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Robert Downey Sr.

Actor | Director | Writer

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Robert Downey Sr. served in the army, played minor-league baseball, was a Golden Gloves champion and off-off Broadway playwright, all before he was 22 years old.

Downey was born in New York City, New ... read full biography

Known for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Boogie Nights (1997), The Family Man (2000), Putney Swope (1969)

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Jun 24, 1936 (age 84) | 6' 3" (1.90m)

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61 titles

Past Film & Video (34 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Tower Heist (2011) Judge Ramos Judge Ramos See fewer	$75MM	$24MM	$78MM	$153MM
Rittenhouse Square (2005) Interviewer, Director Interviewer, Director See fewer
From Other Worlds (2004) Baker Baker See fewer
Strut! (2001) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
Scratch (2001) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer			$290K	$290K
The Family Man (2000) Man in House (as Robert Downey Sr. 'A Prince') Man in House (as Robert Downey Sr. 'A Prince') See fewer	$60MM	$11MM	$76MM	$125MM
Magnolia (1999) WDKK Show Director (as Bob Downey Sr. 'a Prince') WDKK Show Director (as Bob Downey Sr. 'a Prince') See fewer	$37MM	$194K	$22MM	$48MM
Hugo Pool (1997) Director, Writer (as Robert Downey) Director, Writer (as Robert Downey) See fewer		$6K	$13K	$13K
Boogie Nights (1997) Burt, Studio Manager (as Robert Downey Sr. 'A Prince') Burt, Studio Manager (as Robert Downey Sr. 'A Prince') See fewer	$15MM	$50K	$26MM	$43MM
Hard Eight (1996) Special Thanks (a prince) Special Thanks (a prince) See fewer	$3MM	$69K	$223K	$223K
The Sunchaser (1996) Telephone Voices (as Robert Downey) Telephone Voices (as Robert Downey) See fewer		$14K	$22K	$22K
Hail Caesar (1994) Butler Butler See fewer
Too Much Sun (1990) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Rented Lips (1988) Director Director See fewer
Johnny Be Good (1988) NCAA Investigator NCAA Investigator See fewer	$22MM	$5.2MM	$18MM	$18MM
America (1986) Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Thomas Bateman (as Robert Downey) Thomas Bateman (as Robert Downey) See fewer	$6MM	$3.6MM	$17MM	$17MM
Up the Academy (1980) Director Director See fewer
The Gong Show Movie (1980) Writer (as Robert Downey) Writer (as Robert Downey) See fewer		$1.5MM	$6.6MM	$6.6MM
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (1975) Camera Operator (as Robert Downey), Director (as Robert Downey), Writer (screenplay) (as Robert Downey), Writer (as Robert Downey) Camera Operator (as Robert Downey), Director (as Robert Downey), Writer (screenplay) (as Robert Downey), Writer (as Robert Downey) See fewer
Greaser's Palace (1972) Director (as Robert Downey), Lyrics ("Turquoise Skies"), Writer (as Robert Downey) Director (as Robert Downey), Lyrics ("Turquoise Skies"), Writer (as Robert Downey) See fewer
You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971) Head of Ad Agency Head of Ad Agency See fewer
Cold Turkey (1971) Second Unit Director (as Robert Downey) Second Unit Director (as Robert Downey) See fewer
Pound (1970) Director (as Robert Downey), Writer (as Robert Downey) Director (as Robert Downey), Writer (as Robert Downey) See fewer
Putney Swope (1969) Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited), Director (as Robert Downey [a prince]), Producer, Writer (as Robert Downey [a prince]) Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited), Director (as Robert Downey [a prince]), Producer, Writer (as Robert Downey [a prince]) See fewer	$200K
Naughty Nurse (1969) (Short) - Desk Clerk Desk Clerk See fewer
No More Excuses (1968) Pvt. Stewart Thompson, Director, Writer Pvt. Stewart Thompson, Director, Writer See fewer	$12K
Chafed Elbows (1966) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer	$25K
Literature Au-Go-Go (1966) (Short) - Cinematographer, Editor Cinematographer, Editor See fewer
Sweet Smell of Sex (1965) Cinematographer, Director (as Robert Downey) Cinematographer, Director (as Robert Downey) See fewer
Babo 73 (1964) Director, Producer, Writer Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
A Touch of Greatness (1964) Cinematographer (photographer) (as Robert Downey), Director Cinematographer (photographer) (as Robert Downey), Director See fewer
Balls Bluff (1961) (Short) - Actor, Director, Producer, Writer Actor, Director, Producer, Writer See fewer
The American Road (1953) (Short) - Cinematographer (as Robert Downey) Cinematographer (as Robert Downey) See fewer

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
Saturday Night Live (2015) (TV Series) - Robert Downey Sr. (1 episode, 2015) Robert Downey Sr. (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Tina Fey & Amy Poehler/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Dec 19, 2015) Season 41, Episode 9 - Robert Downey Sr. (uncredited) Robert Downey Sr. (uncredited) See fewer	1
Tales of the City (1993) (TV Mini-series) - Edgar's Doctor (1 episode, 1993) Edgar's Doctor (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Episode #1.1 (Jan 10, 1994) Season 1, Episode 1 - Edgar's Doctor Edgar's Doctor See fewer	1
1st & Ten (1988–1989) (TV Series) - Mike McDonald / Reporter #4 / Reporter / Sports Writer (4 episodes, 1988) Mike McDonald / Reporter #4 / Reporter / Sports Writer (4 episodes, 1988) See fewer The High and the Mighty (1989) Season 5, Episode 13 - Mike McDonald Mike McDonald See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Moving Target (1988) (TV Movie) - Weinberg Weinberg See fewer
Matlock (1987) (TV Series) - Judge Warren Anderson (1 episode, 1987) Judge Warren Anderson (1 episode, 1987) See fewer The Annihilator (Oct 13, 1987) Season 2, Episode 3 - Judge Warren Anderson (as Robert Downey) Judge Warren Anderson (as Robert Downey) See fewer	1
The Twilight Zone (1985–1986) (TV Series) - Director (3 episodes, 1985), Mr. Miller (segment "Wordplay") (1 episode, 1985) Director (3 episodes, 1985), Mr. Miller (segment "Wordplay") (1 episode, 1985) See fewer The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences (Jan 31, 1986) Season 1, Episode 16 - Director (segments: Tooth and Consequences) (as Robert Downey) Director (segments: Tooth and Consequences) (as Robert Downey) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Rage (1983) (TV Movie) - Writer Writer See fewer
Sticks and Bones (1973) (TV Movie) - Director (as Robert Downey), Writer (as Robert Downey) Director (as Robert Downey), Writer (as Robert Downey) See fewer

Self (17 titles)
Searching for Mr. Rugoff (2019) Self Self See fewer
The Floating Zoo (2016) Archival footage Archival footage See fewer
Pablo (2012) Self Self See fewer
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Robert Downey, Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal (Apr 22, 2012) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
Radio Unnameable (2012) Self Self See fewer
Life After (2011) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2011) Self (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Antonio Fargas (Nov 16, 2011) Season 3, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
The American Cinematheque Tribute to Robert Downey Jr (2011) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Remembering Greasers Palace (2010) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery' (2009) Self Self See fewer
Entertainment Tonight (2008) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2008) Self (1 episode, 2008) See fewer Episode dated 9 May 2008 (May 9, 2008) Self Self See fewer
Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns (2008) Self Self See fewer
E! True Hollywood Story (2003) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2003) Self (1 episode, 2003) See fewer The Gong Show (Jan 5, 2003) Season 7, Episode 13 - Self Self See fewer
The Last Party (1993) Self Self See fewer
Is There Sex After Death? (1971) Self (as Robert Downey) Self (as Robert Downey) See fewer
The Dick Cavett Show (1969–1970) (TV Series) - Self / Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1969) Self / Self - Guest (2 episodes, 1969) See fewer Episode #4.64 (Mar 30, 1970) Season 4, Episode 64 - Self Self See fewer Robert Downey Sr./Garson Kanin/Gwen Verdon/Jimi Hendrix (Jul 7, 1969) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968–1969) (TV Series) - Self - Guest / Self (3 episodes, 1968) Self - Guest / Self (3 episodes, 1968) See fewer Episode dated 29 October 1969 (Oct 29, 1969) Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Woodstock: A Snapshot in Time Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (2 titles)
Don't Blink (2015) Self (archive footage) (as Robert Downey) Self (archive footage) (as Robert Downey) See fewer
Welcome to the Basement (2012) (TV Series) - Putney Swope / Self (1 episode, 2012) Putney Swope / Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Putney Swope (Nov 2, 2012) Season 1, Episode 14 - Putney Swope / Self (archive footage) Putney Swope / Self (archive footage) See fewer

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Melora Walters Actress	3,920
Téa Leoni Actress	543

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