Bill Robinson, a veteran talent agent who represented the likes of Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin and Carol Burnett, died on Aug. 6 in Malibu after a long illness, his family announced. He was 93 years old.
I knew Bill for many, many years…since 1959, Burnett said. We met while I was doing the Gary Moore Show. Later on, he became my manager when I was doing my show. But not just my manager. He was one of my closest friends in the world. I loved him very much… and I will miss him.
Over the years, Robinson has represented Judith Anderson, Tony Bill, Peter Falk, James Garner, Glenda Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Jayne Mansfield and Maggie Smith, among others. He also gave Mike Medavoy, currently the chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures as well as former chairman of Tri-Star Pictures, his first job as an agent.
Robinson got his start as an agent in the MCA mail room, where he apprenticed under Lew Wasserman. He quickly moved up the ranks, getting promoted to a talent agent and representing small-time musicians. Eventually, the agent jumped to the Kurt Frings Agency, where he represented Audrey Hepburn. Before Robinson later went independent, he also held a role at the Ashley-Famous Agency, where he built a reputation as a stellar agent.
Robinson was born in New Bedford, Mass., in 1929. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was 16 and after graduating from high school he worked as a dress salesman. After a stint in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Robinson returned home and got a job at NBC. There, he met Ida Lupino, who urged him to become an agent.
As his own boss at the Robinson Agency, his relaxed and kindly demeanor accelerated the agent to the top of his profession. Eventually, he sold the Robinson Agency and joined ICM as a senior vice president, where, in addition to his regular duties, he mentored newcomer agents. He also taught at UCLA and Pepperdine University.
Unique among agents, he never signed a client… because he never had a contract with any of them, client Tony Bill said. It was an honor, and always fun, to be represented by Bill: a friend to the end.
He is survived by Mandy Robinson, his wife of 38 years, and their daughter, Hannah Robinson.
Carol Burnett to Guest Star on Better Call Saul Final Season. The comedy legend will appear as a guest star in the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul, portraying a character named Marion, AMC announced. Its unclear at this point how Marion fits into the denouement of the complicated journey and transformation of series antihero Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) into Albuquerques notorious criminal lawyer Saul Goodman.
Im thrilled to be a part of my favorite show, Burnett, a six-time Emmy Awards winner, said in a statement.
In addition to Burnett, as previously announced, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will appear in Better Call Saul Season 6 reprising their Breaking Bad roles of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, respectively, as the show draws to its conclusion. Better Call Saul, produced by Sony Pictures Television, returns for its final six episodes — representing the second half of Season 6 — beginning Monday, July 11, on AMC and AMC+ with the series finale set for Aug. 15. The show, created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, is a prequel to AMC hit Breaking Bad.
Burnett is best known for hosting variety sketch series The Carol Burnett Show, which aired on CBS from 1967-1978 and won 25 Emmys over its run. Burnett most recently won an Emmy for guest actress in a comedy series for her work on Mad About You. She also has won seven Golden Globes, a Grammy and a Tony. She is a two-time Peabody Award winner as well as a recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Burnett is repped by ICM and Media Four.
Better Call Saul stars Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Tony Dalton and Giancarlo Esposito. The series is executive produced by Gould, Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock, Diane Mercer and Michael Morris.
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