Tony Roberts

Roberts in 2012, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: David Anthony Roberts

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 22, 1939

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Tony Roberts is an American actor.

He is the son of Norma and Ken Roberts (born Saul Trochman), who was a CBS announcer and animator. His family is Jewish, from Latvia, Ukraine, and Russia. He has one child with his former wife Jennifer Lyons. Tony is said to be a cousin of actor Everett Sloane.

Tony’s paternal grandfather was named Nathan Trochman. Nathan was from Latvia.

Tony’s paternal grandmother was named Fanny Haft/Naft. Fanny was from Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire.

Tony’s maternal grandfather was Herman Finkelstein (the son of Louis Finkelstein and Ethel Baltinacsky). Herman was born in New York, to parents from Russia.

Tony’s maternal grandmother was Anna/Ann Rod (the daughter of Morris Rod and Eva Kreitzick). Anna was born in Russia.

Source: Tony’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org