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Robert Joy

Robert Joy was born on the 17th August 1951 in Montreal in Quebec in Canada. He attended Oxford University and Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Robert appeared in the thriller called Fallen as Charles Olom alongside Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, James Gandolfini (from The Sopranos), and John Goodman.
He also appeared in an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, entitled "Ally's F" as Ally's math teacher, Mr. Putnam, and also in an episode of the E Ring as Mark Boskovich alongside Benjamin Bratt, Aunjanue Ellis, and Dennis Hopper.
Another role was in The Hills Have Eyes (listed as Hills Have Eyes , The - BLU-RAY Version) where he portrays a mutant named Lizard with Michael Bailey Smith, Ted Levine and Kathleen Quinlan.
Robert also starred as Ted Bedworth in It's a Boy Girl Thing alongside Kevin Zegers, Sherry Miller and Samaire Armstrong.
He also played the character of Colonel Stevens in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem with Steven Pasquale.
Robert has also had roles in the films Amityville 3D as Elliot West with Tess Harper and Tony Roberts, Land Of The Dead (listed as Land Of The Dead - HD DVD Version and Land Of The Dead - BLU-RAY Version) as Charlie alongside Simon Baker and Dennis Hopper and Whole New Thing as Rog opposite Aaron Webber and Rebecca Jenkins.
Other film roles include starring in The Shipping News as an EMS Officer with Kevin Spacey, Alyssa Gainer, Cate Blanchett and Julianne Moore, Switching Parents as Ralph Kingsley alongside Kathleen York, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bill Smitrovich and in Sword Of Gideon as Hans with Steven Bauer and Michael York.
Perhaps though his most recognisable role is that of Dr. Sid Hammerback, the New York City Medical Examiner described as an "off-the-charts genius" who only recently traded in a career as a chef to become medical examiner. He is clearly identifiable for the breakaway reading glasses he uses in the morgue.
Robert's character of Sid on CSI - New York, has a habit of overtalking and oversharing. He stars in CSI - New York - Season 2 - Part 2, CSI - New York - Season 3 - Part 1, CSI - New York - Season 3 - Part 2, CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 1, CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2, CSI - New York - Season 5 - Part 1 and CSI - New York - Season 5 - Part 2. Robert stars in CSI - New York opposite Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo and Anna Belknap.
Robert has also starred in The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood as Eddie Peddle opposite Andy Jones and Greg Malone and in Harriet The Spy as Mr. Welsch along with Eartha Kitt, Michelle Trachtenberg and Rosie O'Donnell.
He also appeared in Just Ask My Children as Sam Bennis with Virginia Madsen, Jeffrey Nordling and Graham Beckel.
Another role was in Desperately Seeking Susan as Jim alongside Rosanna Arquette, Madonna and Aidan Quinn and in Goosebumps - Escape from Horrorland (the episodes based on R. L. Stines best selling book series) as Madison Storm and Stump with Glynis Barber and Jeff Goldblum.







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  • CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 1
  • CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 1 review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5 stars superb.................................. 10 October 2008
    ...a Belknap as Lindsay, Eddie Cahill as Don Flack, Hill Harper as Sheldon Hawkes, Robert Joy as Sid, Melina Kanakaredes as Stella and Carmine Giovinazzo as Danny. The episo...  
  • CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2
  • CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2 review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5 stars superb........................................ 10 October 2008
    ...a Belknap as Lindsay, Eddie Cahill as Don Flack, Hill Harper as Sheldon Hawkes, Robert Joy as Sid, Melina Kanakaredes as Stella and Carmine Giovinazzo as Danny. The episo...  

Robert Joy - filmography


  • Whole New Thing (2005)
    Starring: Aaron Webber,  Robert Joy,  Rebecca Jenkins
    Director: Amnon Buchbinder
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After years of being home schooled by hippie parents, Emerson is enrolled at his local high school. The intelligent and androgynous youth confounds his classmates and captures the attention of his English teacher. The teacher-student relationship leads to problems for everyone involved.
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  • Sword Of Gideon on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Steven Bauer,  Michael York,  Robert Joy
    Director: Michael Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The Sword of Gideon group are brought together to avenge the real-life murders of eleven young Israeli atheletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Shot on location in Europe, this action film centres around two of the group of anti-terrorist execution experts, Avener (Steven Bauer) and Robert (Michael ..read more »
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  • Amityville 3 on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Tony Roberts,  Tess Harper,  Robert Joy
    Director: Richard Fleischer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Skeptical journalist John Baxter (Tony Roberts) and photographer Melanie (Candy Clark) expose a fraudulent medium who is operating in the infamous Amityville haunted house. Then John surprises Melanie by deciding to buy the house and live in it. John's estranged wife, Nancy (Tess Harper), is also ..read more »
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  • Harriet the Spy to Watch Now (1996)
    Starring: Michelle Trachtenberg,  Rosie O'Donnell,  Vanessa Lee Chester
    Director: Bronwen Hughes
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 101 minutes
    The first feature film from the Nickelodeon cable channel, Harriet the Spy is an updated version of Louise Fitzhugh's best-selling 1964 children's novel. Sixth grade outcast Harriet (Michelle Trachtenberg) is an only child who has mostly been raised by her nanny, Golly (Rosie O'Donnell), rather ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 2 members
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Robert Joy facts

5 most recent films

CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 3 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 1 - 4.5 stars
Hills Have Eyes , The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Land Of The Dead - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

CSI - New York - Season 3 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 1 - 4.5 stars
The Shipping News - 3.0 stars
Land Of The Dead - HD DVD Version - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Whole New Thing - 2.5 stars
Amityville 3D - 2.0 stars
Amityville 3 - 2.5 stars
Sword Of Gideon - 2.5 stars
Switching Parents - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Emmanuelle Vaugier - 12 times - show films
Bess Wohl - 8 times - show films
Ryan Adams - 8 times - show films
Hannah Sussman - 8 times - show films
A.J. Buckley - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jonathan Glassner - 8 times - show films
David Von Ancken - 8 times - show films
Norberto Barba - 4 times - show films
Scott Lautanen - 4 times - show films
Joe Dant - 4 times - show films