Robin MattsonFilmography

Born:
June 1, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA
Occupation:
Actor
Biography:
Robin Mattson was 10 years old when she was selected to play the juvenile lead in Ivan Tors' Namu the Killer Whale (1966). Few of Mattson's adult roles have been in family fare: most of her films bear such hothouse titles as Candy Stripe Nurses (1974) and Phantom of the Paradise (1974). Mattson is...Read More

  • Law & Order: American Jihad

    Actors: Fred Dalton Thompson

    Synopsis: Law & Order rips another story from the headlines in the series' 13th-season opener. When a professor specializing in stem-cell research is murdered, the detectives at first suspect that the killer was a pro-life zealot. It soon develops that the actual target for extermination was the professor's Read More

    2002

  • In Between

    Actors: Alexandra Paul, Robert Forster, Wings Hauser

    Synopsis: In this fantasy-drama, three people who have never met before find themselves trapped in a strange house, with no idea of where they are or why they're there. In time, they come to the shocking realization that they've died, and they're stuck in limbo between Earth and the next world. In-Between Read More

    1992

  • Menu for Murder

    Actors: Ed Marinaro, Julia Duffy, Douglas Barr, Morgan Fairchild, Joan Van Ark

    Synopsis: The made for TV Menu for Murder was first telecast December 4, 1990. An unpopular PTA leader is murdered with a poisoned croissant sandwich during a gala luncheon. Though practically every woman on the committee had expressed a desire to kill the victim, the principal suspect is housewife Julia Read More

    1990

  • False Witness

    Actors: Phylicia Rashad

    Synopsis: Cosby Show regular Phylicia Rashad stars as a New Orleans assistant DA in the made-for-TV False Witness. Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice) plays Rashad's associate--and also her lover. Polarized by sexual stereotyping, Rashad and Thomas clash over the case of the vicious slashing of a talk-show Read More

    1989

  • Take Two

    Actors: Grant Goodeve, Robin Mattson, Frank Stallone, Nita Talbot, Warren Berlinger

    Synopsis: Separated at birth, in this thriller, a "good" twin seeks out his brother in order to claim a share in his inheritance but becomes embroiled in a plot with the "bad" twin's wife to murder the bum. Unfortunately for them, a few other people are involved in the scheme, and a great many more murders Read More

    1987

  • Take Two

    1987

  • Fantasies

    Actors: Stuart Damon, John Gabriel, Robin Mattson, Barry Newman, Suzanne Pleshette, Robert Vaughn, Peter Bergman

    Synopsis: This made-for-TV suspenser stars Suzanne Pleshette as famous soap opera writer Carla Webber. Carla turns detective when the cast members of her program begin dying under mysterious circumstances. Barry Newman plays the investigating detective, while Robert Vaughn and Patrick O'Neal are special Read More

    1981

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Carnival of Thrills, Part 2

    Synopsis: In the conclusion of The Dukes of Hazzard's two-part Season Three opener (originally telecast as a single two-hour "special"), Duke cousins Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) have had a falling out over Diane Benson, the gorgeous owner of the Carnival of Thrills. What's more, Bo intends to Read More

    1980

  • The Dukes of Hazzard: Carnival of Thrills, Part 1

    Synopsis: Season Three of The Dukes of Hazzard begins with the first episode of a two-part story (originally telecast as a single two-hour "spectacular"). After the star driver of the Carnival of Thrills is seriously injured while making a dangerous jump over 32 cars, carnival owner Diane Benson (Robin Read More

    1980

  • The Murder That Wouldn't Die

    Actors: Lane Caudell, Tommy Aguilar

    Synopsis: Originally intended as the pilot for a never-sold cop series titled Battles, this made-for-TV meller stars William Conrad as William Battles, a retired Los Angeles police detective spending his golden years in Hawaii. Somewhat bored by inactivity, Battles takes a job at a local college as Read More

    1980

  • Hot Rod

    Synopsis: A young racer attempts to win a dragstip competition where the outcome has already been fixed by the local mob, in this film alternately known as Hotrod and Rebel of the Road. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

    1979

  • Mirror, Mirror

    Synopsis: The miracle of plastic surgery is the unifying factor for this made-for-TV movie. Three women, all "of a certain age," are having problems with the men in their life. Rich widow Millie Gorman (Janet Leigh) is convinced that her sex appeal has waned along with her looks and youth; bored housewife Read More

    1979

  • Wolf Lake

    Actors: Rod Steiger, David Huffman, Robin Mattson, Jerry Hardin, Richard Herd

    Synopsis: Not only does star Rod Steiger bypass The Honor Guard on his resume; it is also ignored by virtually every chronicler of Steiger's career. Why? Wouldn't you want to see a low-budget Canadian film wherein ex-marine Steiger, unhinged by the death of his son in Vietnam, terrorizes a young couple Read More

    1979

  • Captain America

    Synopsis: Television film featuring the Marvel Comics hero doing battle with a mad industrialist who wields a neutron bomb. ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide Read More

    1979

  • Superdome

    Synopsis: An upcoming Super Bowl provides the framework for this suspenseful thriller set in New Orleans. The trouble begins when a murderous stalker begins threatening assorted lovers, gamblers, and con artists who typically surround the big game. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

    1978

  • Are You in the House Alone?

    Synopsis: This is an average made-for-TV thriller about a high-school student (Kathleen Beller) with a psychotic secret admirer. The usual stalking and false scares pad the 96 minutes between commercials, until Beller finally confronts her assailant. On a positive note, there is a good supporting cast, with Blythe Danner Read More

    1978

  • Doctors' Private Lives

    Actors: Bettye Ackerman

    Synopsis: Doctors' Private Lives was the 2-hour pilot film for the shortlived TV series of the same name. Ed Nelson and John Gavin star as, respectively, chief surgeon Dr. Michael Wise and cardiovascular unit chief Dr. Jeffrey Latimer. The drama arises from the ongoing clash of egos between these two Read More

    1978

  • Return to Macon County

    Actors: Nick Nolte, Don Johnson, Robin Mattson, Robert Viharo, Eugene Daniels

    Synopsis: When they're just out for fun, the fun turns foul for two wild guys who head down Georgia way where they run into trouble with the law, Georgia style. This is the first film effort for actor Nick Nolte. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

    1975

  • The Secret Night Caller

    Actors: Robert Reed

    Synopsis: Most TV movies about obscene phone callers concentrate on the reactions of the victims--and the subsequent dangers they're exposed to. The Secret Night Caller takes a different tack, telling its story from the point of view of the caller. What makes the film doubly disturbing is that the Read More

    1975

  • Phantom of the Paradise

    Actors: Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, George Memmoli, Gerritt Graham

    Synopsis: "He sold his soul for rock-n-roll," read the tagline for Brian De Palma's satirical Phantom of the Opera for the '70s rock scene. After hearing Winslow Leach (William Finley) perform a song from his Faust rock opera, Phil Spector-ish impresario Swan (Paul Williams) decides that Winslow's opera Read More

    1974

  • Bonnie's Kids

    Synopsis: Several good actors are laid low by the tawdriness of Bonnie's Kids. The title characters, played by Tiffany Bolling and Robin Mattson, are sisters of a single mind. They intend to be criminals, and they succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Before the film's 107 minutes has run its course Read More

    1973

  • Island of the Lost

    Synopsis: A shipwreck leaves an anthropologist and his family stranded on an island populated by mutant beasts. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

    1968

  • Namu, My Best Friend

    Actors: Robert Lansing, John Anderson, Robin Mattson, Richard Erdman, Lee Meriwether

    Synopsis: Based on a true story and suitable for the whole family, Namu, the Killer Whale was a film that debunked many myths about orca whales--animals that have traditionally been considered voracious, merciless killers. Set in Puget Sound on one of the San Juan islands, the tale centers on the Read More

    1966

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