Aurelian Smith Jr.
Acting
1955-05-30 · Gainesville, Texas, USA
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
Hulk Hogan: Real American
2026 · Series
Finding Daddy
2025 · Movie
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025 · Series
The Realtor
2024 · Movie
AEW Revolution 2024
2024 · Movie
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023 · Series
Out of Exile
2023 · Movie
WWE Rivals
2022 · Series
Hey! (EW)
2022 · Series
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022 · Series
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021 · Series
AEW Fyter Fest
2021 · Movie
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021 · Movie
Biography: WWE Legends
2021 · Series
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021 · Series
AEW Dark: Elevation
2021 · Series
AEW Revolution 2021
2021 · Movie
AEW Beach Break
2021 · Movie
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
2020 · Movie
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020 · Movie
AEW Fyter Fest
2020 · Movie
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
2020 · Movie
AEW Dark
2019 · Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019 · Series
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019 · Movie
Dark Side of the Ring
2019 · Series
Headstrong
2019 · Movie
Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2018 · Movie
Parts Unknown
2018 · Movie
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018 · Movie
Toxic Tutu
2017 · Movie
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
2017 · Movie
WWE: Story Time
2016 · Series
The Bet
2016 · Movie
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
2015 · Movie
WWE Swerved
2015 · Series
The Old Boys
2015 · Movie
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
2015 · Movie
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
2015 · Movie
WWE 24
2015 · Series
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
2015 · Movie
College Fright Night
2014 · Movie
El Alambrista: La Venganza
2014 · Movie
Catch of the Day
2014 · Movie
Heavy Water
2014 · Movie
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014 · Movie
The Sheik
2014 · Movie
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014 · Movie
Psychotic State
2014 · Movie
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013 · Series
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013 · Movie
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · Movie
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013 · Movie
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012 · Movie
Little Creeps
2012 · Movie
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011 · Movie
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011 · Movie
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010 · Movie
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
2010 · Movie
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009 · Movie
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009 · Movie
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008 · Movie
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008 · Movie
Life In The Fast Lane
2007 · Movie
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007 · Movie
Heroes of World Class
2006 · Movie
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
2006 · Movie
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005 · Movie
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005 · Movie
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
2004 · Movie
Beyond the Mat
1999 · Movie
Heroes of Wrestling
1999 · Movie
ECW November To Remember 1998
1998 · Movie
Seven Days
1998 · Series
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
1997 · Movie
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
1997 · Movie
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997 · Movie
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
1997 · Series
WWE Terminators '96
1996 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996 · Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996 · Movie
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
1996 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996 · Movie
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994 · Series
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
1994 · Movie
The History Of WrestleMania
1994 · Movie
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
1993 · Movie
Boy Meets World
1993 · Series
Raw
1993 · Series
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992 · Movie
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992 · Movie
WWE Crunch Classic
1992 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992 · Movie
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992 · Movie
WWE Invasion '92
1992 · Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
1992 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992 · Movie
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
1991 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991 · Movie
WWE Rampage '91
1991 · Movie
WWE World Tour 1991
1991 · Movie
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991 · Movie
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991 · Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
1991 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990 · Movie
WWE Hottest Matches
1990 · Movie
Wrestling Tough Guys
1990 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990 · Movie
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam Fever
1990 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990 · Movie
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990 · Movie
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
1989 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
1989 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania V
1989 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
1989 · Movie
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988 · Movie
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
1988 · Movie
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
1988 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988 · Movie
Hulkamania 3
1988 · Movie
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
1988 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest
1988 · Movie
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
1988 · Movie
Clash of the Champions
1988 · Series
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
1988 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1987
1987 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
1987 · Movie
The Ken Patera Story
1987 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
1987 · Movie
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania III
1987 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987 · Movie
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987 · Movie
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986 · Movie
WWF Superstars
1986 · Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · Series
WWE The Big Event
1986 · Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986 · Movie
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986 · Movie
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986 · Movie
WrestleMania II
1986 · Movie
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986 · Movie
Power Pro Wrestling
1986 · Series
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985 · Movie
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985 · Movie
Mid-South Arena Shows
1985 · Series
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
1985 · Movie
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
1985 · Movie
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 · Series
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1985 · Series
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
1984 · Movie
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
1984 · Movie
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
1984 · Movie
NWA Night of Champions
1984 · Movie
Tuesday Night Titans
1984 · Series
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
1983 · Movie
WCW Arena Shows
1983 · Series
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
1983 · Movie
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982 · Series
Mid-South Wrestling
1981 · Series
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981 · Series
WWE Old School
1973 · Series
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil
Movie
Alastor
Movie
Credible
Movie