Aurelian Smith Jr.
Born: 1955-05-30 in Gainesville, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- WWE's Greatest Moments as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2024
- AEW Revolution 2024 as Jake Roberts
- The Realtor as Ref
2023
- All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Jake the Snake Roberts
- Out of Exile as Remy
2022
- Hey! (EW) as Jake Roberts
- WWE Rivals as Jake "The Snake' Roberts
- All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
- AEW Revolution 2021 as Jake Roberts
- AEW Double or Nothing 2021 as Jake Roberts
- AEW Dark: Elevation as Jake Roberts
- All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Jake the Snake Roberts
- AEW Beach Break as Jake Roberts
- AEW Fyter Fest as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Biography: WWE Legends
- WWE's Most Wanted Treasures as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020
- AEW Double or Nothing 2020 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- AEW Fyter Fest as Jake Roberts
- You Cannot Kill David Arquette as Self (archive footage)
- AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2019
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Jake “The Snake” Roberts
- Dark Side of the Ring as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- AEW Dark as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Peanut Butter Falcon as Sam
2018
- Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts as Himself
- Parts Unknown as The Holiness(voice)
- Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2017
- Toxic Tutu as Himself
- Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living as Self
2016
- WWE: Story Time
- The Bet as Mr. Lucas
2015
- It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story as Himself
- WWE 24 as Himself
- The Resurrection of Jake The Snake as Self
- Swerved as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
- The Old Boys as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling as Himself
2014
- The Sheik as Self
- Psychotic State as Himself
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Himself
- College Fright Night as Richard Hertz
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2014 as Himself
- Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Catch of the Day as Self
- El Alambrista: La Venganza
- Heavy Water as Jed
2013
- WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden as Himself
- The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment as Self
- Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2012
- Little Creeps as Richard Hertz
- WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (archive footage)
2011
2010
- Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2009
- WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2008
- The Undertaker: 15-0
- Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2007
- WWE: The Ladder Match as Himself
- Life In The Fast Lane
2006
- Heroes of World Class as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- TNA Bound for Glory 2006 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Special Guest Referee)
2005
2004
- WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So as Jake Roberts
1999
- Beyond the Mat as Self - Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Heroes of Wrestling as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1998
- Seven Days
- ECW November To Remember 1998 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1997
- 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 Shotgun Saturday Night as Jake Roberts
- WWF Summer Flashback! as Jake Roberts
1996
- WWE WrestleMania XII as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE King of the Ring 1996 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Royal Rumble 1996 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Survivor Series 1996 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE SummerSlam 1996 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1994
- Trancers 4: Jack of Swords as Solonoid
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The History Of WrestleMania as Jake Roberts
1993
- Raw as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Boy Meets World as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
- Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1992 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 5 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE March to WrestleMania VIII as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE WrestleMania VIII as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Crunch Classic as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Invasion '92 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE WrestleMania VII as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Survivor Series 1991 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Interview)
- WWE This Tuesday In Texas as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Rampage '91 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 3 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE World Tour 1991 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
- WWE WrestleMania VI as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Battle of the WWE Superstars as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Hottest Matches as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE SummerSlam 1990 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE WrestleFest '90 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE SummerSlam Fever as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
- Wrestling Tough Guys as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
- WWE WrestleMania V as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Best of the WWF: volume 19 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Best of the WWF: volume 18 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
- WWE WrestleMania IV as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Royal Rumble 1988 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Survivor Series 1988 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE SummerSlam 1988 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE WrestleFest as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WrestleMania IV as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Hulkamania 3 as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Best of the WWF: volume 13 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Ken Patera Story as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WrestleMania III as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
- WWE Survivor Series 1987 as Jake Roberts
- WWE WrestleMania III as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
- WWF Wrestling Challenge as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWF Superstars as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE The Big Event as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- The Best of the WWF: volume 8 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WrestleMania 2 as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
- WrestleMania II as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Power Pro Wrestling as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Villains of the Squared Circle as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
- Saturday Night's Main Event as Jake Roberts
- Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WWF Prime Time Wrestling as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Mid-South Arena Shows as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Mid-South WrestleFest '85 as Jake “The Snake” Roberts
- AWA/NWA Night of Champions II as Jake Roberts
- Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1984
- WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84 as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- NWA Night of Champions as Jake Roberts
- Tuesday Night Titans as Snake Roberts
1983
- NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta as Jake Roberts
- GCW at The Omni (December '83) as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- WCW Arena Shows as Jake Roberts
1982
- World Class Championship Wrestling as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1981
- Mid-South Wrestling as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1973
- WWE Old School as Jake "The Snake" Roberts