Peter Robbins, the actor who was the voice of Charlie Brown in many "Peanuts" shows, was arrested on Sunday on charges that include stalking and making death threats.

The 56-year-old veteran actor was taken into custody at the San Ysidro Port of Entry between the California border with Mexico. Angelica de Cima, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said Robbins was wanted by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

Robbins was driving a silver 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 at the time and was stopped by border patrol agents, who found that there was a felony warrant for his arrest due to crimes against a person, according to U-T San Diego.

Details of the warrant were not reported as well as the identity of the stalking victim.

The actor was arrested Sunday night and held on $550,000 bail. He is set to be arraigned Wednesday for charges of making a threat to cause death or great bodily injury and of stalking.

Robbins first provided the voice for Brown when he was 9 years old. He leant his voice to many of the TV specials in the 1960s in which the the character was featured, including "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."

Robbins also appeared in episodes of classic comedy shows such as "F Troop," "The Munsters" and "Get Smart."

The Peanuts comic strip, illustrated by Charles M Schulz, ran from 1950 to 2000 and at its peak was read by 355 million people in 75 countries. A new film based on the strip is set to hit theaters in November 2015, which will coincide with the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

"If it's to reintroduce the character of Charlie Brown to a new generation, it's been passed on successfully for 46 years," Robbins commented about the new film, according to The Daily Mail. "That's the beauty of it."

The screenplay for the film was written by Craig and Bryan Schulz, son and grandson of the Peanuts creator respectively.

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