Woody Allen film star Tony Roberts who shot to fame in Annie Hall dies aged 85 TONY Roberts, who appeared in several Woody Allen movies often as his best friend, has died at the age of 85.
Roberts also appeared on Broadway in the 1966 Woody Allen comedy Don't Drink the Water, repeating his role in the film version, and in Allen's Play It Again, Sam (1969) for which he also made the movie.
In Eric Lax's book Woody Allen: A Biography, Roberts recalled a complicated scene in A Midsummer Night's Sex Comed that Allen shot over and over even after the film had been edited to get his intended effect.
Seeing Roberts perform in Barefoot in the Park convinced Allen that Roberts was worth casting.
Other Allen films in which Roberts appeared were Annie Hall (1977), Stardust Memories (1980), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Radio Days (1987).
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