Clete Roberts

🎂 1st February 1912 (113 yrs) 📍 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.

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🎬 Movies Featuring Clete Roberts

Memories of M*A*S*H

Memories of M*A*S*H (1991)

as Self
The Jerk

The Jerk (1979)

as Announcer
Meteor

Meteor (1979)

as Network Newscaster
Heatwave!

Heatwave! (1974)

as Newscaster
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973)

as Clete Roberts
The Todd Killings

The Todd Killings (1971)

as Reporter in Courthouse
Countdown

Countdown (1967)

as Announcer (uncredited)
The Swinger

The Swinger (1966)

as Clete Roberts
Man on a String

Man on a String (1960)

as Narrator (voice)
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah (1958)

as Reporter (uncredited)
The Phenix City Story

The Phenix City Story (1955)

as Self, The Interviewer