--- name: "Arthur Roberts" canonical: "https://film.one/person/arthur-roberts" fi1m_id: "arthur-roberts" imdb_id: "nm0730838" tmdb_id: 98437 wikidata_id: "Q105706571" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 August 1938" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T00:31:12.661564+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Arthur Roberts ## Identity Arthur Roberts - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/arthur-roberts - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** arthur-roberts - **IMDb ID:** nm0730838 - **TMDB ID:** 98437 - **Wikidata ID:** Q105706571 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105706571, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730838/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98437 Actor. Born 10 August 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 August 1938, New York City, New York, USA - **Also known as:** Arthur David Roberts , Art Roberts - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105706571, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0730838/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/98437 ## Streaming the US now - **Pluto TV:** [*Up in Smoke*](https://film.one/film/up-in-smoke.md) (56) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Arthur Roberts is an American actor born on 10 August 1938 in New York City. He first performed as Crichton in The Admirable Crichton at the Fieldston School and later studied at Harvard University before pursuing acting full time. He trained with the Harvard Summer Players and appeared in summer stock productions across the East Coast. His stage work includes a New York run in the original cast of The Boys in the Band, a Broadway role in the Tony-winning Borstal Boy, and the part of Karenin in Anna Karenina. On screen he is known for the role of the Arresting Officer in Up in Smoke (1978), Mr Todd in Chopping Mall (1986), Braden in Revenge of the Ninja (1983) and the title role in Not of This Earth (1988), which gained him membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Television credits include appearances in Scrubs, CHiPs, The Rockford Files and a recurring role in General Hospital. *Sources: imdb.com, moviemeter.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Up in Smoke* (1978), Fi1m 56, as Arresting Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-smoke.md) ## Complete filmography (86) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Last Role of Charles LeBlanc* (2025), as Charles LeBlanc - *Blood Star* (2024), as Pa - *Permanent Pleasure* (2024), as TV Host - *Lost in Tomorrow* (2023), as Harper / Gene - *Tales from the Apocalypse* (2022), as Brian - *West Coast Gothic* (2019), as Simon / The Creep - *I Am Easy to Find* (2019), as Dying Husband - *AI-pocalypse* (2018), as Brian - *Syndicate Smasher* (2018), as Chief Timothy Darcy - *American Satan* (2017), as Attorney / Damien's Dad - *Legend of the Naked Ghost* (2017), as Magician Father - *Oceans Rising* (2017), as Mel - *Ravenwolf Towers* (2016), as Chibari - *Shock* (2016), as Dr. James - *A Father's Secret* (2016), as Damon Evans - *Scared Topless* (2015), as Magician Ghost - *I'll See You in My Dreams* (2015), as Speed Dater 1 - *100,000 Zombie Heads* (2012), as Bozhed - *Behind Your Eyes* (2011), as Richard Carlyle - *Dark Metropolis* (2010), as Potentate XXXIV - *The Next Race: The Remote Viewings* (2009), as Potentate XXXIV - *The Brotherhood VI: Initiation* (2009), as Cop (voice) - *Midnight Movie* (2008), as Radford - *The Lair* (2007), series, Actor - *The Da Vinci Coed* (2007), as Dr. Knowitall - *The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty* (2006), as Professor Bramwell - *Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses* (2006), as Older Man - *Hammerhead* (2005), as Whitney Feder - *Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness* (2004), as Bishop - *Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood* (2004), as Lord Ruthven - *The Curse of the Komodo* (2004), as Detective - *The Erotic Misadventures of the Invisible Man* (2003), as Fredrick Wolf - *Time Changer* (2003), as Man in pew - *The Mummy's Kiss* (2003), as Osiris - *Air America: Operation Jaguar* (2003), as Jenner - *Virtual Girl 2: Virtual Vegas* (2001), as White - *Scrubs* (2001), series, as Board Member - *The Passion Network* (2001), as Mr. Wheatley - *The Assault* (1998), as Fredericks - *Air America* (1998), series, as Jenner - *Storm Trooper* (1998), as Beckett - *Dangerous Invitation* (1998), as Geoffrey - *The Capitol Conspiracy* (1998), as Richard Maddox - *Mom's Outta Sight* (1998), as Mr. Price - *Masseuse 2* (1997), as Mr. Smith - *Rapid Assault* (1997), as Captain O'Reilly - *Exposé* (1997), as Congressman Holmes - *Legally Exposed* (1997), as Elwood Brimstone - *Lebensborn* (1997), as Dean Wagner - *Secrets Revealed* (1997), Actor - *Erotic Curse of Cairo* (1997), as Elwood Brimstone - *Maximum Security* (1997), as Warden Glover - *Swimsuit: The Movie* (1997), as Stan Madison - *Butterscotch: Lost But Found* (1997), as Fredrick - *Little Miss Magic* (1997), as Mr. Vaughn - *Friend of the Family II* (1996), as Mr. Gates - *Demolition High* (1996), as Johnson (uncredited) - *Black Rose of Harlem* (1996), as Mills - *The Single Guy* (1995), series, as Ambassador Grady - *Not of This Earth* (1995), as Cheryl's Father - *Hard Justice* (1995), as Dr. Ellis - *Illegal Entry: Formula for Fear* (1993), as C.A. Wright - *Rush Week* (1989), as (uncredited) - *Transylvania Twist* (1989), as Hans N. Fritz - *Doogie Howser, M.D.* (1989), series, as Impatient Customer #2 - *Freddy's Nightmares* (1988), series, as Mr. Jordan - *Not of This Earth* (1988), as Mr. Johnson - *Big Bad Mama II* (1987), as Businessman - *Chopping Mall* (1986), as Mr. Todd - *Hollywood Beat* (1985), series, as Drippler - *Revenge of the Ninja* (1983), as Braden - *Killjoy* (1981), as TV Doctor - *Deadly Vengeance* (1981), Actor - *Beyond Westworld* (1980), series, as Jim Roberts - *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Ralph Causey - *The Bermuda Triangle* (1979), as 1st Mate - Frigate - *Up in Smoke* (1978), as Arresting Officer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/up-in-smoke.md) - *The Great Brain* (1978), as Mr. Anderson - *Maneaters Are Loose!* (1978), as Sheriff Rondel - *Mule Feathers* (1977), as Ralph - *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Policeman / Doctor - *Kingston: Confidential* (1977), series, Actor - *Spencer's Pilots* (1976), series, Actor - *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Jack Avery — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md) - *The House That Cried Murder* (1973), as David - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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