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James Nelson "J. N." Roberts, is an American former professional off-road and enduro motorcycle racer and a film industry stuntman. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he was a dominant motorcycle competitor in American desert racing centered in the Mojave Desert of Southern California. At one point in his desert racing career, Roberts won 27 consecutive desert races, earning him the unofficial nickname of King of the Desert. Roberts was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999 and, into the Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2009. He was also inducted into the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall Of Fame.
Acting Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 powered by Monster Energy | Self - Grand Marshal | 2019 |
| Dust to Glory | Self | 2005 |
| Broken Arrow | Moss | 1996 |
| The Seventh Sign | Jimmy's Guard | 1988 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Powers | 1979 |
| Zero to Sixty | 1978 | |
| CHiPs | Biker | 1977 |
| Electra Glide in Blue | Belly Flop | 1973 |
| The Mechanic | Gang Leader | 1972 |
| Sometimes a Great Notion | 1971 |
Acting Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 2019 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 powered by Monster Energy | Self - Grand Marshal | 2019 |
| Dust to Glory | Self | 2005 |
| Broken Arrow | Moss | 1996 |
| The Seventh Sign | Jimmy's Guard | 1988 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Powers | 1979 |
| Zero to Sixty | 1978 | |
| CHiPs | Biker | 1977 |
| Electra Glide in Blue | Belly Flop | 1973 |
| The Mechanic | Gang Leader | 1972 |
| Sometimes a Great Notion | 1971 | |
| A Time for Dying | Bob Ford | 1971 |
| On Any Sunday | Himself / Self - Desert Racer | 1971 |
