Known for Directing
Robert John Downey (né Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American filmmaker and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Downey Sr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
June 24, 1936
Died
July 7, 2021 (age 85)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Filmography
72 films, 9 shows


Rittenhouse Square
2005 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Rittenhouse Square is an impressionistic, music-filled documentary about a small Philadelphia park - "the spot" - where people go to meet friends, find romance, muse about life and enjoy the beauty of nature and the opposite sex.


A Touch Of Greatness
2004 · 26m
country: United States
In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the use of poetry, drama and imaginative play, Cullum championed an unorthodox educational philosophy that spoke directly to his students' needs. Many of Cullum's projects were recorded on film by then novice filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. Weaving stunning black and white footage and rare archival television broadcasts together with interviews of Cullum and his former students, this is a portrait of a maverick teacher who transformed a generation of young people by enabling them to discover their own inner greatness.


Hugo Pool
1997 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.


Too Much Sun
1991 · 1h 37m
country: United States
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.


Rented Lips
1988 · 1h 22m
country: United States
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always wanted to. The catch? He must simultaneously direct a porn film. But as he tries to make the porn film, which he turns into a musical called "Halloween in the Barracks," he must deal with a temperamental actor, a fundamentalist preacher, and other obstacles.


America
1986 · 1h 23m
country: United States
The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.


Up the Academy
1980 · 1h 27m
country: United States
Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.


Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
1975 · 56m
country: United States
A film without a beginning or an end, Moment to Moment is a rush of curious sketches, scenes, and shots that takes on a rhythmic life of its own.


Sticks and Bones
1973 · 1h 45m
country: United States
A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the aftermath of war and how people react to it both veterans and their families.


Greaser's Palace
1972 · 1h 31m
country: United States
A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.


Pound
1970 · 1h 32m
country: United States
In a pound, 18 dogs wait to be adopted.


Putney Swope
1969 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.


No More Excuses
1968 · 46m
country: United States
A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.


Chafed Elbows
1967 · 1h 3m
country: United States
A day in the life of a young Manhattanite who is in love with his mother, gives birth to $1890 from his hip, and kills indiscriminately.


Sweet Smell of Sex
1965 · 1h 12m
country: United States
A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.


Babo 73
1964 · 57m
country: United States
The president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House— a dilapidated Victorian— conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach.


Balls Bluff
1961 · 24m
country: United States
During a Civil War battle, a soldier is transported through time, landing in New York City's Central Park in the year 1961. He then explores Manhattan and goes to Yankee Stadium in an attempt to locate other Civil War soldiers.