Raymond Robinson

Raymond Theodore Robinson (October 29, 1910 – June 11, 1985), known as the Green Man or Charlie No-Face, was a disfigured American man whose years of nighttime walks made him into a figure of urban legend in western Pennsylvania. Robinson was severely injured in a childhood electrical accident, to the point that he could not go out in public without fear of causing a panic, so he undertook long strolls after dark along State Route 351.

Injury On June 18, 1919, when Robinson was eight years old, he was injured by an electrical line as he climbed a pole and reached for a bird's nest on the Morado Bridge outside of Beaver Falls. The bridge carried a trolley and had electrical lines of both 1,200 and 22,000 volts, which were responsible for the death of another boy less than a year earlier, in September 1918. Robinson survived, defying doctors' expectations, but he was severely disfigured; he lost his eyes, nose, and right arm.

Adult life Robinson lived in Koppel, Pennsylvania, and spent his days at home with relatives, making doormats, wallets, and belts to sell. Because of his appearance, he rarely ventured out during the day. However, at night, he went for long walks along a quiet stretch of State Route 351, feeling his way along with a walking stick. Groups of locals regularly gathered to search for him walking through the road. Robinson usually hid from his curious neighbors but would sometimes exchange a short conversation or a photograph for beer or cigarettes. Some were friendly, others cruel, but none of his encounters deterred Robinson from his nightly walks. He was struck by cars more than once. He stopped his walks during the last years of his life and retired to the Beaver County Geriatric Center, where he died in 1985 at the age of 74.

Filmmaker Tisha York planned to direct and publish a film based on the Green Man urban legend, titled Route 351, in 2008, intending to complete it in 2009. Shooting was delayed by the economic crisis of 2008 and is on hold. York holds the film rights to the story, though a complete documentary was never made.

On July 24, 2026, the rock and blues duo, 7horse, released "Charlie No-Face," inspired by Robinson's life and legend.