Name: Dr. Al Robbins
CSI Level: Coroner
Date of Birth: 1/19/52
Height: 5’9”
Education: M.S. in Biological Chemistry, University of Virginia M.D
Ph.D. in Physiology, Johns Hopkins University
Weight: 179 lbs
Place of Birth: Church Falls, VA
Marital Status: Married

Background:
After completing his residency at Johns Hopkins, Robbins opened a clinic in the inner harbor area of Baltimore. He worked as a general practitioner for 20 years before the chronic budget shortfalls and the practices of the newly powerful HMOs forced him to close the clinic’s doors. Strictly out of academic curiosity, he became an assistant coroner for the Arlington, VA, police department, where he worked his way up to coroner in two years. After putting in four years in Arlington, he transferred to Las Vegas. He has been the chief medical examiner in Las Vegas for the past five years.

Bio:
Born to a single mother in an era when everyone came from a two-parent household, Robbins spent his life as an underdog. Spurned by his peers, he took solace in books from an early age, discovering an aptitude for academia. His mother worked as a nurse, so Robbins spent most nights in the local hospital. The doctors and nurses unofficially adopted him, and they not only gave him free rein of the premises, they allowed him to assist in any number of activities the chronically short-handed facility required. From stocking shelves as a ten-year-old, to assisting in simple surgeries as a teenager, Robbins knew more about the hospital than some of the doctors who worked there. And he put that knowledge to work when he opened his own clinic. Many years of fighting the good fight eventually left him drained, and after shifting into what felt like a natural career change for him (medicine is all about life and death), he and his wife and their three children packed up and moved to Las Vegas. He’s free to pursue his own interests, both at work and at home, and that’s the way he likes it right now. His medical career has somewhat followed the path he envisioned for himself, but his personal life has far exceeded his wildest expectations. His wife and his children have replaced books as the center of his life and nothing will ever change that.

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Name: Robert David Hall
Born: November 9, 1947
Birthplace: East Orange, NJ
Marital Status: Married
Credits: Please check out the IMDB Database.

Robert David Hall is an accomplished film and television actor who has appeared in movies such as The Negotiator and Starship Troopers, as well the Emmy-award winning TNT mini-series Andersonville. His television appearances include West Wing, Judging Amy, Family Law and course CSI as coroner Dr. Robbins. He says that he got the role because "they chose me because they thought I looked like a coroner."

Viewers may notice that Hall occasionally uses a cane in his role as the coroner. It's not a prop, but something he uses in his daily life. On July 10, 1978, at the age of 31, he was driving along in his Volkswagen when an 18-wheel truck, driven by a drunk driver, crossed the median and struck his vehicle head on. He was trapped in the burning car but fortunately rescued by a passing motorist and a firefighter. The burns, over 65% of his body, were so severe that his legs were amputated above the knee. His first stint in the burn ICU was three months long, and and he spent 3 months in the burn ICU unit, as well as many more months recovering. He now uses prothestics to walk. His role in the 1991 film Class Action closely parallels his life.

Hall is active in advocating changes for the disabled in the entertainment industry, and serves on professional, government and charitable boards, such as Media Access Office (to create opportunities for people with disabilities), and Other Voice Playwright's Lab (for disabled actors in theater).

Besides acting, Hall is a disc jockey for an alternative music station, announces for national commercials, and plays guitar and sings with live band.

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