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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.
Robert Downey Sr.. Actor: To Live and Die in L.A.. 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.
Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., a director and actor known for subversive comedies and roles in “To Live and Die in L.A.” and “Boogie Nights,” died Tuesday evening at age 85. His son, “Iron Man” star Robert...
Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85. Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York. He had Parkinson’s disease for more than five years.
Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., the acclaimed filmmaker, actor, and father of Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, his son announced on Instagram. He was 85.
Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., the counterculture filmmaker best known for his satire Putney Swope, died Wednesday, July 7th. He was 85.
Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., the actor and filmmaker best known for classic films such as "Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Palace,” died Tuesday night after battling Parkinson's disease, his son Robert...
Robert Downey Sr.. Actor: To Live and Die in L.A.. 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.
Jul 8, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr: 1936-2021. Sergio Mims. July 8, 2021. 6 min read. It seems oddly appropriate that the passing of filmmaker and actor Robert Downey Sr. would come the same week as that of Richard Donner. Downey, who lost a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 85, and Donner represented, in their own unique ways, the wide range ...
Jul 8, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr, a renowned filmmaker, has passed away at the age of 85, his son Robert Downey Jr has announced. Writing on Instagram, the Iron Man actor wrote: "Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson's. "He was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic throughout.
