Roy Roberts

Known for

Acting

Born

March 19, 1906

Birthplace

Dade City, Florida, USA

Died

May 28, 1975 (aged 69)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roy Roberts (born Roy Barnes Jones; March 19, 1906 – May 28, 1975) was an American character actor. Over his more than 40-year career, he appeared in more than nine hundred productions on stage and screen.

Born in Tampa, Florida, Roberts began his acting career on stage with a stock company there. He left the Tampa company after a year to perform in touring stock theater for five years.

He first appeared on Broadway in May 1931 before making his motion picture debut in Gold Bricks, a 1936 two-reel comedy short released by 20th Century-Fox. He appeared in numerous films in secondary parts and returned to perform on Broadway in such productions as Twent...

Best known work

Chinatown

1974

The Twilight Zone

1959

Bewitched

1964

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

My Darling Clementine

1946

Bonanza

1959

The Munsters

1964

The Addams Family

1964

House of Wax

1953

Gentleman's Agreement

1947

Filmography

2008
The Munsters: Family Portrait
as Mr.Morgan
1975
The Strongest Man in the World
as Mr. Roberts
1974
Chinatown
as Mayor Bagby
1973
The Outfit
as Sheriff Bob Caswell
1971
The Million Dollar Duck
as The Judge (uncredited)
1969
This Savage Land
as Dr. Mordecai Reynolds
1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Mr. Stockman
1968
The Doris Day ShowTV
as Thaddius Gilby (1 episode)
1968
Here's LucyTV
as Superintendent (2 episodes), as Warden Magginetti (1 episode), as Dr. Jamison (1 episode), as Dr. Honeycutt (1 episode)
1968
It Takes a ThiefTV
1967
Hotel
as Bailey
1966
That GirlTV
1965
Green AcresTV
as Governor (2 episodes)
1965
Look Homeward
as Mort Morgan
1964
Those Calloways
as E.J. Fletcher
1964
The MunstersTV
as Mr. Morgan (1 episode)
1964
The Addams FamilyTV
as Thaddeus Logan (1 episode)
1964
BewitchedTV
as Frank Stephens (4 episodes)
1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Policeman Outside Irwin & Ray's Garage
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
as Philip Murdock (1 episode)
1963
Petticoat JunctionTV
as Norman P. Curtis (7 episodes), as Norman Curtis (2 episodes)
1962
Kid Galahad
as Jerry Bathgate
1962
McHale's NavyTV
as Admiral Rogers (4 episodes)
1962
The Chapman Report
as Alan Roby
1962
The Lucy ShowTV
as Admiral (1 episode), as Mr. Cheever (14 episodes)