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Robert Downey Sr.

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 the underground films Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world, and Greaser's Palace (1972), a surrealist Western. 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.

Infobox

Born
Robert John Elias Jr.(1936-06-24)June 24, 1936New York City, U.S.
Died
July 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 85)New York City, U.S.
Occupations
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Years active
1953–2011
Spouses
mw- Elsie Ann Ford (m. 1962; div. 1975) Laura Ernst (m. 1991; died 1994) Rosemary Rogers (m. 1998)
Children
2, including Robert Jr.

Tables

· Filmography › Film › Filmmaking credits
1953
The American Road
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
1961
Balls Bluff
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1964
A Touch of Greatness
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
Babo 73
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1965
Sweet Smell of Sex
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1966
Chafed Elbows
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1968
No More Excuses
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1969
Putney Swope
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1970
Pound
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1971
Cold Turkey
Role(s)
2nd unit
Notes
No
1972
Greaser's Palace
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1973
Sticks and Bones
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1975
Moment to Moment
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1980
Up the Academy
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
The Gong Show Movie
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
1986
America
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1988
Rented Lips
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
1991
Too Much Sun
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1997
Hugo Pool
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
2005
Rittenhouse Square
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Producer
Notes
Ref.
1953
The American Road
No
No
No
Short film; cinematographer
1961
Balls Bluff
Yes
Yes
Yes
Short film; also actor
1964
A Touch of Greatness
Yes
No
Yes
Documentary film; also cinematographer
1964
Babo 73
Yes
Yes
Yes
1965
Sweet Smell of Sex
Yes
Yes
No
Also cinematographer
1966
Chafed Elbows
Yes
Yes
Yes
1968
No More Excuses
Yes
Yes
Yes
Also actor
1969
Putney Swope
Yes
Yes
No
Also uncredited voice dubbing
1970
Pound
Yes
Yes
No
1971
Cold Turkey
2nd unit
No
No
1972
Greaser's Palace
Yes
Yes
No
1973
Sticks and Bones
Yes
Yes
No
Television film
1975
Moment to Moment
Yes
Yes
No
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1980
Up the Academy
Yes
No
No
The Gong Show Movie
No
Yes
No
1986
America
Yes
Yes
No
1988
Rented Lips
Yes
No
No
1991
Too Much Sun
Yes
Yes
No
1997
Hugo Pool
Yes
No
No
2005
Rittenhouse Square
Yes
No
No
Documentary film
· Filmography › Film › Acting credits
1969
Putney Swope
Role(s)
Putney Swope (Voice)
Notes
Uncredited, Dubbing Arnold Johnson
Naughty Nurse
Role(s)
Desk Clerk
Notes
Short film
1971
You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Role(s)
Head of Ad Agency
Is There Sex After Death?
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Mockumentary and mondo film
1985
To Live and Die in L.A.
Role(s)
Agent Thomas Bateman
1988
Johnny Be Good
Role(s)
NCAA Investigator Floyd Gondoli
1994
Hail Caesar
Role(s)
Butler
1996
The Sunchaser
Role(s)
Telephone Voices
1997
Boogie Nights
Role(s)
Burt
1999
Magnolia
Role(s)
WDKK Show Director
2000
The Family Man
Role(s)
Man in House
2004
From Other Worlds
Role(s)
Baker
2011
Tower Heist
Role(s)
Judge Ramos
2022
"Sr."
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Documentary film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
1969
Putney Swope
Putney Swope (Voice)
Uncredited, Dubbing Arnold Johnson
1969
Naughty Nurse
Desk Clerk
Short film
1971
You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
Head of Ad Agency
1971
Is There Sex After Death?
Himself
Mockumentary and mondo film
1985
To Live and Die in L.A.
Agent Thomas Bateman
1988
Johnny Be Good
NCAA Investigator Floyd Gondoli
1994
Hail Caesar
Butler
1996
The Sunchaser
Telephone Voices
1997
Boogie Nights
Burt
1999
Magnolia
WDKK Show Director
2000
The Family Man
Man in House
2004
From Other Worlds
Baker
2011
Tower Heist
Judge Ramos
2022
"Sr."
Himself
Documentary film
· Filmography › Television
1987
Matlock
Role(s)
Judge Warren Anderson
Notes
Season 2, Episode 3: “The Annihilator”
1988
Moving Target
Role(s)
Weinberg
Notes
Television film
1988–1989
Role(s)
1st & Ten
Notes
Mike McDonald / Reporter #4 /Reporter / Sports Writer
1993
Tales of the City
Role(s)
Edgar's Doctor
Notes
Miniseries; 1 episode
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
1985–1986
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Miller
also directed 3 episodesacted in segment: "Wordplay"
1987
Matlock
Judge Warren Anderson
Season 2, Episode 3: “The Annihilator”
1988
Moving Target
Weinberg
Television film
1988–1989
1st & Ten
Mike McDonald / Reporter /Reporter / Sports Writer
4 episodes
1993
Tales of the City
Edgar's Doctor
Miniseries; 1 episode

References

  1. "Robert Downey Jr.'s Mother Dies: Read His Moving, Candid Tribute to Elsie Ann Downey"
    http://www.eonline.com/news/583342/robert-downey-jr-s-mother-dies-read-his-moving-candid-tribute-to-elsie-ann-downey
  2. Wheeler Winston Dixon, Rutgers University Press, July 11, 2007, Film Talk: Directors at Work, Retrieved November 10, 201
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