Aurelian Smith Jr.
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Raw
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1993
Series
Raw
1993
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Jake “The Snake” Roberts
2019
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Jake Roberts
2019
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Jake the Snake Roberts
2019
Series
WWF Superstars
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Jake Roberts
1985
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Series
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Jake the Snake Roberts
2023
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Jake the Snake Roberts
2021
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
Series
AEW Dark
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2019
Series
AEW Dark
Jake Roberts
2019
Series
Boy Meets World
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1993
Series
World Class Championship Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1982
Series
World Class Championship Wrestling
Jake Roberts
1982
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2019
Series
Dark Side of the Ring
Jack "The Snake" Roberts
2019
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1981
Series
Mid-South Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1981
Series
AEW Dark: Elevation
Jake Roberts
2021
Series
AEW Dark: Elevation
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
Series
WWE's Greatest Moments
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2025
Series
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1981
Series
WWE Old School
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1973
Series
Seven Days
1998
Series
WWE Rivals
Jake "The Snake' Roberts
2022
Series
WWE Rivals
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2022
Series
Clash of the Champions
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Series
Tuesday Night Titans
Snake Roberts
1984
Series
Hey! (EW)
Jake Roberts
2022
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2022
Series
WWE 24
Himself
2015
Series
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
Series
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
Jake Roberts
1997
Series
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Self
2026
Film
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Sam
2019
Series
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2013
Series
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
Series
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
Series
Swerved
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2015
Series
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1994
Film
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
Power Pro Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Series
WWE: Story Time
2016
Film
WWE Hottest Matches
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Series
WCW Arena Shows
Jake Roberts
1983
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
Film
WrestleMania II
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Film
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
Headstrong
Self
2019
Film
Beyond the Mat
Self - Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1999
Series
Mid-South Arena Shows
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
Film
WWE: The Ladder Match
Himself
2007
Film
WWE WrestleMania III
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Jake Roberts
2021
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Interview)
1991
Film
WWE WrestleMania IV
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
WWE WrestleMania XII
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
Film
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2010
Film
Out of Exile
Remy
2023
Film
WWE WrestleFest
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1997
Film
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
Self
2015
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
Film
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Himself
2011
Film
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Himself
2013
Film
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Solonoid
1994
Film
WWE WrestleMania VI
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1990
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Jake Roberts
1987
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020
Film
Toxic Tutu
Himself
2017
Film
WWE Rampage '91
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
Film
Parts Unknown
The Holiness(voice)
2018
Film
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
Self
2017
Film
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
Film
The Sheik
Self
2014
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (archive footage)
2012
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
Film
WWE The Big Event
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
WWE WrestleMania VII
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
Film
The Bet
Mr. Lucas
2016
Film
WWE WrestleFest '90
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2013
Film
WWE King of the Ring 1996
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2014
Film
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Self
2013
Film
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2009
Film
AEW Revolution 2024
Jake Roberts
2024
Film
Hulkamania 3
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1988
Film
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020
Film
WWE WrestleMania V
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
Film
Villains of the Squared Circle
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Film
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Film
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Himself
2015
Film
ECW November To Remember 1998
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1998
Film
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2010
Film
AEW Fyter Fest
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
Film
AEW Revolution 2021
Jake Roberts
2021
Film
NWA Night of Champions
Jake Roberts
1984
Film
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
Himself
2014
Film
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
Film
WWE World Tour 1991
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
WWE Terminators '96
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
Film
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
Film
AEW Beach Break
Jake Roberts
2021
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
Film
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
Film
Wrestling Tough Guys
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
WWE Crunch Classic
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
Film
WWE Invasion '92
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
Film
Catch of the Day
Self
2014
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
The History Of WrestleMania
Jake Roberts
1994
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Himself
2014
Film
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
Film
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2008
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
Film
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Himself
2011
Film
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
Film
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Appearance)
1997
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
Film
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
Film
Heroes of World Class
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2006
Film
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1997
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
Film
AEW Fyter Fest
Jake Roberts
2020
Film
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Special Guest Referee)
2006
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
Film
WWF Summer Flashback!
Jake Roberts
1997
Film
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
Himself
2015
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
Jake “The Snake” Roberts
1985
Film
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
Film
The Old Boys
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2015
Film
Heroes of Wrestling
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1999
Film
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
Jake Roberts
1985
Film
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
Jake Roberts
1983
College Fright Night
Richard Hertz
2014
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
Film
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
Film
The Ken Patera Story
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
Film
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
Film
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
Film
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
Himself
2005
Film
El Alambrista: La Venganza
2014
Film
The Realtor
Ref
2024
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1984
Psychotic State
Himself
2014
Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Himself
2018
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1984
Alastor
The Stranger
Film
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1993
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1984
Film
Little Creeps
Richard Hertz
2012
Film
Credible
Self
Film
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1983
Film
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
Jake Roberts
2004
Film
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil
Himself
Film
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
Film
Finding Daddy
Daddy
2025
Film
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
2015
Film
Heavy Water
Jed
2014
Film
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005