opera Waggoners' Walk. In the mid-1970s he directed a film, How Are You? He appeared as a councillor in EastEnders in June 1989. Personal life Robbins was married to actress Hal Dyer (1935–2011), from 1960 until his death from prostate cancer in 1992 aged 62. Dyer died in 2011 from a brain haemorrhage. Robbins was an indefatigable worker for charity. He was active in the Grand Order of Water Rats (being elected "Rat of the Year" in 1978) and the Catholic Stage Guild. In 1987 he received the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal, a papal award, for his services. In one of his last television appearances, in A Little Bit of Heaven, he recalled his childhood visits to Norfolk and spoke of his faith and love of the Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. Partial filmography Film Lunch Hour (1961) – Harris A Prize of Arms (1962) – Orford What a Crazy World (1963) – Percy Act of Murder (1964) – Van Driver The Bargee (1964) – Bargee (uncredited) Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) – George – Organiser Gideon's Way (1965) – George The Whisperers (1967) – Mr. Noonan Up the Junction (1968) – Figgins Till Death Us Do Part (1968) – Pub Landlord (Fred) Crossplot (1969) – Garage attendant The Looking Glass War (1970) – Truck Driver All the Way Up (1970) – Taxi Driver Zeppelin (1971) – Cockney Sergeant Villain (1971) – Barzun On the Buses (1971) – Arthur Rudge, Stan's brother-in-law Mutiny on the Buses (1972) – Arthur Rudge, Stan's brother-in-law That's Your Funeral (1972) – 2nd Funeral Director No Sex Please, We're British (1973) – Car Driver Holiday on the Buses (1973) – Arthur Rudge, Stan's brother-in-law Man About the House (1974) – Second Doorman The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) – Ainsley Jarvis The Saint and the Brave Goose (1979) – Beeky The Great Muppet Caper (1981) – Security Guard Victor/Victoria (1982) – Manager of Victoria's Hotel Lost In London (1985) – Bill Just Ask for Diamond (1988) – The Fat Man Television A Chance of Thunder (1961) – Mills Deadline Midnight (1961) – First Man Edgar Wallace Mysteries Dead Man's Chest (1965) – Sergeant Harris On the Buses (1969–1972) – Arthur Rudge The Sweeney, "Big Brother" (1974) – Kevin Lee The Good Life "Whose Fleas Are These?" (1976) – Mr Bulstrode The Fuzz (1977) – Det. Sgt. Sidney Marble George and Mildred (1979)