Tony Roberts, the character actor best known for playing Woody Allen’s best friend in Annie Hall, died Feb. 7 at 85.
Born in Manhattan in 1939, Roberts made his Broadway debut in 1962’s Something About a Soldier. He went on to act in Barefoot in the Park and earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for How Now, Dow Jones.
Roberts first collaborated with Allen in the 1960s plays Don’t Drink the Water and Play It Again, Sam, earning another Tony nom for the latter and reprising his character in the 1972 film adaptation.
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