Conrad Roberts

{{short description|American actor}}

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Conrad Roberts is an Antiguan-American actor who has appeared in several television series and films over the past forty years. His most recent film was A Wrinkle In Time.

Career

He began his career in March 1968 when he was cast as "Edward Stark" on the series The Doctors; he appeared in over one hundred episodes of the series.The Doctors Episode Guide, Pocket Essentials (New York, 1972) After leaving the series in 1969, Roberts spent the next fifteen years appearing in various film productions. He also has a brief spoken word performance on the final track of Miles Davis's 1971 live/studio album Live-Evil. During the 1980s, he became best known for his appearance in the film The Mosquito Coast as well as for a smaller role in the cult horror film The Serpent and the Rainbow.Twilight Zone Magazine (August 1989)

In 1989, Roberts was granted a recurring role in Miami Vice as "Police Commissioner Williford". He only appeared in two episodes before returning to film roles. During the 1990s, he appeared in The Mask of Zorro and also appeared as a guest star on The X-Files. In 2002, Roberts gained a higher notoriety as a film star when he appeared in The Scorpion King in a major supporting role.

In the 2000s and beyond, Roberts returned to television with guest roles on NCIS, The Unit, CSI, and most recently The River.Screen Actors Guild Call Sheet - Conrad Roberts (Retrieved May 2015).

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

1972

|Up the Sandbox

|Clay

1979

|Firepower

|Lestor Wallace

1985

|Streetwalkin'

|Steller

1986

|The Mosquito Coast

|Mr. Haddy

1988

|The Serpent and the Rainbow

|Christophe

1990

|Green Card

|Taxi Driver

1991

|The Hard Way

|Witherspoon

1998

|The Mask of Zorro

|Black Zorro

1999

|Man on the Moon

|College Promoter

2000

|The Million Dollar Hotel

|Stix

2002

|The Scorpion King

|Chieftain

2003

|The Dig (Short film)

|Stranger

2009

|Boppin' at the Glue Factory

|Tharin Sanders

rowspan="2"| 2016

|Man Rots from the Head (Short film)

|Mr. Z

Cardboard Boxer

|Methusalah

2017

|Lemon

|Gilly

2017

|And Then There Was Eve

|Joe

2018

|A Wrinkle in Time

|Elegant Man

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1968–1969

|The Doctors

|Edward Stark

|Main cast

1980

|Casino

|Inspector Ferber

|TV movie

1989

|Miami Vice

|Commissioner Henry Williford

|2 episodes

1993

|Ghostwriter

|Mr. Braithwaite

|2 episodes

1999

|The X-Files

|Primitive African Man

|Episode: "The Sixth Extinction"

2005

|NCIS

|Benjamin King

|Episode: "Pop Life"

2007

|The Unit

|Elder

|Episode: "The Outsiders"

2009

|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

|Palo Priest

|Episode: "Mascara"

2012

|The River

|Tribal Elder

|Episode: "A Tribal Elder"

2016

|The Get Down

|Uncle Johnny

|Episode: "Where There Is Ruin, There Is Hope for a Treasure"

References

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