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Robert Kinoshita Biography

Birth Name:Robert Kinoshita

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Art director, Art department, Production designer, Producer, Set decorator, Special effects, Visual effects

Fast Facts

  • Designed the robot Tobor from the 1954 film "Tobor the Great" and Robby the Robot from 1956's "Forbidden Planet" and 1957's "The Invisible Boy․"
  • Best known as an art director and set designer who created the robot for the TV series "Lost in Space․"
  • Nicknamed the robot from "Lost in Space" Blinky because, as he said, "it was always blinking․"