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Robert Downey Sr.
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American filmmaker and actor (1936–2021)
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Robert Downey Sr. was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born Robert John Elias Jr. in Manhattan in 1936, he began his work period in 1959. He was the father of Robert Downey Jr. and received a Guggenheim Fellowship during his career.
Downey Sr. died in Manhattan in 2021 from Parkinson's disease due to natural causes. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery. His professional roles included directing, and he was active in the industry until 2013.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
- "Sr." — Self2022
- Robert Downey: Moment to Moment2021
- Searching for Mr. Rugoff — Self2019
- Don't Blink - Robert Frank — Self (archive footage)2015
- Pablo — Self2012
- Radio Unnameable — Himself2012
- Finding Your Roots — Self2012
- Tower Heist — Judge Ramos2011
- The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery' — Self2009
- Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns — Self2008
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2021
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 16
- Total plays
- 97
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- cinematographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Robert Downey Sr. in 2016 (cropped).png
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-06-24
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Robert Downey Sr.
- date of death
- 2021-07-07
- end of work period
- 2013-00-00
- birth name
- Robert John Elias Jr.
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- name in native language
- Robert Downey Sr.
- place of burial
- Kensico Cemetery
- Commons category
- Robert Downey Sr.
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