Aurelian Smith Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1955 (age 71)
- Birthplace
- Gainesville, Texas, USA
Biography
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
Movie · as The Stranger
Credible
Movie · as Self
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil
Movie · as Himself
Hulk Hogan: Real American
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Finding Daddy
Movie · as Daddy
WWE's Greatest Moments
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
The Realtor
Movie · as Ref
AEW Revolution 2024
Movie · as Jake Roberts
Out of Exile
Movie · as Remy
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV · as Jake the Snake Roberts · 4 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
Hey! (EW)
TV · as Jake Roberts · 1 ep
WWE Rivals
TV · as Jake "The Snake' Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie · as Jake Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
AEW Revolution 2021
Movie · as Jake Roberts
AEW Beach Break
Movie · as Jake Roberts
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
AEW Dark: Elevation
TV · as Jake Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 2 eps
Biography: WWE Legends
TV · 1 ep
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV · as Jake the Snake Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 3 eps
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as Jake Roberts
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Movie · as Sam
Headstrong
Movie · as Self
Dark Side of the Ring
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jack "The Snake" Roberts · 3 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Jake Roberts, Jake the Snake Roberts · 4 eps
AEW Dark
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jake Roberts · 11 eps
Parts Unknown
Movie · as The Holiness(voice)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Movie
Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Movie · as Himself
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
Movie · as Self
Toxic Tutu
Movie · as Himself
The Bet
Movie · as Mr. Lucas
WWE: Story Time
TV · 1 ep
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
Movie · as Self
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
Movie · as Himself
The Old Boys
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Movie · as Himself
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
Movie
WWE 24
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
WWE Swerved
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
Catch of the Day
Movie · as Self
Heavy Water
Movie · as Jed
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
Movie · as Himself
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Psychotic State
Movie · as Himself
El Alambrista: La Venganza
Movie
College Fright Night
Movie · as Richard Hertz
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie · as Himself
The Sheik
Movie · as Self
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Himself
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Movie · as Self
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 6 eps
Little Creeps
Movie · as Richard Hertz
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Movie · as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (archive footage)
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Movie · as Himself
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Movie · as Himself
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Movie
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Undertaker: 15-0
Movie
WWE: The Ladder Match
Movie · as Himself
Life In The Fast Lane
Movie
Heroes of World Class
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Special Guest Referee)
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
Movie · as Himself
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
Movie
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
Movie · as Jake Roberts
Beyond the Mat
Movie · as Self - Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Heroes of Wrestling
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
ECW November To Remember 1998
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Seven Days
TV · 1 ep
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Appearance)
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWF Summer Flashback!
Movie · as Jake Roberts
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
TV · as Jake Roberts · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania XII
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE King of the Ring 1996
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Terminators '96
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The History Of WrestleMania
Movie · as Jake Roberts
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Movie · as Solonoid
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 3 eps
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Boy Meets World
TV · as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts · 1 ep
Raw
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 11 eps
WWE Crunch Classic
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Invasion '92
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Rampage '91
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE World Tour 1991
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania VII
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Interview)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleFest '90
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Hottest Matches
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania VI
Movie · as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Movie
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Wrestling Tough Guys
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Hulkamania Forever
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania V
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Hulkamania 3
Movie · as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleMania IV
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE WrestleFest
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Clash of the Champions
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania III
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Movie · as Jake Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Ken Patera Story
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WrestleMania II
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Villains of the Squared Circle
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE The Big Event
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 93 eps
Power Pro Wrestling
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 2 eps
WWF Superstars
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Wrestler (Jake Roberts) · 239 eps
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
Movie · as Jake Roberts
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
Movie · as Jake “The Snake” Roberts
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 2 eps
Mid-South Arena Shows
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 2 eps
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
NWA Night of Champions
Movie · as Jake Roberts
Tuesday Night Titans
TV · as Snake Roberts · 3 eps
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
Movie · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
Movie · as Jake Roberts
WCW Arena Shows
TV · as Jake Roberts · 2 eps
World Class Championship Wrestling
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Jake Roberts · 6 eps
Mid-South Wrestling
TV · as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 1 ep
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 40 eps
WWE Old School
TV · as Jake "The Snake" Roberts · 11 eps