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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 - 5.0 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...   Read customer review
  • CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2
  • CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2 review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5.0 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...   Read customer review

Robert Joy - filmography


  • The Hills Have Eyes on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Emilie de Ravin,  Kathleen Quinlan,  Vinessa Shaw
    Director: Alexandre Aja
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The Carter family are driving through New Mexico on their way to California, when their vehicle breaks down in the desert. Too busy bickering with one another they don't realise they have entered enemy territory. They soon realise that the people living in the hills aren't there to help...
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 38,415 members
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  • 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.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 7 members
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  • Land of the Dead on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Simon Baker,  John Leguizamo,  Dennis Hopper
    Director: George A. Romero
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Zombie movies slip in and out of fashion, but it's always a special occasion when the man who helped turn the undead into a worldwide phenomenon decides to add an instalment to his ongoing saga of flesh-eating films. George A. Romero's zombie movies have all appeared in different decades, beginning ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 24,639 members
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  • Land Of The Dead - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Dennis Hopper,  Simon Baker,  Robert Joy
    Director: George A. Romero
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Zombie movies slip in and out of fashion, but it's always a special occasion when the man who helped turn the undead into a worldwide phenomenon decides to add an instalment to his ongoing saga of flesh-eating films. George A. Romero's zombie movies have all appeared in different decades, beginning ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 863 members
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  • Land Of The Dead - HD (2005)
    Starring: Dennis Hopper,  Simon Baker,  Robert Joy
    Director: George A. Romero
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Zombie movies slip in and out of fashion, but it's always a special occasion when the man who helped turn the undead into a worldwide phenomenon decides to add an instalment to his ongoing saga of flesh-eating films. George A. Romero's zombie movies have all appeared in different decades, beginning ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 276 members
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  • The Shipping News on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Kevin Spacey,  Cate Blanchett,  Julianne Moore
    Director: Lasse Hallstrom
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Lasse Hallstrom (CHOCOLAT, MY LIFE AS A DOG) presents this strong, quiet, chillingly deep adaptation of the popular novel by E. Annie Proulx. In a fishing port set in the Canadian province of Newfoundland, newspaper journalist Quoyle (Kevin Spacey), his young daughter Bunny (Alyssa Gainer), and his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 11,250 members
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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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 90 members
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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 »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 763 members
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Robert Joy facts

5 most recent films

CSI - New York - Season 6 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 1 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 3 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
The Hills Have Eyes - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

CSI - New York - Season 6 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 4 - Part 1 - 4.5 stars
CSI - New York - Season 3 - Part 2 - 4.5 stars
The Shipping News - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Whole New Thing - 2.5 stars
The Equalizer - Series 2 - Complete - 4.0 stars
Amityville 3 - 2.0 stars
Amityville 3 - 2.5 stars
Sword Of Gideon - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

A.J. Buckley - 15 times - show films
Emmanuelle Vaugier - 12 times - show films
Hill Harper - 11 times - show films
Eddie Cahill - 11 times - show films
Gary Sinise - 11 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Norberto Barba - 11 times - show films
David Von Ancken - 8 times - show films
Jonathan Glassner - 8 times - show films
Jeffrey Hunt - 7 times - show films
Matt Earl Beesley - 7 times - show films