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Robin Sachs

Robin Sachs (1951–2013), British actor known as Ethan Rayne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and General Sarris in Galaxy Quest; also voiced Zaeed Massani in Mass Effect and Harrowmont in Dragon Age: Origins.

Robin Scherbatsky

Robin Scherbatsky is the fictional Canadian journalist on How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014), played by Cobie Smulders; known for her independence, her Robin Sparkles teen-pop alter ego, and relationships with Ted Mosby and Barney Stinson.

Robin Shou

Robin Shou (Shou Wan Por, 仇雲波), Hong Kong-born American martial artist and actor born 1960, known as Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat (1995) and Annihilation (1997) and director of Red Trousers (2003).

Robin Thede

Robin Thede (born 1979) is an American comedian, writer, and producer, first Black woman head writer in late-night TV, host of BET's The Rundown, and creator-star of HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019-2023), an Emmy-nominated series written and performed entirely by Black women.

Robin Tunney

Robin Tunney (born 1972, Chicago) is an American actress known for Empire Records, The Craft, Veronica Donovan in Prison Break, and Teresa Lisbon in The Mentalist (2008-15).

Robin Weigert

Robin Weigert (born 1969) is an American actress known for Calamity Jane in HBO's Deadwood and its 2019 movie, Dr. Amanda Reisman in Big Little Lies, Concussion, Sons of Anarchy, Tracker, and We Were the Lucky Ones.

Robin Williams

Robin Williams (1951–2014), American actor and comedian, star of Mork & Mindy, Good Morning Vietnam, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting; famed for improvisational stand-up.

Robin Windsor

Robin Windsor (1979-2024), British professional Latin and ballroom dancer from Ipswich, Strictly Come Dancing professional 2010-2013 with Patsy Kensit, Anita Dobson, Lisa Riley, and Deborah Meaden; Burn the Floor touring star, SANE Ambassador, and performer of Strictly's first same-sex dance.

Robin Wright

Robin Wright (born 1966, Dallas) is the American actress of The Princess Bride, Forrest Gump, and House of Cards; first actress to win a Golden Globe for an online-only series; distinct from journalist Robin Wright.

Robinhood (2025 film)

Robinhood (రాబిన్‌హుడ్) is a 2025 Telugu action comedy directed by Venky Kudumula, starring Nithiin and Sreeleela for Mythri Movie Makers. Released March 28, 2025, it flopped, earning about ₹13 crore on a ₹70 crore budget, and streamed on Zee5 from May 10, 2025.

Robinne Lee

Robinne Lee (born 1974) is a Jamaican-Chinese American author, actor, and producer; debut novel The Idea of You (2017) and its 2024 Anne Hathaway film; second novel Crash Into Me (2026).

Robinson Crusoe (1954 film)

Robinson Crusoe, aka The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, is Luis Buñuel's 1954 Mexican color film adapting Daniel Defoe's novel, starring Oscar-nominated Dan O'Herlihy with Jaime Fernández as Friday, shot in Manzanillo in 1952.

Robinson Crusoe (2016 film)

Robinson Crusoe, aka The Wild Life, is a 2016 Belgian-French nWave 3D animated film by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot retelling Defoe from the animals' viewpoint; $13M budget, about $39.9M worldwide gross.

Robinson Ekspeditionen 2026

Robinson Ekspeditionen 2026, the 27th Danish season of the reality survival show, premiered 24 August 2026 on Viaplay and TV3: 20 contestants in Malaysia, host Jakob Kjeldbjerg, 500,000 kroner prize.

Robinson's Crusoe

Robinson's Crusoe is a 2003 Taiwanese drama directed by Lin Cheng-sheng, starring Leon Dai, about a realtor who dreams of starting over on a private Caribbean island.

Robocar Poli (로보카 폴리)

Robocar Poli (로보카 폴리) is a South Korean children's animation by ROI Visual and EBS, first aired February 2011, about a transforming vehicle rescue team, police car Poli, fire truck Roy, ambulance Amber, and helicopter Helly, in Brooms Town.

RoboCop

RoboCop (1987) is Paul Verhoeven's Orion Pictures sci-fi satire starring Peter Weller as cyborg police officer Alex Murphy in privatized, crime-ridden Detroit; it spawned sequels, a 2014 remake, TV series, games, and a Detroit statue.

RoboCop (2014 film)

RoboCop (2014) is José Padilha's remake of the 1987 sci-fi action film, starring Joel Kinnaman as cyborg Detroit cop Alex Murphy. Released February 12, 2014; $242,981,799 worldwide; 50% on Rotten Tomatoes.

RoboCop (character)

RoboCop (Alex J. Murphy), fictional cyborg Detroit police officer from Paul Verhoeven's 1987 film, played by Peter Weller, later Robert Burke, Joel Kinnaman, and a Prime Video series reboot in development.

RoboCop (franchise)

RoboCop is an American media franchise centered on a cyborg Detroit policeman, starting with Paul Verhoeven's 1987 R-rated film written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, continuing through RoboCop 2 (1990), RoboCop 3 (1993), and the 2014 José Padilha remake, plus TV series, comics, and games, now owned by Amazon MGM Studios.

RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2, also known as Robocop II, is a 1990 American science fiction action film directed by Irvin Kershner and the sequel to 1987's RoboCop.

RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3 (1993), third RoboCop film directed by Fred Dekker, written with Frank Miller, starring Robert John Burke. Orion shelved it during bankruptcy; released November 5, 1993, grossed $8.9 million, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes.

RoboGeisha (ロボゲイシャ)

RoboGeisha (ロボゲイシャ, Robo-geisha) is a 2009 Japanese action-comedy-sci-fi splatter film by Noboru Iguchi about sisters turned into cyborg geisha assassins fighting a castle robot.

RoboGobo

RoboGobo (レスキューペット ロボゴボ) is a 2025 Disney Junior animated preschool superhero series from Brown Bag Films: Dax and five robo-suited adopted pets rescue pets on MetroPet Island.

Robot Carnival (ロボットカーニバル)

Robot Carnival (ロボットカーニバル, Robotto Kānibaru) is a 1987 A.P.P.P. anime anthology film of nine robot-themed shorts, bookended by Katsuhiro Ōtomo and Atsuko Fukushima, released on VHS 21 July 1987 and first shown in the West in 1991.

Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken is an Adult Swim stop-motion sketch comedy created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, premiering February 20, 2005. It ran 218 episodes over 11 seasons to 2022, then quarterly specials, using toys to parody pop culture and winning six Emmys from 23 nominations.

Robot Dreams (film)

Robot Dreams is a 2023 Spanish-French wordless animated film by Pablo Berger, adapted from Sara Varon's 2007 graphic novel, about Dog and Robot in 1980s New York; Cannes premiere, Oscar-nominated, Annie and Goya winner.

Robot Jox

Robot Jox is a 1990 American science fiction film directed by Stuart Gordon, written by Joe Haldeman and starring Gary Graham, about nations settling disputes through giant-robot duels.

Robotech

Robotech: 1985 American animated space-opera serial by Harmony Gold, Carl Macek's 85-episode adaptation splicing Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada via Robotechnology and protoculture.

Robotman (Cliff Steele)

Robotman (Cliff Steele, also briefly Automaton) is a DC Comics Doom Patrol hero, a racecar driver's brain in a robot body after a crash; created by Haney, Drake, and Premiani in 1963.