Robert David Hall (b. 1947-11-09) [IMDB, Wikipedia], who plays Dr. Albert Robbins on the CBS television program CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, interviewed on the PBS television program Tavis Smiley, 2010-07-07 (link has transcript and video):
Tavis Smiley: |
You've been [on CSI] since the beginning on the program. |
Robert David Hall: |
I joined on the fifth show of the first year. |
Tavis Smiley: |
Exactly. Were you originally supposed to be there as a permanent member of the cast? |
Robert David Hall: |
No, the first coroner didn't like the job as much and might have had a little trouble pronouncing the 10-syllable medical words, so God bless my father forcing me to take three years of Latin. (Laughter) He forced me, too. |