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".
Dirty Dancing(2017)as Max Kellerman
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family(2015)as Tony Roberts
The Longest Week(2014)as Barry the Therapist
Law & Order(1990)as Lucas Pollard, Nicholas Bennett, Paul Redfield, Senator Bryce Peterson
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards(2008)
Great Performances(1971)
Victor/Victoria(1995)
The 38th Annual Tony Awards(1984)
The 35th Annual Tony Awards(1981)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age(2021)as Self
It Takes a Lunatic(2019)as Self
Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast(2014)as Self - Guest
American Masters(1985)as Self
When Pop Culture Saved America: A 9-11 Story(2011)as Self
TCM Remembers 2025(2025)as Self - Actor
Spotlight on Broadway(2013)as Ira
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch(2005)as The Allergist's Wife
Los Angeles Plays Itself(2003)as Rob in Annie Hall
