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Robert Trebor
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Miami Vice Character
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Maxwell Dirks ("Whatever Works")
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Born
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June 7, 1953, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Died
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March 11, 2025, Los Angeles, California (age 71, sepsis)
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Active
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1973-2016
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Robert Schenkman (born June 7, 1953 – March 11, 2025) was an American actor, known by the stage name Robert Trebor, who appeared in the show Miami Vice as Maxwell Dirks, police administrator who seizes Crockett's Ferrari Daytona Spyder to auction for police funds in the episode "Whatever Works".
Career[]
Trebor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began acting from age 13 in local stage productions, then went into film. He made his TV debut in three episodes of The Streets of San Francisco, then made his movie debut in 1980's Gorp. Some of his other movie roles include Turk 182! (with Norman Parker), 52 Pick-Up (with Vanity & Clarence Williams III), Talk Radio (with Ellen Greene, Zach Grenier & Eric Bogosian), The Shadow (with John Kapelos), Raise Your Voice, and his final film, Hip-Hop Headstrong. On television, Trebor appeared in Simon & Simon, Murphy Brown (with Robert Pastorelli), Baywatch, Empty Nest, and Night Court, before appearing as Salmoneus in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its' companion show, Xena: Warrior Princess. His final TV appearance was in 2004's movie Wedding Daze.
On March 11, 2025 Trebor died of sepsis at the age of 71 in Los Angeles, California.