- Wrote a novel about the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) character he played, Elim Garak, entitled "A Stitch in Time".
- Robinson's portrayal of the chilling Scorpio Killer in Dirty Harry (1971) led to him receiving serious death threats via telephone after the film's release.
- Almost got the part of Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) after first reading for the part. He was chosen for the recurring role of Elim Garak instead.
- Fluent in Japanese and French.
- Divides his time between Paris -- where he lives with his wife -- and teaching at the University of Southern California's School of Theatre, where he is the Senior Lecturer and Director of M.F.A. Acting. (May 2008)
- Has a daughter, Rachel Robinson, who appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episode The Visitor (1995) (as "Melanie", an aspiring writer) and was a leading candidate for the role of "Ezri Dax" on DS9.
- Has an action figure made in his likeness of his character, Garak, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
- Is the godfather of Nana Visitor and Alexander Siddig's son, Django El Tahir El Siddig.
- Along with Lawrence Dobkin, he is one of only two "Star Trek" non-regulars to both appear in and direct an episode of "Star Trek". (He appeared in many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and directed the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episode, Looking for Par'Mach in All the Wrong Places (1996) and the Star Trek: Voyager (1995) episodes, Blood Fever (1997) and Unforgettable (1998).
- In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) novel "A Stitch in Time" written by Robinson, the character Elim Garak has dealings with a Star Fleet character named Hans Jordt. "Jordt" is Robinson's middle name.
- Heading up the new Acting MFA program at the University of Southern California. (2006)
- While it's tempting to make the connection, Andrew Robinson is not related to Edward G. Robinson. Andy's father died in WWII, when Andy was only three.
- He was awarded the 1984 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for Distinguished Lead Performance for "In The Belly of the Beast" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 1984 Drama Logue award for Outstanding Performance for "In The Belly of the Beast" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the 1990 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Aristocrats" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Much like his character Elim Garak on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Robinson suffers from severe claustrophobia, and initially found the Cardassian makeup very unsettling, and found several scenes involving enclosed spaces quite challenging to work in. Also like Garak, Robinson is quite fond of gardening.
- One of three actors from the Star Trek universe with a birthday of February 14. The other two are Kirk R. Thatcher & Simon Pegg.
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