Acting
Aurelian Smith Jr.
EN, ES cinema · 149 credits
Born
30 May 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Gainesville, Texas, USA
Also known as Jake Roberts · The Snake · Fred Platt · El Diablo · The Texan · Jake “The Snake” Roberts
Aurelian Smith Jr., better known by the ring name Jake "The Snake" Roberts, is an American actor and professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).s a second-generation American professional wrestler, the son of former wrestler Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith. He is best known by his ring name of Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and often brought snakes into the ring, including a boa constrictor named Damien and even a de-venomed cobra, named Lucifer. Roberts is best known for his two stints in the World Wrestling Federation—the first between 1986 and 1992, and the second between 1996 and 1997—though he also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance in 1983, World Championship Wrestling in 1992, and the Mexico-based Asistencia Asesoría y Administración between 1993 and 1994 and again in 1997. He appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling during the summer of 1997, and has made sporadic appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2006 through 2008. Throughout his career he was known for his intense and cerebral promos, his dark charisma, his extensive use of psychology in his matches, and has been credited as inventor of the DDT maneuver. Roberts was also one of the subjects of the 1999 documentary film Beyond the Mat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Roberts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Alastor
Alastor
as The Stranger
Credible
as Self
Finding Daddy
as Daddy
The Realtor
as Ref
AEW Revolution 2024
as Jake Roberts
Out of Exile
as Remy
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Jake Roberts, as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
AEW Revolution 2021
as Jake Roberts
AEW Beach Break
as Jake Roberts
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage)
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake Roberts
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Headstrong
as Self
Parts Unknown
as The Holiness(voice)
Toxic Tutu
as Himself
The Bet
as Mr. Lucas
The Old Boys
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Catch of the Day
as Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
as Himself
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
College Fright Night
2014
College Fright Night
as Richard Hertz
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Himself
The Sheik
as Self
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Little Creeps
as Richard Hertz
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (archive footage)
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Himself
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE: The Ladder Match
as Himself
Heroes of World Class
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Special Guest Referee)
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
as Jake Roberts
Beyond the Mat
as Self - Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Heroes of Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
ECW November To Remember 1998
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Appearance)
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWF Summer Flashback!
as Jake Roberts
WWE WrestleMania XII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SummerSlam 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE King of the Ring 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Terminators '96
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The History Of WrestleMania
as Jake Roberts
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
as Solonoid
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Crunch Classic
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Invasion '92
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Rampage '91
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE World Tour 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania VII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Interview)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleFest '90
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Hottest Matches
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SummerSlam 1990
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SummerSlam Fever
1990
WWE SummerSlam Fever
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Wrestling Tough Guys
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Hulkamania Forever
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania V
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Hulkamania 3
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
1988
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania IV
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleFest
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania III
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Jake Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Ken Patera Story
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WrestleMania II
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Villains of the Squared Circle
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE The Big Event
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
as Jake “The Snake” Roberts
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
1984
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
1984
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
1984
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
NWA Night of Champions
as Jake Roberts
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
as Jake Roberts