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Tony Roberts

Actor · Died February 7, 2025, aged 85 · New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Anthony "Tony" Roberts (October 22, 1939 - February 7, 2025) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in several Woody Allen movies, usually cast as Allen's best friend. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Roberts (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 22, 1939
Died
February 7, 2025 (aged 85)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
39 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 43% in 30 days

What are Tony Roberts' films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
29%
Morality
15%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 12
Trickster
3 of 12
Herald
2 of 12
Mentor
2 of 12
Hero
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Warm
11
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
8
Absurd
7
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tony Roberts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 39 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tony Roberts' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 39 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dirty Dancing(2017)

    as Max Kellerman

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Madness: The Making of Popcorn(2017)

    as Mr. Davis (archival footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tony Roberts

  • The Longest Week(2014)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Ira (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife")

  • 12 and Holding(2005)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Charley (segment "How Now, Dow Jones") (archive footage)

  • The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch(2005)

    as The Allergist's Wife (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Married to the Kellys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Wagner

  • My Best Friend's Wife(2001)

    as Mr. Epstein

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as narrator

  • Sounds from a Town I Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as man on bench

  • The Concert for New York City(2001)

    as Tony Roberts man on bench

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Ziggy Gold

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Bravo Profiles: Penn and Teller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • Dead Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Walter

  • The Trial of Adolf Eichmann(1997)

    as Heinrich Karl Grüber / George Wellers (voices)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Victor/Victoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Carroll 'Toddy' Todd

  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester(1995)

    as Toby Joplin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The American Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jesse Livermore

  • Not in My Family(1993)

    as Psychotherapist

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Carol Burnett Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Skit Characters

  • Our Sons(1991)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Switch(1991)

    as Arnold Freidkin

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Popcorn(1991)

    as Mr. Davis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Bryce Peterson · as Lucas Pollard · as Nicholas Bennett · as Paul Redfield

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • 18 Again!(1988)

    as Arnold 'Arnie' Watson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Thorns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sloan Thorn

  • A Different Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Jeffrey Newman

  • Radio Days(1987)

    as "Silver Dollar" Emcee

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Seize the Day(1986)

    as Bernie Pell

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Palmer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Hannah and Her Sisters(1986)

    as Norman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Key Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as David Slattery

  • The Lucie Arnaz Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jim Gordon

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Devon 'Sonny' Lane

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Thad Holcolmbe

  • The Four Seasons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ted Bolen

  • Amityville 3-D(1983)

    as John Baxter

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Packin' It In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Charlie Baumgarten

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian Fox

  • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy(1982)

    as Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Question of Honor(1982)

    as Marlowe

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stardust Memories(1980)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Just Tell Me What You Want(1980)

    as Mike Berger

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • If Things Were Different(1980)

    as Michael Boden

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Girls in the Office(1979)

    as Mike Holden

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jack Chenault

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Rosetti and Ryan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joseph Rosetti

  • Rosetti and Ryan: Men Who Love Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Joseph Rosetti

  • Annie Hall(1977)

    as Rob

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case(1976)

    as Lt. Jim Finn

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Le sauvage(1975)

    as Alex Fox

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1974)

    as Warren LaSalle

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Serpico(1973)

    as Bob Blair

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Play It Again, Sam(1972)

    as Dick Christie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Star Spangled Girl(1971)

    as Andy Hobart

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • McMillan & Wife(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Bainbridge

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Million Dollar Duck(1971)

    as Fred Hines

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Morris Levine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Chris

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1969 to 2017; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Annie Hall (1977)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

Serpico (1973)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Annie Hall (1977)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19692017

Peak 1987 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s20 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 5% of 19 roles
718191

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Tony Roberts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 32; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 39 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 39 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

The Concert for New York City (2001)

93rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Serpico (1973)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tony Roberts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles12–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tony Roberts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tony Roberts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Woody Allen shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers