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James Toback

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor | * 11/23/1944 (79) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
James Lee Toback (born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for Bugsy. He has directed films including The Pick-up Artist, Two Girls and a Guy and Black and White. In 2018, the Los Angeles Times reported that 395 women had accused Toback of sexual harassment or assault over a 40-year period. Toback denied all the allegations. In 2022, thirty-eight women filed a lawsuit in New York accusing him of sexual abuse. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for James Toback

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with James Toback as Actor(16)

as himself2017 We Blew It
as Franklin (uncredited)2017 An Imperfect Murder
as Tony Roundtree2015 Mississippi Grind
as Wake Guest2014 River of Fundament
as Self - Reader (segment "Chaos & Bewilderment")2013 A Fuller Life
as himself2005 The Outsider
as Professor Hassan Al-Ibrahim Ben Rabinowitz2004 When Will I Be Loved
as Dr. Hubbins1999 Giving It Up
as Arnie Tishman1999 Black and White
as Professor1990 Alice
as Interviewer / Narrataor1989 The Big Bang
as Leo Boscovitch1983 Exposed

Movies with James Toback as Crew(28)

Directing/Director2017 An Imperfect Murder
Writing/Writer2017 An Imperfect Murder
Production/Executive Producer2014 The Gambler
Writing/Story2014 The Gambler
Directing/Director2013 Seduced and Abandoned
Writing/Writer2013 Seduced and Abandoned
Directing/Director2008 Tyson
Writing/Original Story2005 The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Directing/Director2004 When Will I Be Loved
Writing/Writer2004 When Will I Be Loved
Directing/Director2001 Harvard Man
Writing/Writer2001 Harvard Man
Directing/Director1999 Black and White
Writing/Writer1999 Black and White
Directing/Director1997 Two Girls and a Guy
Writing/Writer1997 Two Girls and a Guy
Writing/Screenplay1991 Bugsy
Directing/Director1989 The Big Bang
Directing/Director1987 The Pick-up Artist
Writing/Writer1987 The Pick-up Artist
Directing/Director1983 Exposed
Production/Producer1983 Exposed
Writing/Writer1983 Exposed
Directing/Director1981 Love and Money
Writing/Screenplay1981 Love and Money
Directing/Director1978 Fingers
Writing/Writer1978 Fingers
Writing/Writer1974 The Gambler

Full Name: James Toback
Born: Thursday, 11/23 1944 (November) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 79 years + 127 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Harvard University, Harvard College, Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, East
James Toback frequently works together with these people:
Harvey Keitel (5x, Actor)
Tony Sirico (5x, Actor)
Michael Mailer (5x, Crew)
Albert Wolsky (5x, Crew)
Brian Hamill (5x, Crew)
Alec Baldwin (4x, Actor)
Robert Downey Jr. (4x, Actor)
Warren Beatty (4x, Actor)
Barry Levinson (4x, Crew)
Larry McConkey (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:659083, Added: 10/25/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024