Charles S. Robinson (born April 13, 1945) is an American
television actor who has been performing since the 1960s.
Robinson's credits include appearances in
The White Shadow,
Flamingo Road,
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,
Touched by an Angel, and
Antwone Fisher. Robinson was cast in the role on Newdell in the
NBC comedy
Buffalo Bill. Not the hit it was expected to be,
Buffalo Bill was canceled after one season and replaced by
Night Court. Robinson was cast as Mac Robinson after the first season, and played the role until
Night Court ended in 1992. Robinson played recurrent character Bud Harper in
Home Improvement, and continues to appear on shows including
House,
The Bernie Mac Show,
My Wife and Kids,
Soul Food: The Series,
Charmed,
How I Met Your Mother, and
My Name Is Earl.
He is currently being shown on a
NEXTEL commercial asking a worker if he's "agitating my dots" after he walks in on two other dispatchers staring at the dots, which represented delivery workers, on a computer screen.