Robert Downey, Sr.

Robert Downey, Sr. ( born 1935 in Tennessee as Robert John Elias ) is an American film director, screenwriter and actor.

Career

Robert Downey, Sr. completed his military service, played baseball and wrote pieces for Off-Off -Broadway productions. At 22, Downey went into the film industry. His first steps as a writer and director were low-budget productions. The first film Downey, who made ​​it into the movie theaters, Putney Swope was in 1969. The New York magazine led the satire for years in the top 10 of their movie list.

For the American television Downey directed the play Sticks and Bones, which led to considerable controversy as well as his surrealist film Greaser 's Palace. Also for television, he directed three episodes of the mystery series The Twilight Zone, played with in another article series and appeared in court the series Matlock.

Downey is known for its irreverent biting humor. He was several times a guest. In popular talk shows like the Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett and often moderated film festivals in the U.S.

Private life

Downey has a son, actor Robert Downey Jr., who comes as well as his daughter, the actress Allyson Downey from the lasting until 1975 marriage to Elsie Downey. His second wife Downey was married to his colleague Laura Ernst, who died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1994. In 1998, he married Rosemary Rogers, with whom he lived in New York City.

Filmography (selection)

As a director:

As an actor