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Robert Downey Sr.

Film Director / Screenwriter / Cinematographer | * 06/01/1936 († 85, 07/07/2021) | New York, New York
Robert John Downey Sr. (né Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing and directing his underground film Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey's films during the 1960s were "strictly take-no-prisoners affairs, with minimal budgets and outrageous satire, effectively pushing forward the countercultural agenda of the day." He was the father of American actor Robert Downey Jr. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Robert Downey Sr.

Guggenheim Fellowship
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Movies with Robert Downey Sr. as Actor(25)

as himself2022 Sr.
as Self (archive footage)2017 Don't Blink: Robert Frank
as himself2012 Radio Unnameable
as himself2012 Pablo
as Judge Ramos2011 Tower Heist
as Interviewer2005 Rittenhouse Square
as Baker2004 From Other Worlds
as Man in House2000 The Family Man
as Crew Member Cameo1999 Magnolia
as WDKK Show Director1999 Magnolia
as Burt, Studio Manager1997 Boogie Nights
as Telephone Voices1996 The Sunchaser
as Butler1994 Hail Caesar
as himself1993 The Last Party
as NCAA Investigator1988 Johnny Be Good
as Weinberg1988 Moving Target
as Thomas Bateman1985 To Live and Die in L.A.
as Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited)1969 Putney Swope
as Desk Clerk1969 Naughty Nurse
as Pvt. Stewart Thompson1968 No More Excuses

TV Shows/Series with Robert Downey Sr. as Actor(5)

as himself2012 Finding Your Roots
as Edgar's Doctor1993 Tales of the City
1986 Matlock
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show

Movies with Robert Downey Sr. as Crew(42)

Crew/Thanks2021 Licorice Pizza
Directing/Director2005 A Touch of Greatness
Directing/Director2005 Rittenhouse Square
Crew/Cinematography2004 A Touch Of Greatness
Directing/Director2004 A Touch Of Greatness
Production/Associate Producer2001 Strut!
Directing/Director1997 Hugo Pool
Writing/Writer1997 Hugo Pool
Directing/Director1990 Too Much Sun
Writing/Writer1990 Too Much Sun
Directing/Director1987 Rented Lips
Directing/Director1986 America
Writing/Writer1986 America
Writing/Writer1980 The Gong Show Movie
Directing/Director1980 Up the Academy
Directing/Director1973 Sticks and Bones
Writing/Screenplay1973 Sticks and Bones
Directing/Director1972 Greaser's Palace
Writing/Screenplay1972 Greaser's Palace
Directing/Director1970 Pound
Writing/Writer1970 Pound
Directing/Director1969 Putney Swope
Production/Producer1969 Putney Swope
Writing/Writer1969 Putney Swope
Directing/Director1968 No More Excuses
Writing/Writer1968 No More Excuses
Crew/Cinematography1966 Literature Au-Go-Go
Editing/Editor1966 Literature Au-Go-Go
Directing/Director1966 Chafed Elbows
Production/Producer1966 Chafed Elbows
Writing/Writer1966 Chafed Elbows
Crew/Cinematography1965 Sweet Smell of Sex
Directing/Director1965 Sweet Smell of Sex
Directing/Director1964 Babo 73
Production/Producer1964 Babo 73
Writing/Writer1964 Babo 73
Directing/Director1961 Balls Bluff
Production/Producer1961 Balls Bluff
Writing/Writer1961 Balls Bluff

TV Shows/Series with Robert Downey Sr. as Crew(1)

Production/Development Producer2020 Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

Full Name: Robert John Elias
Born: Monday, 06/01 1936 (June) in New York, New York
Died: Wednesday, 07/07 2021 (July) in Manhattan (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Elsie Downey, Laura Ernst, Rosemary Rogers
Children: Robert Downey Jr., Allyson Downey
Other names for Robert Downey Sr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert John Elias Jr."
Robert Downey Sr. frequently works together with these people:
Robert Downey Jr. (14x, Actor)
Lawrence Wolf (11x, Cast)
Tom O'Horgan (7x, Crew)
Bud S. Smith (6x, Crew)
Robert D. Yeoman (6x, Crew)
Elsie Downey (6x, Actress)
Kevin Ford (5x, Crew)
Don Calfa (5x, Actor)
Daniel Lupi (5x, Crew)
Scarlett Johansson (4x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:28169, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024