Career
He is best known for his role as King George in the 1973 film Coffy, starring Pam Grier, as Sergeant Warren Reed in the 1987 science fiction film RoboCop, the 1990 sequel RoboCop 2, and the 1993 sequel RoboCop 3. Robert starred on television and is also known for his voice as Pablo Roberts on the cartoon series Harlem Globetrotters from 1970-1973.
He was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
He starred in the miniseries Centennial in 1978, and the television film The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson in 1990. Robert made guest appearances on many television series, including I Dream of Jeannie, Happy Days, The Jeffersons, Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, Adam-12, The Parkers, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the season 4 episode "Sons of Mogh" as a Klingon named Noggra.
He died February 9, 2008 at the age of 73 from natural causes. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.