Robert Machray

Robert Machray was an American actor whose work ranged across stage and television. Born in San Diego, California, he built a stage career with major roles at Shakespeare festivals and with companies including the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, Hartford Stage and Playwrights Horizons, and he played fire marshal Dobbins, a recurring part, on the sitcom Cheers. His screen work began in 1977 with the television film Panic in Echo Park, followed by the ABC sitcom Operation Petticoat. He went on to guest roles in series such as Roseanne, Life Goes On, The Drew Carey Show, Suddenly Susan, Profiler and Three's Company, and appeared in the films Cutting Class (1989) and The Master of Disguise (2002). He also acted in stage productions of My Fair Lady in 1983 and A Passenger Train of Sixty-One Coaches in 1991, and retired from acting in 2011 after appearing on Parks and Recreation. He died in 2025.