Tony Roberts

David Anthony Roberts (born October 22, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in six Woody Allen movies—most notably Annie Hall—often playing Allen's best friend. Early life Roberts was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of CBS radio announcer Ken Roberts and Norma (née Finkelstein), an animator. His family is Jewish. He had a sister, Nancy, and is the cousin of late actor Everett Sloane. Roberts attended the High School of Music & Art and Northwestern University, and made his Broadway debut in 1962, with a role in the play Something About a Soldier. Career Film Roberts is best known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. In Annie Hall, he portrayed Alvy Singer's best friend Rob. Other Allen movies and/or plays in which he has appeared include both the Broadway and movie versions of Play It Again, Sam (directed by Herbert Ross), Radio Days (in which his father had a voice role), Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, and Woody Allen's segment for The Concert for New York City.