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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 30, 1955
Place of Birth
Gainesville, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Jake Roberts
- The Snake
- Fred Platt
- El Diablo
- The Texan
- Jake “The Snake” Roberts
- Aurelian Smith Jr.
Aurelian Smith Jr.
0.8 Popularity
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
7.0
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
1.0
Ref
The Realtor
2024
8.4
Jake Roberts
AEW Revolution 2024
2024
7.7
Jake the Snake Roberts
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
6.3
Remy
Out of Exile
2023
7.3
Jake "The Snake' Roberts
WWE Rivals
2022
7.3
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WWE Rivals
2022
0.0
Jake Roberts
Hey! (EW)
2022
4.7
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
7.1
Jake the Snake Roberts
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
Credits
WWE's Greatest Moments
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2025
7.0
The Realtor
as Ref
2024
1.0
AEW Revolution 2024
as Jake Roberts
2024
8.4
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Jake the Snake Roberts
2023
7.7
Out of Exile
as Remy
2023
6.3
WWE Rivals
as Jake "The Snake' Roberts
2022
7.3
WWE Rivals
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2022
7.3
Hey! (EW)
as Jake Roberts
2022
0.0
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2022
4.7
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Jake the Snake Roberts
2021
7.1
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
8.0
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Jake Roberts
2021
6.9
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
6.9
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
6.8
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
8.6
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Jake Roberts
2021
6.6
AEW Dark: Elevation
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2021
6.6
AEW Revolution 2021
as Jake Roberts
2021
7.0
AEW Beach Break
as Jake Roberts
2021
8.0
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020
7.5
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage)
2020
6.7
AEW Fyter Fest
as Jake Roberts
2020
8.3
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2020
7.9
AEW Dark
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2019
6.0
AEW Dark
as Jake Roberts
2019
6.0
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Jake “The Snake” Roberts
2019
7.9
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Jake Roberts
2019
7.9
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Jake the Snake Roberts
2019
7.9
The Peanut Butter Falcon
as Sam
2019
7.4
Dark Side of the Ring
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2019
8.2
Dark Side of the Ring
as Jack "The Snake" Roberts
2019
8.2
🎬
Canadian Wrestling's Elite: Featuring Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Himself
2018
0.0
Parts Unknown
as The Holiness(voice)
2018
4.0
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
10.0
Toxic Tutu
as Himself
2017
5.2
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
as Self
2017
0.0
WWE: Story Time
2016
3.5
The Bet
as Mr. Lucas
2016
4.7
Behind the Ropes: The Greatest Fraternity in the World
2015
0.0
Swerved
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2015
7.2
The Old Boys
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2015
0.0
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
as Himself
2015
9.3
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
as Himself
2015
10.0
WWE 24
as Himself
2015
6.6
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
as Self
2015
7.5
🎬
College Fright Night
as Richard Hertz
2014
0.0
El Alambrista: La Venganza
2014
5.0
Catch of the Day
as Self
2014
5.5
Heavy Water
as Jed
2014
0.0
🎬
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2014
5.8
The Sheik
as Self
2014
7.4
WWE Hall Of Fame 2014
as Himself
2014
6.0
🎬
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Himself
2014
10.0
🎬
Psychotic State
as Himself
2014
0.0
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
as Self
2013
8.8
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2013
9.3
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
2013
9.2
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts (archive footage)
2012
8.8
Little Creeps
as Richard Hertz
2012
0.0
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Himself
2011
8.4
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
as Himself
2011
0.0
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2010
8.3
Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2010
7.7
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
10.0
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2009
10.0
The Undertaker: 15-0
2008
0.0
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2008
0.0
Life In The Fast Lane
2007
0.0
WWE: The Ladder Match
as Himself
2007
8.3
Heroes of World Class
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
2006
8.5
TNA Bound for Glory 2006
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Special Guest Referee)
2006
7.5
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
2005
0.0
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
as Himself
2005
8.5
WWE: 'Cause Stone Cold Said So
as Jake Roberts
2004
7.0
Beyond the Mat
as Self - Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1999
7.3
Heroes of Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1999
1.0
ECW November To Remember 1998
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1998
0.0
Seven Days
1998
6.9
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1997
0.0
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Appearance)
1997
0.0
WWF Summer Flashback!
as Jake Roberts
1997
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1997
6.9
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night
as Jake Roberts
1997
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
7.3
WWE SummerSlam 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
8.5
WWE King of the Ring 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
9.0
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
8.5
WWE WrestleMania XII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
7.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1996
5.5
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1994
0.0
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
as Solonoid
1994
4.8
The History Of WrestleMania
as Jake Roberts
1994
0.0
Deadly Venom: The Best of Sting
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1993
10.0
Boy Meets World
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1993
8.3
Raw
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
6.8
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
10.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
0.0
WWE Crunch Classic
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
0.0
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
8.2
🎬
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
0.0
WWE Invasion '92
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
0.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1992
6.8
WWE This Tuesday In Texas
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
7.3
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Interview)
1991
7.7
🎬
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
0.0
WWE Rampage '91
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
0.0
WWE World Tour 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
0.0
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
10.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
6.0
WWE WrestleMania VII
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
7.4
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
10.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1991
7.1
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
8.0
WWE Hottest Matches
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
0.0
Wrestling Tough Guys
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
0.0
WWE SummerSlam 1990
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
6.4
Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
0.0
🎬
WWE SummerSlam Fever
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '90
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
0.0
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
0.0
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1990
8.4
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1990
6.0
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
7.7
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
0.0
WWE WrestleMania V
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
7.3
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
0.0
🎬
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1989
5.1
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
8.2
🎬
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
0.0
🎬
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
0.0
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
7.2
Hulkamania 3
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1988
0.0
🎬
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
0.0
WWE WrestleFest
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
5.0
🎬
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
0.0
WWE WrestleMania IV
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
7.4
Clash of the Champions
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
0.0
WrestleMania IV
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1988
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1988
6.6
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Jake Roberts
1987
8.5
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
0.0
The Ken Patera Story
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
0.0
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
0.0
WrestleMania III
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1987
8.3
WWE WrestleMania III
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
7.3
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
0.0
🎬
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1987
0.0
🎬
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
0.0
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
6.8
WWF Superstars
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
8.0
WWE The Big Event
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
8.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
0.0
Villains of the Squared Circle
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
0.0
🎬
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
0.0
WrestleMania II
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
6.4
WrestleMania 2
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1986
8.7
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
0.0
Power Pro Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1986
0.0
🎬
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
as Jake Roberts
1985
0.0
🎬
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
0.0
Mid-South Arena Shows
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
0.0
Mid-South WrestleFest '85
as Jake “The Snake” Roberts
1985
0.0
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Jake Roberts
1985
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
8.4
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1985
8.8
🎬
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1984
7.5
🎬
WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1984
10.0
🎬
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1984
0.0
NWA Night of Champions
as Jake Roberts
1984
0.0
Tuesday Night Titans
as Snake Roberts
1984
10.0
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1983
0.0
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
as Jake Roberts
1983
0.0
WCW Arena Shows
as Jake Roberts
1983
0.0
World Class Championship Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1982
0.0
World Class Championship Wrestling
as Jake Roberts
1982
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling
as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
1981
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1981
0.0
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1981
0.0
WWE Old School
as Jake "The Snake" Roberts
1973
0.0
Finding Daddy
as Daddy
N/A
0.0
🎬
Alastor
as The Stranger
N/A
0.0
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 6: See, Hear, Speak No Evil
as Himself
N/A
0.0
Credible
as Self
N/A
0.0