Edward G. Robinson character based on Robinson's tough-guy image was The Frog (Chauncey "Flat Face" Frog) from the cartoon series "Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse". The voice of B.B. Eyes in "The Dick Tracy Show" was based on Robinson, with Mel Blanc and Jerry Hausner sharing voicing duties. The animated series "Wacky Races"' character 'Clyde' from the Ant Hill Mob was based on Robinson's Little Caesar persona. In the 1989 animated series "C.O.P.S." the mastermind villain Brandon "Big Boss" Babel's voice sounded just like Edward G. Robinson when he would talk to his gangsters. Then years later voice actor Hank Azaria has noted
Edward G. Robinson Jr. his autobiography, ""My Father, My Son"", written with William Dufty. Robinson was a close friend and sometime lover of Marilyn Monroe, and was the prototype for the character 'Eddie G.' in "Blonde" (2001), the TV mini-series about Monroe, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. Robinson appeared in some films and numerous television series during the 1950s and early 1970s. He appeared briefly in "Some Like It Hot" (1959), as the murderer of George Raft's '"Spats" Colombo' character. He was the last-billed of the sixteen credited cast members in the film. He also appeared in shows like "Wagon Train",