Edward H. Robins

Edward Haas Robins (October 15, 1881 – July 27, 1955) was an American actor.

Early years Robins was born Edward Haas on October 15, 1881, in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. His parents were Samuel Williamson Haas and Lennora Robins Haas. A graduate of Shamokin High School, he worked for The Shamokin Dispatch newspaper, becoming city editor when he was 19 years old. He had a yen for acting, however, and in 1900 a practical joke led to his transition to that career. A prank telegram caused him to go to Philadelphia, thinking that he had the part of the king in Hamlet. Once there, he learned that the telegram was a joke, but he made his stage debut portraying Bernado in the Auditorium Theatre. George M. Cohan hired him in 1916 to portray Hiram Draper in So This Is London, and Robins first appeared in the city of London in that play in 1923. and during World War I, it was Canada's largest stock theater company. Robins's final Broadway play was The Front Page (1946). Robins was designated as the star of the company's films, with Clara Whipple as the leading lady. Robins also wrote for The Toronto Sunday World, using his weekly column to give readers insights about the motion-picture industry. Meet the Missus, (1937)

Personal life and death Robins was married to Reina Bond He was a member of the Garrick Club and The Lambs.