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Tony Roberts

Tony Roberts

2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19771980

Born 22 October 1939 · New York City, New York, USA · died 7 February 2025

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

David Anthony "Tony" Roberts was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in several Woody Allen movies, usually cast as Allen's best friend.

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How their films are shot

Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Tony takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 45% of their frames are day, 46% natural — the look of the work Tony takes.

Time of day

Day45%
Night35%
Interior14%
Dusk4%

Lighting

Natural46%
Low key35%
High key10%
Chiaroscuro5%

Shot size

Medium42%
Wide35%
Closeup15%
Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level98%

Mood

Neutral84%
Tense9%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 130 frames from Tony Roberts's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.