
2006 	Cold Case 	Roger Felice
2007 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Bill Dorton
2007 	The Closer 	Michael Morgan
2007 	Damages 	Martin Cutler
2007 	Women's Murder Club 	Philip Davenport
2007 	NCIS 	Dr. Neil Fleming
2007 	Shark 	Evan Kendall
2008 	Moonlight 	Robert Fordham
2008 	Bones 	Richard King
2008 	Eleventh Hour 	Dr. Tom Carraway
2009 	24 	Deputy Attorney General
2009 	Raising the Bar 	Gordon Burke
2009 	The Storm 	
2009 	Desperate Housewives 	Dick Jackson
2009 	Castle 	Alan Freeman
2010 	Nip/Tuck 	Les Overmyer
2010-2011	Life Unexpected 	Jack Bazile
2011 	Law & Order: LA 	Marty Fox
2011 	Franklin & Bash 	Big Mack
2011 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Dennis White
2011-2012	Switched at Birth 	Dale
2011-2013	90210 	Charles Sanderson
2012 	Rizzoli & Isles 	Roger Deluth
2013 	Cleaners 	Barry Madden
2014 	Manhattan 	Maxwell Rubins
2014 	Runaway 	Rick
2015-2019	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 	Marco Serrano
2016 	Fuller House 	Dr. Fred Harmon
2016 	StartUp 	Leonard
2016-2017	Zoo 	Max Morgan
2017 	Dracula Goes to Camp 	Barry Cohen
2017 	Transparent 	Dr. Chrichton
2017 	Law & Order True Crime 	David Conn
2018 	Blue Bloods 	Dr. Max McCandless
2018 	Lethal Weapon 	Victor Halderman
2019 	Mystery 101 	Graham Winslow
Category:Actors
Category:American Actors
Category:Halloweentown
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