Tony Roberts

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Role

Actor

Date of birth

10/22/1939

Date of death

02/07/2025

Place of birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Tony Roberts

Biography

Versatility and ability to portray a variety of characters over four decades on stage, screen, and television have made Tony Roberts one of the busiest actors in America. He is a graduate of the High School of Music and Arts, which merged with the High School of Performing Arts to become LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, where he majored in theater and studied acting with Alvina Krause. Tony is the son of Radio and Television announcer Ken Roberts, one of the founding members of AFTRA, and has himself served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Screen Actor's Guild and Actor's Equity Association. He is currently the President of Theatre Authority - an organization established by the entertainment unions to oversee benefit performances. Tony has appeared in dozens and dozens of films including Stardust Memories (1980), Star Spangled Girl (1971), The Million Dollar Duck (1971), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Popcorn (1991), Amityville 3-D (1983), Key Exchange (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987) and Switch (1991). His theater credits included "Sugar", "Don't Drink the Water", "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "South Pacific".

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Serpico

Serpico

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Role: Bob Blair
Annie Hall

Annie Hall

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Role: Rob
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Role: Warren LaSalle
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Role: Norman (uncredited)
Radio Days

Radio Days

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Role: 'Silver Dollar' Emcee
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Role: Dick
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Role: Tony
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Role: Maxwell
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Role: Barry the Therapist
Switch

Switch

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Role: Arnold Freidkin
Amityville 3-D

Amityville 3-D

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Role: John Baxter
12 and Holding

12 and Holding

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Role: Doctor
Popcorn

Popcorn

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Role: Mr. Davis
18 Again!

18 Again!

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Role: Arnie Watson
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Role: Rob in Annie Hall (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Role: Fred Hines
Le Sauvage

Le Sauvage

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Role: Alex Fox
Seize the Day

Seize the Day

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Role: Bernie Pell
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