Germán Robles

Spanish actor

Germán Robles
Born	Germán Horacio Robles San Agustín (1929-03-20)March 20, 1929 Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Died	November 21, 2015(2015-11-21) (aged 86) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957-2015
Spouse	Ana María Vásquez

Germán Horacio Robles San Agustín (March 20, 1929 – November 21, 2015) was a Spanish actor who came to Mexico when he was 17, after the Spanish civil war.

In Mexican cinema, he is best known for his amazing characterization of vampires in many cult movies, especially in El Vampiro.^[1] He is said to have influenced Christopher Lee’s performance in his vampire films.^[2] Another well known performance is his dubbing the voice of KITT in the Latin American broadcast of Knight Rider.

Family

Germán was son of the painter Germán Horacio and the grandchild of Pachín de Melás.^[3]

He married Ana María Vásquez.^[4]

Filmography

Dr. Tom Horton Sr. in Dias de Nuestras Vidas (1965-1994) (voiceover for Macdonald Carey)
Henry Blake in M*A*S*H* (1970) (voiceover for Roger Bowen)
KITT in El Auto Fantástico (1982-1986)
Dr. Peter Silberman in Terminator (1984) (voiceover for Earl Boen)
Henry Blake in M*A*S*H* (1984-1987) (voiceover for McLean Stevenson)
Professor Embry in Robotech: La Película (1986)
Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H* (1987-1995) (voiceover for Harry Morgan)
Dr. Peter Silberman in Terminator 2: El Juicio Final (1991) (voiceover for Earl Boen)
Velarmino in Amor de nadie (1990)
Lionel Racer in Meteoro (1993-1994)
Lionel Racer in Meteoro: La Película (1993)
M. Bison in Street Fighter II V (1994-1995)
Sherman T. Potter in AfterMASH (1995-1997) (voiceover for Harry Morgan)
Capitan Galimos in Dangaioh (1996)
Rasputin in Anastasia (1997) (voiceover for Christopher Lloyd)
Manny in A Bug's Life (1998) (voiceover for Jonathan Harris)
General Grievous in Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003-2004)
Dr. Peter Silberman in Terminator 3: La Rebelión de las Máquinas (2003) (voiceover for Earl Boen)
General Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) (voiceover for Matthew Wood)
Krayzie Bone in Montar Sucio (2006)
Davy Jones in Piratas del Caribe 2: El Cofre de la Muerte (2006) (voiceover for Bill Nighy)
Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) (voiceover for Bill Nighy)
Anton Ego in Ratatouille (2007) (voiceover for Peter O'Toole)

References

^ "El vampiro". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "The German Robles Page". Latarnia.com. 1952-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
^ "Germán Robles - Biografía". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
^ A punto del llanto, Ana María Vázquez, esposa de Germán Robles, nos habla del estado de salud del actor