Ted Jan Roberts

Ted Jan Roberts 19792022 was an American actor martial artist stuntman and producer best known for his work in 1990s directtovideo Martial Arts Action films Born Ted Gilroy on September 24 1979 in Los Angeles California US His professional name Ted Jan Roberts was a stage name created by his father and martial arts stunt coordinator Pat Johnson for the screen Roberts sadly passed away on June 6 2022 at the age of 42 Ted possessed a genuine and deep martial arts background that was central to his career He began training at age seven focusing on disciplines rooted in Karate and Tae Kwon Do and achieved the rank of black belt by age twelve His commitment to martial arts was fostered by his father Richard Gilroy Ortega who himself was a martial artist and notably a former black belt student of Chuck Norris from the 1970s His authentic skills in both Karate and Tae Kwon Do allowed him to perform his own fight choreography and stunts After dedicating himself to his career Roberts quickly became a prominent figure in the Direct to Video action scene of the mid90s starring in a series of martial artsfocused films including Magic Kid 1993 and its sequel Magic Kid 2 1994 as well as A Dangerous Place 1994 The Power Within 1995 and Tiger Heart 1996 His widest recognition came on television when he was cast as Prince Dex Masked Rider a character he first played in a threeepisode arc of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1995 before leading the spinoff series Masked Rider 19951996 an American adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Black RX Roberts also acted in and served as an Associate Producer for the adventuredrama series Hollywood Safari 19971999 before later appearing in the critically acclaimed feature film Milk 2008 where he played activist Dennis Peron