Al Roberts was an actor who played an Eminian councilor in the Star Trek: The Original Series first season episode "A Taste of Armageddon" and Roberts in the first season episode "The Devil in the Dark". He filmed his scenes for "A Taste of Armageddon" on Tuesday 3 January 1967 and Wednesday 4 January 1967 at Desilu Stage 10. As a background performer, he received no credit for his appearances.
Roberts appeared in background roles mostly on television, his career spanning from the mid-1950s to the late-1970s. He can be seen in shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents (with Norman Lloyd, Clegg Hoyt, and Bill Borzage), The Untouchables (with Theo Marcuse, Paul Comi, Gene Lyons, Arlene Martel, John Anderson, Al Cavens, Bill Irwin, Ted Knight, Richard Carlyle, William Schallert, John Hoyt, Noble Chissell, Joseph Glick, Nick Borgani, Pete Kellett, and George Sawaya), The Addams Family (with Ted Cassidy and Parley Baer), The Wild Wild West (with Michael Dunn, William Windom, Leslie Parrish, Marianna Hill, Paul Fix, William Marshall, Hal Lynch, Bill Zuckert, John Harmon, Jon Lormer, Robert Pine, William O'Connell, Tom Troupe, Dick Cherney, Noble Chissell, Robert Herron, Bob Hoy, Troy Melton, Sebastian Tom, Al Cavens, Charles Picerni, Jack Perkins, Judi Sherven, Max Wagner, Nick Borgani, Tony Dante, Monty O'Grady, and Arthur Tovey, directed by Robert Sparr, Larry Dobkin, and Marvin Chomsky), The Mod Squad (with Clarence Williams III, Tige Andrews, Brooke Bundy, Robert DoQui, and Tom Anfinsen), Mission: Impossible (with Leonard Nimoy, Lee Meriwether, Bruce Mars, William Wintersole, Malachi Throne, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Phillips, Biff Elliot, Vic Perrin, Logan Ramsey, Jack Donner, Peter Brocco, Ed Bakey, Biff Manard, Jason Evers, John Vernon, Max Kleven, Benjie Bancroft, Dick Cherney, Alan Marston, Arthur Tovey, Frank da Vinci, Tony Dante, directed by Reza Badiyi), Mannix (with Karen Steele, Jeff Corey, Marc Lawrence, Jay Robinson, Byron Morrow, Ralph Maurer, Mark Russell, Al Cavens, Chuck Hicks, and Gil Perkins), Kung Fu (with David Armstrong, directed by Marc Daniels), The Waltons, Barbary Coast (starring William Shatner), and Charlie's Angels (starring Kate Jackson, with William O'Connell, Tony Dante, Robert Hitchcock and Robert Strong).
His feature film appearances include Monkeys, Go Home! (1967), The World's Greatest Athlete (1973, with Dave Armstrong, directed by Robert Scheerer), The Way We Were (1973, with Diana Ewing, Don Keefer, Nick Borgani, Robert Hitchcock, and Robert Strong), The Sting (1973, with Ray Walston, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Ed Bakey, Byron Morrow, and Edwin Rochelle), and The Godfather Part II (1974, with Marianna Hill, John Megna, and Arthur Tovey).