Tony Roberts Biography (1939-)
Full name, David Anthony Roberts; born October 22, 1939, in New York, NY; sonof Kenneth (a television announcer) and Norma (an animator) Roberts; marriedJennifer Lyons, December 14, 1969 (divorced, 1975); children: Nichole. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 888 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10106-0699.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- October 22, 1939
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances; As Anthony Roberts
- (Broadway debut) Air cadet, Something about a Soldier, AmbassadorTheatre, 1962
- Richard Gluck, Take Her, She's Mine, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1962
- Max Bummidge, The Last Analysis, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1964
- Charlie, Never Too Late, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1964
- The Cradle Will Rock, Theatre Four, New York City, 1964
- Paul Bratter, Barefoot in the Park, Biltmore Theatre, 1965
- Axel Magee, Don't Drink the Water, Morosco Theatre, New York City,1966
- Charley Matson, How Now, Dow Jones, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1967
- Dick Christie, Play It Again, Sam, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1969
- (London debut) Chuck Baxter, Promises, Promises, Prince of Wales Theatre, 1969
- Chuck Baxter, Promises, Promises, Shubert Theatre, New York City,1971
- Serenading Louie, Academy Festival Theatre, Lake Forest, IL, 1978
- Appeared in Let 'em Eat Cake, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA; and Time Framed, off-Broadway production.
- Major Tours
- As Anthony Roberts
- Buddy, Come Blow Your Horn, U.S. cities, 1962
- Chuck Baxter, Promises, Promises, U.S. cities, 1970-1971
- Stage Appearances; As Tony Roberts
- Joe/Josephine, Sugar, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1972
- Antonio, The Tempest, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1973
- Richard, Darkroom, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1973
- Geoffrey, Absurd Person Singular, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, then Music Box Theatre, New York City, both 1974
- Title role, Hamlet, Otterbein University Theatre, Westerville, OH,1976
- Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA,1978
- Mitchell Lavell, Murder at the Howard Johnson's, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1979
- Todd, Losing Time, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1979
- Vernon Gersch, They're Playing Our Song, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1979
- Brian "Sonny" Levine, The Good Parts, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1982
- George, Doubles, Second Stage Theatre, then Ritz Theatre, both NewYork City, 1985
- The Sea Gull, Saratoga Performance Arts Festival, 1985
- Mortimer Brewster, Arsenic and Old Lace, 46th Street Theatre, NewYork City, 1986
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, 1986
- Luther Billis, South Pacific, New York City Opera, State Theatre,New York City, 1987
- Jerome Robbins's Broadway, Imperial Theatre, 1989-1990
- Jeff, Brigadoon, New York City Opera, State Theatre, 1991
- The Fourth Wall, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1992
- Dr. Dorn, The Sea Gull, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1992-1993
- Ben Weeks, The Normal Heart (staged reading), Roundabout Theatre,New York City, 1993
- Four Dogs and a Bone, City Center Theatre, New York City, then Manhattan Theatre Club, both 1993
- Carroll Todd, Victor/Victoria, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1995
- Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, Madison Square Garden Theatre, New York City, 1999
- Ira, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Ethyl Barrymore Theatre, 2000
- Also appeared in Love Letters and The Sisters Rosensweig.
- Major Tours
- As Tony Roberts
- Jerome Robbins's Broadway, U.S. cities, 1990-1991
- Stage Director
- One of the All-Time Greats, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 1992
- Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Fred Hines, The $1,000,000 Duck, Buena Vista, 1971
- Andy Hobart, Star Spangled Girl, Paramount, 1971
- Dick Christie, Play It Again, Sam (also known as Aspirins for Three), Paramount, 1972
- Bob Blair, Serpico, Paramount, 1973
- Warren LaSalle, The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three (also known as Pelham 1-2-3 and El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres), United Artists, 1974
- Alex Fox, Le sauvage (also known as The Savage, Il mio uomo e un selvaggio, and Lovers Like Us), Gaumont, 1975
- Rob, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
- Opening Night, Miracle/Faces Distribution, 1977
- Mike Berger, Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Bros., 1980
- Tony, Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980
- Dr. Maxwell Jordan, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Warner Bros.,1982
- John Baxter, Amityville 3-D (also known as Amityville III: TheDemon), Orion, 1983
- David Slattery, Key Exchange, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
- (Uncredited) Norman, Mickey's ex-partner, Hannah and Her Sisters,Orion, 1986
- Committee member, The Time Guardian, 1987
- "Silver Dollar" emcee, Radio Days, Orion, 1987
- Arnold Watson, 18 Again!, New World, 1988
- Fist Fighter (also known as A puno libro, A puno limpio, and Peleador a puno libro), 1988
- Narrator, Painting the Town: The Illusionistic Murals of Richard Haas, 1989
- Keaton's Cop, 1990
- Arnold Friedkin, Switch, Warner Bros., 1991
- Mr. Davis, Popcorn, Studio Three Film Corp., 1991
- Carol Todd (Toddy), Victor/Victoria, Image Entertainment, 1995
- Walter, Dead Broke, 1999
- Mr. Epstein, Grownups (also known as Grownups the Movie), Bridge and Tunnel Productions, 2001
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Lieutenant Jim Finn, The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, NBC, 1976
- Mike Holden, The Girls in the Office, ABC, 1979
- Michael Boden, If Things Were Different, CBS, 1980
- Marlowe, A Question of Honor, CBS, 1982
- Charlie Baumgarten, Packin' It In, CBS, 1983
- Dr. Jeffrey Newman, A Different Affair, CBS, 1987
- Harry, Our Sons (also known as Too Little, Too Late), 1992
- Not in My Family (also known as Shattering the Silence), 1993
- Jesse Livermore, The American Clock (also known as Arthur Miller's The American Clock), 1993
- Toby Joplin, A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester, NBC, 1995
- Series
- Third Lee Pollock, The Edge of Night, CBS, 1963-1967
- Joseph Rosetti, Rosetti and Ryan, NBC, 1977
- Ted Bolen, The Four Seasons, CBS, 1984
- Jim Gordon, The Lucie Arnaz Show, CBS, 1985
- Sloan Thorn, The Thorns, ABC, 1988
- The Carol Burnett Show, 1991
- Narrator, Bravo Profiles, 1994
- Pilots
- Sergeant Mike Conroy, Snafu, NBC, 1976
- Joseph Rosetti, Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women, NBC, 1977
- Specials
- Let's Celebrate, ABC, 1972
- The Way They Were, syndicated, 1981
- Bernie Pell, "Seize the Day," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
- As a female, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, PBS, 1999
- Episodic
- "The Objector," The Defenders, CBS, 1965
- "Charlie Has All the Luck," Trials of O'Brien, CBS, 1965
- "Where Are You At?" The Storefront Lawyers, CBS, 1970
- "Love and the Hotel Caper," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971
- Dr. Levine, "The Messiah on Mott Street," Night Gallery, NBC, 1971
- Philip Bainbridge, "Philip's Game," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1977
- "Double Wedding/The Ventriloquists/Julie Falls Hard," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
- Jack Chenault, "The Wedding: Carol and Doug's Story/Peter and Alicia's Story/Julie's Story/Buddy and Portia's Story: Parts 1 & 2)," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
- "Forget Me Not," Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1983
- (As Tony Roberts) Thad Holcolmbe, "Tricks," Finders of Lost Loves,ABC, 1985
- Hotel, ABC, 1985
- Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1985
- Guy Palmer, "The Critic," Matlock, 1991
- Pollard, "Aria," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
- Devon `Sonny' Lane, "Ever After," Murder, She Wrote, 1992
- Nicholas Bennett, "Second Opinion," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
- Paul Redfield, "Divorce," Law & Order, NBC, 1998
- Hollywood Squares, CBS/syndicated, 1998
- RECORDINGS
- Taped Readings
- God (radio play), National Radio Theatre of Chicago, 1978
- At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor, HighBridge, 1990
- Miracle at Midway, HighBridge, 1990
- Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History, HighBridge, 1990
- December 7, 1941, HighBridge, 1991
- Target Tokyo, HighBridge, 1991