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- Birth nameCletus Enoch Haase
- Clete Roberts was born on February 1, 1912 in Portland, Oregon. He is known for his work on M*A*S*H (1983), Testament (1983), The Jerk (1979), Meteor (1979), and Time After Time (1979). He was a well-known and highly respected TV news anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles, California. He died on September 30, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- IMDb mini biography by: Gordon M Clark
- SpouseMary Snell(July 2, 1937 - September 30, 1984) (his death, 3 children)
- Clete Roberts was a pioneer in Los Angeles local broadcast journalism. After serving as a war correspondent in World War II and Korea, Clete Roberts settled in the Los Angeles area and became a respected TV news reporter, part of the innovative "Big News" local TV news concept, in 1960 at CBS television in Hollywood, which pioneered the hour-long local news program - along with colleagues Jerry Dunphy, Bill Stout, Maury Greene, Ralph Story and Bill Keene. He also carried his polish and expertise on to the silver screen, and TV drama as well, most notably in the episodes of M*A*S*H (1972), in which he portrayed, of all things, a war correspondent.
- Clete was an avid aviator. He based his J-3 Piper Cub, Buhl "Bull-pup", and Stinson "Station Wagon" at the Santa Paula, California airport, which was a haven for vintage aircraft and their pilots, including Cliff Robertson, Dean Jeffries (designer of the "Star Trek" series), Vic Hickey of off-road racing fame, and Steve McQueen.
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