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Roebuck in 2009, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Daniel James Roebuck
Place of Birth: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 4, 1963
Ethnicity: German, as well as likely Polish, Hungarian, and Slovak
Daniel Roebuck, also known as Dan Roebuck, is an American actor and writer. His roles include the films Cavegirl , River’s Edge , Project X , Dudes (1987), Only You (1992), The Fugitive (1993), Driver (1996), U.S. Marshals , Final Destination , Bubba Ho-Tep , Hansel and Gretel (2002), Agent Cody Banks , and its sequel; The Devil’s Rejects , Halloween (2007), and its sequel, Halloween II (2009); Flash of Genius , Dark and Stormy Night , The Haunted World of El Superbeasto , That’s What I Am , John Dies at the End , Soaked in Bleach , His Neighbor Phil , 31 , Phantasm: Ravager , Let There Be Light (2017), 3 from Hell , My Brothers’ Crossing , The Munsters (2022), Miracle at Manchester , Stream , and Terrifier 3 ; the series Matlock , Capital News , Nash Bridges , A Minute with Stan Hooper , Monsterama , which he has also written for; Lost , Woke Up Dead , Mob City , The Man in the High Castle , and 9-1-1 ; the made-for-tv movies The Late Shift (1995), Quints , Mary Christmas , Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three’s Company , Shredderman Rules , and Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever ; and the video games Dead Rising 3 , Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order , and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor . He has often worked with director Rob Zombie .
Daniel is a Christian. He is married to Tammy. The two founded A Channel of Peace, a non-profit which produces faith-based films. Daniel has two children with his former wife Kelly.
Daniel’s paternal grandfather likely was Francis Roebuck (the son of Joseph Roebuck and Anna Sawick).
Daniel’s paternal grandmother likely was Mary Susannah Wolf (the daughter of John Wolfe and Mary Antolick).
Daniel’s maternal grandfather was Wilbert J. Moser (the son of James S. Moser and Ada B. Bauer). Wilbert was born in Bally, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and died fighting in the Battle of the Bulge in WWII in January 1945. James was born in Bally, the son of Ephraim A. Moser and Isabella Mary Snyder. Ada was born in Washington Township, Berks County, the daughter of Franklin William “Frank” Bauer and Annie Kuhns.
Daniel’s maternal grandmother was Frieda/Freida E. Derr (the daughter of Wilmer Daniel Derr and Stella M. Schuler). Frieda was born in Hosensack, Pennsylvania. Wilmer was born in Lehigh County, the son of Emanuel Derr and Maria. Stella was born in Lehigh County, the daughter of Peter F. Schuler and Mary Ann Frey.
Source: Genealogies of Daniel’s maternal grandparents, Wilbert J. Moser and Frieda/Freida E. (Derr) Moser – https://www.findagrave.com