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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.
A stocky man for most his life, Roberts gained considerable girth in the late 1960s, which made his characters even more imposing. He died of a heart attack on May 28, 1975, in Los Angeles and was buried in Fort Worth, Texas.
- January 1, 1
- Tampa, Florida, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
May 21, 2022 · Updated: May 24, 2022. Something different was afoot one night in 1980 when Roy Roberts took the stage. The veteran R&B singer had toured for years on his own and played guitar for Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding and other greats, but Roberts suddenly was facingtough times.
- Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright) Greene starred in every single episode of Bonanza as Ben Cartwright, a former sailor who goes out west on his own. In a 1967 interview with reporter Bobbie Wygant, Greene admitted that he was ready for the show to end.
- Pernell Roberts (Adam Cartwright) Roberts played the oldest Cartwright son, Adam, from 1959 to 1965. He chose to leave the show due to creative differences.
- Dan Blocker (Eric "Hoss" Cartwright) Blocker played Cartwright son Eric, who was better known as Hoss. Blocker died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism in 1972, at the age of 43.
- Michael Landon (Little Joe Cartwright) Landon starred as the youngest Cartwright son, Little Joe. The role was a major one for the actor, who was in his early 20s when he was cast.
- Performance
- Early life and career
- Television
Veteran character player Roy Roberts proudly claimed over 900 performances in a 40-year career. He might not have been known necessarily by name, but the face was distinct and obviously familiar. The prototype of the steely executive, the no-nonsense mayor, the assured banker, the stentorian leader, Roberts looked out of place without his patented ...
Roberts was born Roy Barnes Jones on March 19, 1906, in Tampa, Florida, the youngest of six children. The year 1900 is given as his birth date in several reference books, which seems compatible with his noticeably aged appearance in the last decade or so of his life, but his final resting stone bears the year 1906. His early career was on the Broad...
When Roberts made the move to TV he began to include more work in comedies. The 1950s and 1960s would prove him to be a most capable foil to a number of prime sitcom stars, including Gale Storm and Lucille Ball. His patented gruff and exasperated executives often displayed their prestige by the mere use of initials, such as \"W.W.\" and \"E.J.\" Wh...
- March 19, 1906
- May 28, 1975
May 31, 1975 · Roy Roberts, a film actor who was reputed to have appeared in close to 1,000 films in a career lasting more than 40 years, died Wednesday evening in St. Vincent's Hospital, Los Angeles. He was 69...
Dec 19, 2018 · A brief biopic documentary on #LivingLegend Soul-Blues Great: Roy Roberts.One of the last living links to American Soul Music Greats with whom Roy toured wit...
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- Official Roy Roberts Blues
