Tom Robinson is a fictional character in the HBO drama Oz

Oz (TV series)

Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...

, played by Jon Korkes

Jon Korkes

Jon Korkes is an Hungarian-born American stage, movie, and television actor.-Life:He was born in Budapest on the 1. January, 1945 as a son of Jetti Korkes. He moved to the States, after the revolution in Hungary, in 1956. First he works for theaters, just later starts to act in movies and television...

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Character overview

A corrections officer in the titular prison, he is primarily assigned to the cafeteria and to desk duties after Roger Brese

Roger Brese

Roger Brese is a correctional officer on the HBO drama Oz, played by Ray Iannicelli.He is the main CO at the entrance gate and has a major alcohol problem. When a reporter named Lemuel Idzik smuggles a gun in and kills inmate Kareem Said, Warden Leo Glynn discovers that Brese was drunk while on...

 is fired. For the most part he plays a minor role, but he is involved in an assault

Assault

In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...

 on Jackson Vahue

Jackson Vahue

Jackson Vahue is a fictional character from the HBO prison drama Oz played by Rick Fox, a former NBA basketball star and champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.-Character overview:...

 with fellow CO Adrian Johnson

Adrian Johnson

Adrian Johnson, played by Cyrus Farmer, is one of the African American corrections officer on the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:He first appears as one of the several African American corrections officers to work in Emerald City under the management of Martin Querns...

. He leads the assault that results in the death of Jia Kenmin

Jia Kenmin

Jia Kenmin is an Asian American inmate on the HBO drama Oz played by Michael Delmare.-Character overview:Prisoner 01J813. Convicted February 2, 2001 - Possession and distribution of a controlled substance...

 and he discovers the murder weapon used to kill Tobias Beecher

Tobias Beecher

Tobias Beecher is a main character on the television show Oz, played by Lee Tergesen. He is one of only eight regular characters to survive the entire run of the show...

's father in Clarence Seroy

Clarence Seroy

Clarence Seroy is a fictional character played by Emmanuel Yarborough on the HBO drama Oz.Prisoner #02S243. Convicted March 24, 2002 - 40 counts of arson in the first degree...

's cell.