Person
Clete Roberts
Acting · 1912–1984 · Portland, Oregon U.S.
Biography
Clete Roberts (February 1, 1912 – September 30, 1984) was an American broadcast journalist. He began his career in radio news, then transitioned to television, working for stations in California. In later years, he portrayed himself and fictional broadcast journalists in entertainment media, such as in 1970s episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H. From Wikipedia.
Known for
Columbo
TV Newsman
Bewitched
1964
M*A*S*H
Interviewer
Mission: Impossible
Announcer
Simon & Simon
1981
Cannon
1971
McCloud
1970
The Jerk
Announcer
Goliath Awaits
Newscaster (uncredited)
Testament
Newscaster
Filmography
- 1991Memories of M*A*S*HSelf
- 1983TestamentNewscaster
- 1981Simon & Simon
- 1981Goliath AwaitsNewscaster (uncredited)
- 1979The JerkAnnouncer
- 1979MeteorNetwork Newscaster
- 1974Heatwave!Newscaster
- 1973Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was JohnClete Roberts
- 1972M*A*S*HInterviewer
- 1971The Todd KillingsReporter in Courthouse
- 1971ColumboTV Newsman
- 1971Cannon
- 1970San Francisco International AirportAnnouncer
- 1970McCloud
- 1967CountdownAnnouncer (uncredited)
- 1966The SwingerClete Roberts
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleAnnouncer
- 1964Bewitched
- 1960Man on a StringNarrator (voice)
- 1958The Last HurrahReporter (uncredited)
- 1955The Phenix City StorySelf, The Interviewer
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