Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is a Golden-Globe nominated actor who has starred in over 300 motion pictures and television shows. He is best known for his roles in the films The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Dark Knight (with Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman), The Expendables (with Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger). He is the older brother of acclaimed actress Julia Roberts.
Eric Roberts has had recurring or lead roles on many TV shows including C-16: FBI, Falcone, Less Than Perfect, The L-Word, Heroes, Crash, CSI, The Finder, The Young and the Restless, and Suits. Roberts has also guest-starred on shows such as Oz, Touched by an Angel, CSI: Miami, Chuck, Burn Notice, Femme Fatales, Glee, and Justified. He also played an incarnation of The Master in the American Doctor Who television movie aired in 1996.
MST3K Connections[]
Eric Roberts is referenced by the SOL crew during Experiment 202, and by Pearl and Leonard Maltin at the conclusion of Experiment 909 (in which they speculate that he is likely to appear in the worst film ever made).
In his book Movie Megacheese, Michael J. Nelson notes that the 1991 Bruce Willis film The Last Boy Scout not only was flat-out awful but has Willis speaking dialogue that would be more at home in an Eric Roberts movie.
Notes[]
- There is no known familial connection between Eric Roberts and Pernell Roberts.
Riffed Movies[]
- The Dark Knight (RiffTrax) - as Sal Maroni
- The Expendables (RiffTrax Presents) - as James Munroe
- A Talking Cat!?! (RiffTrax) - as the voice of Duffy
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