Acting credits
151
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.7
Low visibility
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Movies: 117Series: 34
TMDB ID: 79027
IMDb ID: nm0731195
Known for: Acting
Born: May 30, 1955
Age: 70
Place of birth: Gainesville, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2025
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 7.26
Wikidata: Q919492
Also known as
Jake Roberts • The Snake • Fred Platt • El Diablo • The Texan • Jake “The Snake” Roberts • Aurelian Smith Jr.
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Aurelian Smith Jr..
1.0
The Realtor
as Ref
2024 Movie
8.4
AEW Revolution 2024
as Jake Roberts
2024 Movie
6.3
Out of Exile
as Remy
2023 Movie
8.0
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021 Movie
6.9
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Jake Roberts
2021 Movie
7.0
AEW Revolution 2021
as Jake Roberts
2021 Movie
8.0
AEW Beach Break
as Jake Roberts
2021 Movie
7.5
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020 Movie
6.7
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
8.3
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake Roberts
2020 Movie
7.9
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020 Movie
7.4
The Peanut Butter Falcon
as Sam
2019 Movie
4.0
Parts Unknown
as The Holiness(voice)
2018 Movie
10.0
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018 Movie
5.2
Toxic Tutu
as Himself
2017 Movie
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
as Self
2017 Movie
4.7
The Bet
as Mr. Lucas
2016 Movie
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
2015 Movie
The Old Boys
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2015 Movie
9.3
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
as Himself
2015 Movie
10.0
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
as Himself
2015 Movie
7.5
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
as Self
2015 Movie
5.0
El Alambrista: La Venganza
2014 Movie
5.5
Catch of the Day
as Self
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Aurelian Smith Jr..
7.0
WWE's Greatest Moments
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.7
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Jake the Snake Roberts • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.3
WWE Rivals
as Jake "The Snake' Roberts • 1 eps
2022 Series
Hey! (EW)
as Jake Roberts • 1 eps
2022 Series
4.7
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.1
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Jake the Snake Roberts • 3 eps
2021 Series
6.8
Biography: WWE Legends
1 eps
2021 Series
8.6
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.6
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Jake Roberts • 2 eps
2021 Series
6.0
AEW Dark
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 11 eps
2019 Series
8.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Jake “The Snake” Roberts • 4 eps
2019 Series
8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 3 eps
2019 Series
3.5
WWE: Story Time
1 eps
2016 Series
7.2
Swerved
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.8
WWE 24
as Himself • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.7
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 6 eps
2013 Series
6.9
Seven Days
1 eps
1998 Series
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
as Jake Roberts • 1 eps
1997 Series
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 3 eps
1994 Series
8.3
Boy Meets World
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.8
Raw
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 11 eps
1993 Series
Clash of the Champions
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 91 eps
1986 Series
8.0
WWF Superstars
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts • 157 eps
1986 Series