For many years, he was a focus puller, working with the late cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and camera operator Bernard (Chic) Waterson.

[1][2] As a child, Robin took an early interest in film, creating his own dark room and using a 9.5mm projector to screen movies for his neighbors.

In 1959, he left Pinewood and applied for various jobs in the industry before he was eventually hired by Douglas Slocombe to work as a focus puller on Circus of Horrors.

[3][2] For the next twenty five years, Robin would work with Slocombe on numerous films such as Rollerball, The Great Gatsby and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to name just a few.

In March 2022, Robin was a guest on The Ghost Of Hollywood, where he would discuss his career in depth, including his work with Slocombe, Waterson, Hopkins and Barker.