Robert Downey Sr.
(1936-2021)
American filmmaker and actor
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Robert John Downey Sr. (born Robert Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American actor, director, producer, writer, cinematographer, and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr. He is known for writing and directing the underground film Putney Swope, a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey Sr.'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."
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Robert John Elias Jr. 24 June 1936 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Died |
7 July 2021 (aged 85) New York City, New York, USA
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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