Overview

• Robinson died peacefully in his sleep of heart failure at his ranch near Sedona, Arizona, on June 9, 2025, a fact confirmed by friend and co-star MJ Allen.
• His acting debut in 1957 led to a résumé of over 100 credits across television series, feature films and commercials.
• He gained fame as Dr. Rick Webber on General Hospital from 1978 to 1986 with a 2002 return and later as Jack Hamilton on The Bold and the Beautiful from 1992 to 2002.
• Robinson’s film collaborations included John Frankenheimer dramas such as The Young Savages and Birdman of Alcatraz, and he became a household face with the Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup advertisement.
• Beyond the screen, he pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion in 1985 and fathered nine children with six women, a family story examined in documentaries directed by his son.