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Aside from playing Arthur, he was a notable character actor who played small roles in ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', ''Series/TheGoodLife'', ''Series/HiDeHi'', ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', ''Oh Brother!'', ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' and ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
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Aside from playing Arthur, he was a notable character actor who played small roles in ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', ''Series/TheGoodLife'', ''Series/HiDeHi'', ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', ''Oh Brother!'', ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', and ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
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His acting career began with amateur dramatic performances, before making his TV debut as a Cockney soldier in ''Roll-on Bloomin' Death''. His best-remembered role was that of Arthur Rudge in ''On the Buses''. Robbins was absent from the final series due to a desire to do more theatre work and a dislike of the scripts in the later series, however he returned for the third and final [[TheMovie spin-off film]], ''Holiday on the Buses''.
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His acting career began with amateur dramatic performances, before making his TV debut as a Cockney soldier in ''Roll-on Bloomin' Death''. His best-remembered role was that of Arthur Rudge in ''On the Buses''. Robbins was absent from the final series due to a desire to do more theatre work and a dislike of the scripts in the later series, however he returned for the third and final [[TheMovie spin-off film]], ''Holiday on the Buses''.
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[[caption-width-right:215:"[[Series/OnTheBuses What a lot of rot you do talk!]]"]]
Michael Anthony Robbins, (14 November 1930 -- 11 December 1992), was a British actor best known for playing Arthur Rudge in ''Series/OnTheBuses''.
His acting career began with amateur dramatic performances, before making his TV debut as a Cockney soldier in ''Roll-on Bloomin' Death''. His best-remembered role was that of Arthur Rudge in ''On the Buses''. Robbins was absent from the final series due to a desire to do more theatre work and a dislike of the scripts in the later series, however he returned for the third and final [[TheMovie spin-off film]], ''Holiday on the Buses''.
Aside from playing Arthur, he was a notable character actor who played small roles in ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', ''Series/TheGoodLife'', ''Series/HiDeHi'', ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', ''Oh Brother!'', ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' and ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
He also made non-comedy appearances, notably playing six different characters in a period of 11 years in ''Series/ZCars''.
He died from prostate cancer at the age of 62.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/ChildrenOfTheDamned'' (1964) -- Soldier (UncreditedRole)
* ''{{Film/The Looking Glass War|1970}}'' (1970) -- Truck Driver
* ''Film/{{Zeppelin}}'' (1971) -- Cockney Sergeant
* ''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain'' (1976) -- Ainsley Jarvis
* ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' (1981) -- Security Guard
* ''Film/VictorVictoria'' (1982) -- Manager of Victoria's Hotel
[[AC:Series]]
* ''{{Series/The Avengers|1960s}}'', 3 episodes:
** "Dragonsfield" (1961) -- Landlord
** "Mr. Teddy Bear" (1962) -- Henry Farrow
** "Take Me to Your Leader" (1969) -- Cavell
* ''Series/ZCars'', 8 episodes:
** "Come on the Lads" (1963) -- Charlie
** "One Good Turn" (1965) -- Benny Dunn
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Gelignite: Part 1", "Gelignite: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1967) -- Alf Howard
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Stop Over: Part 1", "Stop Over: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1970) -- John Glass
** "Domestic" (1973) -- Ben Barton
** "Dinner Break" (1974) -- Len Shipley
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', 6 episodes:
** "Missing" (1964) -- Wilson
** "The Root of All Evil" (1964) -- Charlie Mills
** "The Inside Man" (1965) -- Thorpe
** "Nothing to Say" (1966) -- Phil Beckett
** "The Complaint" (1966) -- Frank Roberts
** "The Run" (1967) -- Mr. Slater
* ''{{Series/Redcap|1964}}'', episode "A Town Called Love" (1964) -- Private Pendlebury
* ''Series/TheSaint'', 3 episodes:
** "The Saint Steps In" (1964) -- Smith
** "The Double Take" (1968) -- Pat Hurst
** "The People Importers" (1968) -- Harry
* ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'', episode "Death Has a Thousand Faces" (1966) -- Jeffreys
* ''Series/{{Callan}}'', episode "Goodbye, Nobby Clarke" (1967) -- Nobby Clarke
* ''Series/OnTheBuses'', 61 episodes (1969-72) -- Arthur Rudge
* ''Series/DepartmentS'', episode "The Man in the Elegant Room" (1969) -- Burton
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Big Brother" (1975) -- Kevin Lee
* ''Series/TheGoodLife'', episode "Whose Fleas Are These?" (1976) -- Mr. Bulstrode
* ''Series/ReturnOfTheSaint'', episode "Collision Course: The Brave Goose" (1979) -- Beeky
* ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', episode "The Last Straw" (1979) -- Alf
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "Murder Rap" (1980) -- Detective Sergeant Praed
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "All Mod Cons" (1980) -- [=McQueen=]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation The Visitation]]" (1982) -- Richard Mace
* ''Series/DempseyAndMakepeace'', episode "Jericho Scam" (1986) -- Simmons
* ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey'', episode "Rumpole's Last Case" (1987) -- Cyril Timson
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', episode "Wedding Bells" (1988) -- Roger
* ''Series/TheBill'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Strong Survive", "Something Personal"[[/labelnote]] (1989-91) -- Tobin
* ''Series/EastEnders'', 2 episodes (1989) -- Councillor
* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', 2 episodes:
** "In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream" (1990) -- Irate Neighbour
** "The Man in the Long Black Coat" (1991) -- Mr. Killick
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', episode "Stranger in the Night" (1990) -- Twelvetrees Senior
* ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', episode "Let Them Sniff Cake" (1991) -- Mad Eddie
* ''Series/ScreenOne'', episode "Adam Bede" (1992) -- Thias Bede
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[[caption-width-right:215:"[[Series/OnTheBuses What a lot of rot you do talk!]]"]]
Michael Anthony Robbins, (14 November 1930 -- 11 December 1992), was a British actor best known for playing Arthur Rudge in ''Series/OnTheBuses''.
His acting career began with amateur dramatic performances, before making his TV debut as a Cockney soldier in ''Roll-on Bloomin' Death''. His best-remembered role was that of Arthur Rudge in ''On the Buses''. Robbins was absent from the final series due to a desire to do more theatre work and a dislike of the scripts in the later series, however he returned for the third and final [[TheMovie spin-off film]], ''Holiday on the Buses''.
Aside from playing Arthur, he was a notable character actor who played small roles in ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', ''Series/TheGoodLife'', ''Series/HiDeHi'', ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', ''Oh Brother!'', ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' and ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
He also made non-comedy appearances, notably playing six different characters in a period of 11 years in ''Series/ZCars''.
He died from prostate cancer at the age of 62.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/ChildrenOfTheDamned'' (1964) -- Soldier (UncreditedRole)
* ''{{Film/The Looking Glass War|1970}}'' (1970) -- Truck Driver
* ''Film/{{Zeppelin}}'' (1971) -- Cockney Sergeant
* ''Film/ThePinkPantherStrikesAgain'' (1976) -- Ainsley Jarvis
* ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'' (1981) -- Security Guard
* ''Film/VictorVictoria'' (1982) -- Manager of Victoria's Hotel
[[AC:Series]]
* ''{{Series/The Avengers|1960s}}'', 3 episodes:
** "Dragonsfield" (1961) -- Landlord
** "Mr. Teddy Bear" (1962) -- Henry Farrow
** "Take Me to Your Leader" (1969) -- Cavell
* ''Series/ZCars'', 8 episodes:
** "Come on the Lads" (1963) -- Charlie
** "One Good Turn" (1965) -- Benny Dunn
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Gelignite: Part 1", "Gelignite: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1967) -- Alf Howard
** 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Stop Over: Part 1", "Stop Over: Part 2"[[/labelnote]] (1970) -- John Glass
** "Domestic" (1973) -- Ben Barton
** "Dinner Break" (1974) -- Len Shipley
* ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', 6 episodes:
** "Missing" (1964) -- Wilson
** "The Root of All Evil" (1964) -- Charlie Mills
** "The Inside Man" (1965) -- Thorpe
** "Nothing to Say" (1966) -- Phil Beckett
** "The Complaint" (1966) -- Frank Roberts
** "The Run" (1967) -- Mr. Slater
* ''{{Series/Redcap|1964}}'', episode "A Town Called Love" (1964) -- Private Pendlebury
* ''Series/TheSaint'', 3 episodes:
** "The Saint Steps In" (1964) -- Smith
** "The Double Take" (1968) -- Pat Hurst
** "The People Importers" (1968) -- Harry
* ''Series/AdamAdamantLives'', episode "Death Has a Thousand Faces" (1966) -- Jeffreys
* ''Series/{{Callan}}'', episode "Goodbye, Nobby Clarke" (1967) -- Nobby Clarke
* ''Series/OnTheBuses'', 61 episodes (1969-72) -- Arthur Rudge
* ''Series/DepartmentS'', episode "The Man in the Elegant Room" (1969) -- Burton
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Big Brother" (1975) -- Kevin Lee
* ''Series/TheGoodLife'', episode "Whose Fleas Are These?" (1976) -- Mr. Bulstrode
* ''Series/ReturnOfTheSaint'', episode "Collision Course: The Brave Goose" (1979) -- Beeky
* ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', episode "The Last Straw" (1979) -- Alf
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', episode "Murder Rap" (1980) -- Detective Sergeant Praed
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "All Mod Cons" (1980) -- [=McQueen=]
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation The Visitation]]" (1982) -- Richard Mace
* ''Series/DempseyAndMakepeace'', episode "Jericho Scam" (1986) -- Simmons
* ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey'', episode "Rumpole's Last Case" (1987) -- Cyril Timson
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', episode "Wedding Bells" (1988) -- Roger
* ''Series/TheBill'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Strong Survive", "Something Personal"[[/labelnote]] (1989-91) -- Tobin
* ''Series/EastEnders'', 2 episodes (1989) -- Councillor
* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', 2 episodes:
** "In Luton Airport No-One Can Hear You Scream" (1990) -- Irate Neighbour
** "The Man in the Long Black Coat" (1991) -- Mr. Killick
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', episode "Stranger in the Night" (1990) -- Twelvetrees Senior
* ''Series/TheNewStatesman'', episode "Let Them Sniff Cake" (1991) -- Mad Eddie
* ''Series/ScreenOne'', episode "Adam Bede" (1992) -- Thias Bede
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