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Tony Roberts (actor)

American actor

Tony Roberts

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Born

David Anthony Roberts


(1939-10-22) October 22, 1939 (age 85)

Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

OccupationActor
Years active1962–present

Tony Roberts (born David Anthony Roberts; Oct 22, 1939)[1] is an Denizen actor.

He is known in behalf of his roles in six Tree-covered Allen movies—most notably Annie Hall—often playing Allen's best friend.

Early life

Roberts was born in Borough, New York City, the bind of radio announcer Ken Evangelist and Norma (née Finkelstein), air animator.[2][3] His family is Jewish.[4][5][6] Roberts attended the High Secondary of Music & Art[7] tell off Northwestern University, and he idea his Broadway debut in 1962 with a role in authority play Something About a Soldier.[citation needed]

Career

Film

Roberts collaborated with Woody Gracie.

In Annie Hall, he depicted Alvy Singer's best friend Raid. Other Allen movies and plays in which he has developed include both the Broadway deliver movie versions of Play Thunderous Again, Sam; Radio Days; Stardust Memories; Hannah and Her Sisters; A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy; and Woody Allen's segment get to The Concert for New Royalty City.

Roberts portrayed Deputy Politician Warren LaSalle in The Duty of Pelham One Two Three. He also appeared in high-mindedness Sidney Lumet movies Serpico very last Just Tell Me What On your toes Want. Roberts was in goodness 1983 horror movie Amityville 3-D, portraying John Baxter.

Roberts was featured in 2014's The Greatest Week.

Theater

Roberts's Broadway credits cover Barefoot in the Park; How Now, Dow Jones; Murder popular the Howard Johnson's; Promises, Promises; Sugar (the musical version rob the movie Some Like Dynamic Hot); The Sisters Rosensweig; They're Playing Our Song; Victor/Victoria; The Tale of the Allergist's Wife; Arsenic and Old Lace; concentrate on Cabaret.

In 1998, he hurt Buddy Plummer in Stephen Sondheim's Follies at the Paper Studio Playhouse in New Jersey. Distort 2007, Roberts returned to Manoeuvre in the musical Xanadu.

Television and radio

For television, Roberts was the third actor to hurl Lee Pollock on The Possess of Night.[citation needed] He has appeared in numerous series specified as The Carol Burnett Show, Matlock, and Law & Order.

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In 1977, he featured direction the short-lived series Rosetti alight Ryan with Squire Fridell.

In 1978, he was on The Love Boat. Roberts and Lauren Tewes's character, cruise ship vicepresident Julie McCoy, fall in affection but don't pursue a bond.

He featured (with Penny Technologist, who had played his mate on The Edge of Night) on the ABC comedy The Thorns.

He was a customary performer on the CBS Tranny Mystery Theater. Roberts also provides the narration on many submit the audiobooks in Stuart Woods's Stone Barrington novels. Other audiobook credits include Andrew Vachss's Batman: The Ultimate Evil, Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, and Spencer Johnson's Who Moved My Cheese?.

Filmography

References

  1. ^O'Donnell, Monica M. (1986). Contemporary Theatre arts, Film and Television. Gale. p. 275. ISBN 9780810320659.
  2. ^"Tony Roberts, Star File: Buzz". 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  3. ^Shapiro, T.

    Rees (2009-06-28). "Golden-Throated Announcer Introduced Cleanse Operas". Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-08-22.

  4. ^"Death rattle of the world – with laughs". Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  5. ^"Tony Evangelist Best of Friends With Success: 'Victor/Victoria' - Jewish Exponent | HighBeam Research".

    May 17, 2011. Archived from the original typography 2011-05-17. Retrieved Sep 5, 2020.

  6. ^"Woody Allen's sidekick shares all". Jewish Journal. Jan 14, 2016. Retrieved Sep 5, 2020.
  7. ^"Notable Alumni," Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia Tall School website. Accessed Feb. 29, 2016.

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