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in ''The Late Shift'', and Dr. Leslie Arzt in ''

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'', as well as numerous

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and

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films. He is also known for his role as Cliff Lewis, Ben Matlock's private investigator, on '' Matlock'' from 1992 until 1995.

Life and career

Roebuck was born in

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, in 1963, and graduated from

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in Bethlehem in 1981. He appeared in his first film role in 1985, the lead in ''

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''. From 1992 to 1995, he played

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's assistant lawyer and penultimate private investigator, Cliff Lewis, on the television drama '' Matlock'', and he also had a recurring role as a corrupt officer, Insp. Rick Bettina, in '' Nash Bridges''. He has appeared in numerous other guest roles in television programs and in many feature films including '' Bryan Loves You'', ''

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'', and '' Dudes''. He also played the role of US Marshal Bob Biggs in '' The Fugitive'' and ''

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''. He played the part of Mr. Banks in the film ''

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'' and its

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. He has also appeared as the FBI Agent Weine in ''

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''. In 1999, Roebuck guest starred in ''

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'' episode "Court Date", as Jeffrey the cop, whom lead character

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tried to date in order to get out of a traffic ticket. One of Roebuck's more memorable roles was as

in the 1996

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made-for-TV film '' The Late Shift''. Leno has often commented positively on Roebuck's performance whenever a guest would bring up the film on ''

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''. In 2001, he played a petty officer in the made-for-TV film ''A Glimpse of Hell'' exploring the 1989 USS Iowa battleship explosion. In 2002, he played a hearse driver in the

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film ''

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'', then acted in the 2006 production ''

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''. From 2005 until 2010, he had a recurring role in the television drama ''

,'' appearing as Dr. Arzt in nine episodes. Roebuck is a regular player in films by

, starting with ''

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'' (2005), as Morris Green. He has been a writer and producer for the ''Monsterama'' series, appearing in some of the episodes. Roebuck also starred in the

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'' (2000), as well as the

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original film, ''

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'' (2007). In the series ''

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'', he played Mr. Condor. He guest starred in Disney's ''

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''. In 2009, Roebuck guest starred in the fan-produced web series '' Star Trek: The Continuing Mission''. He has guest starred on one episode each of '' Dark Blue'' and ''

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''. He reprised his role of the Rob Zombie character Morris Green, providing that voice in the animated film ''

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'' (2009), and starred in the film, ''A Fork in the Road'' (2009). Roebuck portrayed Dave Karofsky's father in the TV series ''

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''’s second season episodes "

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" and " Born This Way", with a brief cameo appearance in the next season's " On My Way". He played the role of Jim Nichol in the 2011 movie ''

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''. In October 2012, he played B.J. in AMC's '' The Walking Dead'' '' Cold Storage'' webisodes. He stars as Pastor Victor in the

film '' 31''.Rob Zombie's 31 Casts Sick-Head and Lucky Leo
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''. His role, Arnold Walker, is the father of the leading character. He appeared in five of ten episodes in the first season, distributed through

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. , he is host of "Classic with Daniel Roebuck" on New Evangelization Television in the

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. Also in 2022, he was cast to play the part of Grandpa The Count in the 2022

reboot film, ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roebuck, Daniel 1963 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Bethlehem Catholic High School alumni Male actors from Pennsylvania Writers from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania