Eric Roberts Biography (1956-)

Full name, Eric Anthony Roberts; born April 18, 1956, in Biloxi, MS; son of Walter (an actor, writer, and founder of Actors and Writers Workshop) and Betty Lou (an acting teacher; maiden name, Motes) Roberts; brother of Julia Roberts (an actress) and Lisa Roberts Gillan (an actress); married Eliza Garrett (an actress and casting director), 1992; children: (with Kelly Cunningham) Emma E. (an actress); stepchildren: Keaton Simons (an actor), Morgan Simons. Addresses: Agent: Iris Grossman, International Creative Management, 8942Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Metropolitan Talent Agency, 4526 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010; Cunningham/Escott/Dipene and Associates,10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025 (voice work).; Manager: Teitelbaum Artists Group, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Danny Duran, DDPR Marketing and Public Relations, 8225 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046. Web.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: April 18, 1956; Biloxi, Mississippi, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Dave Stepanowitz, King of the Gypsies, Paramount, 1978
Teddy, Raggedy Man, Universal, 1981
Paul Snider, Star 80, Warner Bros., 1983
Paulie, The Pope of Greenwich Village (also known as Village Dreams), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984
Becker, The Coca-Cola Kid, Cinecom/Film Gallery, 1985
Buck, Runaway Train, Cannon, 1985
Riley, Nobody's Fool, Island Pictures, 1986
Alex Grady, Best of the Best, Taurus Entertainment, 1989
Fred, Rude Awakening, Orion, 1989
Matt Salinger/Donald Anderson, Options, Vestron, 1989
Marco Collogero, Blood Red, Hemdale Releasing, 1990
Fire Princess, 1990
Alexander Villard, By the Sword, Hansen Entertainment, 1991
Frank, Lonely Hearts, LIVE Entertainment, 1992
Jimmy Evans, Final Analysis, Warner Bros., 1992
Alex Grady, Best of the Best II, 1993
Josh Baker, The Ambulance, Triumph Releasing, 1993
Anthony, Babyfever, Rainbow Releasing, 1994
Grant Orion, Freefall (also known as Firefall), October Films/Vidmark, 1994
Jack Hart, Love Is a Gun, Trimark Pictures, 1994
Tomas Leon, The Specialist (also known as El especialista),Warner Bros., 1994
Adrian (Dusty), The Nature of the Beast (also known as Bad Company and The Hatchet Man), New Line Home Video, 1995
Bubba Rocque, Heaven's Prisoners, New Line Cinema, 1996
Himself, The Cable Guy, Columbia, 1996
Martin, American Strays, Unapix Films, 1996
Montrachet, The Glass Cage, Orion Home Video, 1996
Nick Stark, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
Assistant deputy director Spencer, Most Wanted, New Line Cinema, 1997
Henry Smovinsky, Dead End (also known as False Pretense andFaux-fuyant), Libra Pictures, 1998
Julia, Making Sandwiches, 1998
Michael, The Prophecy II: Ashtown (also known as God's Army II and The Prophecy II), Dimension Home Video, 1998
Walter Pool, La Cucaracha, White Rose Entertainment, 1998
Calvin Stasi, Two Shades of Blue, 1998, Cutting Edge Entertainment, 2000
Mr. Eddie, TripFall, Artist View Entertainment, 1999
Mr. Venti, BitterSweet, Pioneer Entertainment, 1999
Robert Woodfield, Restraining Order (also known as Der Todfeind and Der Todfeind--Ein Mann raecht seine Frau), New City Releasing, 1999
Tony Lazorka/John Dugan, Hitman's Run, Lions Gate Films, 1999
Augustus Talbert, The King's Guard, Shoreline Entertainment, 2000
Carlo, Luck of the Draw (also known as Quicksand), VCL Communications, 2000
Colin Wentworth, Facade (also known as Death Valley), Cinequanon Pictures International, 2000
Customer, Dirk and Betty, AMCO Entertainment Group, 2000
Honey's ex, Cecil B. DeMented, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Mack Drake, The Beat Nicks, Atmosphere Entertainment, 2000
Rome, Mercy Streets, Providence Entertainment, 2000
First officer Mike Hogan, Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534, 2001
Mike Neff, Sol Goode, Cutting Edge Entertainment, 2001
Officer Hopkins, Con Games, MTI Home Video, 2001
Robinson, Fast Sofa, Studio Home Entertainment, 2001
Sean, The Flying Dutchman (also known as Frozen in Fear), Hannibal Pictures, 2001
Sheriff Jim Tanner, Raptor, New Concorde, 2001
Wrong Number, Tsunami Entertainment, 2001
Boris, Fool Proof (also known as Murder by Numbers), Slipnot! Productions, 2002
Dyson Keller, Wolves of Wall Street, Regent Worldwide Sales, 2002
Police lieutenant Mike "Sully" Sullivan, Endangered Species, ThinkFilm, 2002
Arlis, The Civilization of Maxwell Bright, Sneak Preview Entertainment, 2003
The man, Spun, Newmarket Film Group, 2003
Michael Richard Lange, Break a Leg, Catchlight Films, 2003
Nash, National Security, Columbia, 2003
Sheriff Hank Bowman, The Long Ride Home, Amazing Movies, 2003
Coach Davis, Junior Pilot, Green Communications, 2004
Dallas, Six: The Mark Unleashed, ChristianCinema.com, 2004
Jack Talbot, Killer Weekend, Film Experiment, 2004
Maximus "Max" Powers, Miss Cast Away (also known as Miss Castaway and the Island Girls), Showcase Entertainment, 2004
Tarkington Alexander "Tag" Graves, Graves End, Marlowe/Pugnetti, 2004
Teddy Fields, Intoxicating, Rogue Arts, 2004
(Uncredited) The Last Shot, Buena Vista, 2004
Police chief, Sledge: The Story of Frank Sledge, Smashcut Films/Double Edge Entertainment, 2005
Sheriff, Comedy Hell, Monster Productions, 2005
Voice of Jack Hammer, Geppetto's Secret (animated), DVX Entertainment, 2005
Forbidden, Swashbuckler Films, 2005
Some sources cite appearances in Whitechapel, 1999, and Whitechapel 2: Fear.
Television Appearances
Series
How to Survive a Marriage, NBC, c. 1974-75

(As Eric A. Roberts) Ted Bancroft, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1976-77
John Olansky, C-16: FBI (also known as C-16), ABC, 1997-98
Voice of Peter, Spawn (animated; also known as Spawn: The Animated Series, Spawn 2, Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle, and ToddMcFarlane's "Spawn"), HBO, 1997-99
Dark Realm, beginning 2000
Will Butler, Less Than Perfect, ABC, 2002-2005
Larry Maklovski, Russkiye v Gorode Angelov (also known as Border Blues, A Force of One, and Russians in the City of Angels), Channel One (Russia), Ren-TV (Russia), and ORT Network (Russia), beginning2003
Miniseries
Sean MacGinnis, Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (also known asBride of Violence, A Family Matter, and Donna d'onore),syndicated, 1991
Bill Bonnano, Love, Honor, & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage, CBS, 1993
Perry Smith, In Cold Blood, CBS, 1996
Eurymachus, The Odyssey (also known as Homer's "Odyssey," Die Abenteuer des Odysseus, and Odissea), NBC, 1997
The foreman, Roughing It (also known as Mark Twain's "RoughingIt"), The Hallmark Channel, 2002
The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee, Fox, 2004
Movies
Jacob Asch, Slow Burn, Showtime, 1986
Jan Scruggs, To Heal a Nation, NBC, 1988
Al Capone, The Lost Capone, TNT, 1990
Michael Rossi, Descending Angel, HBO, 1990
Cal Harper, Fugitive among Us, CBS, 1992
Gil Freeland, Voyage (also known as Cruise of Fear), USA Network, 1993
Reno Adams, Love, Cheat & Steal, Showtime, 1993
Dr. Chandler Etheridge, The Hard Truth, 1994
Dr. Ian Burton, Sensation, HBO, 1994
Dannion Brinkley, Saved by the Light, 1995
Jack, The Immortals, HBO, 1995
Arthur Dunlop, Public Enemies (also known as Public Enemy #1), HBO, 1996
Cass, The Grave, HBO, 1996
Detective Walter D'Arcangelo, Dark Angel, Fox, 1996
Karlin Pickett, Power 98, HBO, 1996
The Master (Bruce), Doctor Who (also known as Doctor Who: EnemyWithin and Doctor Who: The Movie), Fox, 1996
Bob Wilson, The Shadow Men, HBO, 1997
Russo, TNT, HBO, 1997
Dylan Cooper, Past Perfect, HBO, 1998
Ben "Bugsy" Siegel at the age of forty, Lansky, HBO, 1999
Blackjack Britton, Purgatory, TNT, 1999
Dean McConnell, Heaven's Fire (also known as Inferno der Flammen), Fox Family Channel, 1999
Jacob, Windflowers, Romance Classics, 1999
The replacement, The Alternate (also known as Agent of Death), Cinemax, 1999
James "Jim" Gabriel, Race against Time, TNT, 2000
Vic Haddock/Stanley Joiner, No Alibi, HBO, 2000
David Mendez, Mindstorm (also known as Le projet mindstorm), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Kit Adrian, Stiletto Dance, HBO, 2001
Lieutenant P. Mann, Sanctimony, Cinemax, 2001
Police chief DeSpain, Walking Shadow, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Scalzetti, Christmas Rush (also known as Breakaway), TBS, 2002
Specials
The Little Pioneers, c. 1961
Paul, "Paul's Case," American Short Story, PBS, 1980
Adam White (Miss Lonelyhearts), "Miss Lonelyhearts," American Playhouse, PBS, 1983
Narrator, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (also known as Dear America), HBO, 1988
Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
A Merry Mickey Celebration, ABC, 2003
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Himself, Forever in Our Hearts: The Making of Documentary (documentary), 2005
Awards Presentations
The 15th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1994
"Hot New Trends," The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
Presenter, The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003
Episodic
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1988
Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1994, 1997
Steven, "Drew's the Other Guy," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1996
Richard L'Italien, "Capital P," Oz, HBO, 1997
Voice of Chet, "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstern Are Dead," Frasier, NBC, 1997
Jean, "The Dream Sentinel," The Hunger, Showtime, 1999
Nick Stratton, "Made in the U.S.A.," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
Raymond "The Madman" Ricci, "But Not Forgotten," Falcone, CBS, 2000
Raymond "The Madman" Ricci, "Paying the Piper," Falcone, CBS, 2000
Raymond "The Madman" Ricci, "Tightrope," Falcone, CBS, 2000
Sam Winfield, "Victims," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2001
Strohmeyer, "Paint Misbehavin'," The King of Queens, CBS, 2001
Himself, Dorothy Stratten: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Nancy McKeon, Lifetime, 2001
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 2001
Lupo, "Parabolic," Witchblade, TNT, 2002
Voice of Mongul, "War World: Parts 1 & 2," Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America,and The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure), Cartoon Network, 2002
Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2003
Guest, The View, ABC, 2003
Guest, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
Himself, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 2003, 2004
Guest host, "Special `Less than Perfect' Edition," Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Voice of Mongul, "For the Man Who Has Everything," Justice League(animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure), Cartoon Network, 2004
Himself, Balderdash, PAX TV, 2004
Guest, ALF's Hit Talk Show, TV Land, 2004
Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
Guest, Pyramid, syndicated, 2004
Guest, The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004
Tournament player, Celebrity Blackjack, 2004
Also appeared in The Andy Dick Show, MTV; The Test, FX Channel; and Walking after Midnight.
Pilots
John Olansky, C-16: FBI (also known as C-16), ABC, 1997
Raymond "The Madman" Ricci, Falcone, CBS, 2000
Bob Henry, "My Generation," Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001
Will Butler, Less Than Perfect, ABC, 2002
Stage Appearances
First soldier, Rebel Women, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, New York City, 1976
A Streetcar Named Desire, McCarter Theatre Company, Princeton, NJ,1976
Mark Dolson, Mass Appeal, Manhattan Theatre Club, Stage 73, New York City, 1980
The Glass Menagerie, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1983
Pale, Burn This, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, c. 1988
Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), New York City, 1990
The Exonerated, Forty-Five Bleecker Street Theatre, New York City,between 2002 and 2004
Also appeared in Charley's Aunt, The Member of the Wedding,and The Taming of the Shrew, all Actors and Writers Workshop, Atlanta, GA; and Alms for the Middle Class, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT.
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Guest, Howard Stern, 1994, 1997
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Making of "Mercy Streets," Signal Hill Pictures, 2001
The Making of "Six," Signal Hill Pictures, 2004
Music Videos
Ja Rule, "Down Ass Bitch," 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, November 22, 1996, p. 85
People Weekly, December 27, 2004, p. 28
Premiere, May, 1996, pp. 60-69
TV Guide, November 30, 2002, p. 12

Electronic

Eric Roberts Official Site, http://www.ericrobertsactor.com, January 6, 2005

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