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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 1, 1912
Died
November 30, 1984 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon U.S.
Clete Roberts
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
TV
Columbo
TV Newsman
1971
TV
Columbo
TV Anchor Man
1971
TV
M*A*S*H
Interviewer
1972
TV
Bewitched
1964
TV
Mission: Impossible
Announcer
1966
TV
Cannon
1971
TV
Simon & Simon
1981
TV
McCloud
1970
TV
Goliath Awaits
Newscaster (uncredited)
1981
Film
The Jerk
Announcer
1979
Film
Meteor
Network Newscaster
1979
TV
San Francisco International Airport
Announcer
1970
Film
Countdown
Announcer (uncredited)
1967
Film
The Todd Killings
Reporter in Courthouse
1971
Film
Heatwave!
Newscaster
1974
Film
The Last Hurrah
Reporter (uncredited)
1958
Film
The Swinger
Clete Roberts
1966
Film
Memories of M*A*S*H
Self
1991
Film
The Phenix City Story
Self, The Interviewer
1955
Film
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Clete Roberts
1973
Filmography
1991FilmMemories of M*A*S*Has Self1981TVSimon & Simon1981TVGoliath Awaitsas Newscaster (uncredited)1979FilmThe Jerkas Announcer1979FilmMeteoras Network Newscaster1974FilmHeatwave!as Newscaster1973FilmPortrait: A Man Whose Name Was Johnas Clete Roberts1972TVM*A*S*Has Interviewer1971FilmThe Todd Killingsas Reporter in Courthouse1971TVColumboas TV Newsman1971TVCannon1970TVSan Francisco International Airportas Announcer1970TVMcCloud1967FilmCountdownas Announcer (uncredited)1966FilmThe Swingeras Clete Roberts1966TVMission: Impossibleas Announcer1964TVBewitched1960FilmMan on a Stringas Narrator (voice)1958FilmThe Last Hurrahas Reporter (uncredited)1955FilmThe Phenix City Storyas Self, The Interviewer