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Stage and film actor Tony Roberts, who often starred in Woody Allen movies, dies at 85

Stage and film actor Tony Roberts, who often starred in Woody Allen movies, dies at 85

NEW YORK — Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies — often as Allen’s best friend — has died. He was 85. Stage and film actor Tony Roberts, who often starred in Woody Allen movies, dies at 85 Roberts’ death was announced to The New York Times by his daughter, Nicole Burley. Roberts had a genial stage personality perfect for musical comedy and he originated roles in such diverse Broadway musicals as “How Now, Dow Jones” ; “Sugar” , an adaptation of the movie “Some Like It Hot,” and “Victor/Victoria” , in which he co-starred with Julie Andrews when she returned to Broadway in the stage version of her popular film. He also was in the campy, roller-disco “Xanadu” in 2007 and “The Royal Family” in 2009. “I’ve never been particularly lucky at card games. I’ve never hit a jackpot. But I have been extremely lucky in life,” he write in his memoir, “Do You Know Me?” “Unlike many …