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Clete Roberts

Clete Roberts

Born

February 1, 1912

Died

November 30, 1984 (72 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon U.S.

IMDb

Clete Roberts (February 1, 1912 – September 30, 1984) was an American broadcast journalist. He began his career in radio news, then transitioned to television, working for stations in California. In later years, he portrayed himself and fictional broadcast journalists in entertainment media, such as in 1970s episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H.

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Known For

Columbo
8.1

Columbo

Columbo
8.1

Columbo

Bewitched
7.9

Bewitched

M*A*S*H
7.9

M*A*S*H

Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

Memories of M*A*S*H

Memories of M*A*S*H

Self

0.0

1991

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

(1 episode)

6.7

1981

Goliath Awaits

Goliath Awaits

Newscaster (uncredited) · (2 episodes)

6.8

1981

Meteor

Meteor

Network Newscaster

5.1

1979

Heatwave!

Heatwave!

Newscaster

5.9

1974

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John

Clete Roberts

0.0

1973

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

Interviewer · (2 episodes)

7.9

1972

The Todd Killings

The Todd Killings

Reporter in Courthouse

4.3

1971

Columbo

Columbo

TV Newsman · (1 episode)

8.1

1971

Columbo

Columbo

TV Anchor Man · (1 episode)

8.1

1971

Cannon

Cannon

(1 episode)

6.5

1971

McCloud

McCloud

(2 episodes)

7.1

1970

Countdown

Countdown

Announcer (uncredited)

5.8

1967

The Swinger

The Swinger

Clete Roberts

5.5

1966

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Announcer · (1 episode)

7.6

1966

Bewitched

Bewitched

(1 episode)

7.9

1964

Man on a String

Man on a String

Narrator (voice)

6.0

1960

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Reporter (uncredited)

7.1

1958

The Phenix City Story

The Phenix City Story

Self, The Interviewer

6.6

1955

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