Acting

Frank Adu

Born April 25, 1937 · White Plains, New York, USA

Died December 1, 2018 · aged 81

Frank Edward Robinson was born on April 25, 1937 to the late Adkin and Mary Robinson in White Plains, New York. Frank was a resident of The Bronx, New York for nearly seventy-five years. He was educated in New York City public schools in the Bronx and Manhattan and later studied acting at the American Community Theater under the direction of the late Maxwell Glanville. He was united in marriage to…

Known For

Taxi DriverTaxi Driver · 1976
Taxi Driver
8.11976
MovieCrimeDrama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
Malcolm XMalcolm X · 1992
Malcolm X
7.61992
MovieDramaHistory
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
For Love of the GameFor Love of the Game · 1999
For Love of the Game
6.41999
MovieDramaRomance
A baseball legend almost finished with his distinguished career at the age of forty has one last chance to prove who he is, what he is capable of, and win the heart of the woman he has loved for the past four years.
C.H.U.D.C.H.U.D. · 1984
C.H.U.D.
5.61984
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photojournalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.
Fort Apache, the BronxFort Apache, the Bronx · 1981
Fort Apache, the Bronx
6.51981
MovieCrimeDrama
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tough cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Love and DeathLove and Death · 1975
Love and Death
7.51975
MovieComedyHistory
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
Night of the JugglerNight of the Juggler · 1980
Night of the Juggler
6.81980
MovieActionCrime
When a twisted psychotic kidnaps a young girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy developer, her father, a hardened ex-cop, doggedly hunts them through New York's seamy streets.
Across 110th StreetAcross 110th Street · 1972
Across 110th Street
6.71972
MovieActionCrime
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

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