Roberts appeared in Allen’s 'Play It Again, Sam,' 'Annie Hall,' 'Stardust Memories,' 'A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy,' ...

He had an acclaimed Broadway career in musicals and comedies, but moviegoers knew him mostly as the self-assured, easygoing friend of Mr. Allen’s insecure heroes. Tony Roberts in New York in 2009.

Tony Roberts, the Tony-nominated Broadway star who appeared in several Woody Allen movies, has died. He was 85.

They got closer in Play It Again, Sam. In The New York Times, novelist Christopher Isherwood once wrote that Allen created Roberts’ characters to “epitomize suave charm in contrast to his own ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated performer who also appeared in several Woody Allen films — often as Allen’s best friend — has died. He was 85. Roberts ...

NEW YORK -- Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies - often as Allen's best friend - has ...

Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as Allen’s best friend — has died ...

Roberts’ death was confirmed to The New York Times by his daughter, Nicole Burley. Roberts appeared in six film directed by Woody Allen: “Play It Again, Sam” (1972), “Annie Hall” (1977 ...