Robert Towne
writer • producer • actor
Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 - July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), whi...
Born: November 23, 1934 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: July 1, 2024 (age 89)
Known For
Movies & TV Credits
55 total credits across film and television
Title | Job | Year |
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Actor | 2019 | |
Salinger Movie | Actor | 2013 |
Welcome to the Basement TV Show | Writing | 2012 |
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Limited Series | Actor | 2011 |
Actor | 2008 | |
Actor | 2008 | |
Ask the Dust Movie | Writing | 2006 |
Actor | 2005 | |
Suspect Zero Movie | Actor | 2004 |
Actor | 2004 | |
Actor | 2003 | |
Actor | 2002 | |
Actor | 2001 | |
Actor | 2001 | |
Writing | 2000 | |
Actor | 1998 | |
Without Limits Movie | Directing | 1998 |
Cadillac Desert Limited Series | Actor | 1997 |
Mission: Impossible Movie | Writing | 1996 |
Love Affair Movie | Writing | 1994 |
The Firm Movie | Writing | 1993 |
Days of Thunder Movie | Writing | 1990 |
The Two Jakes Movie | Writing | 1990 |
Frantic Movie | Crew | 1988 |
Tequila Sunrise Movie | Directing | 1988 |
The Pick-up Artist Movie | Actor | 1987 |
The Bedroom Window Movie | Production | 1987 |
Crew | 1987 | |
Writing | 1986 | |
Writing | 1984 | |
Deal of the Century Movie | Crew | 1983 |
Personal Best Movie | Directing | 1982 |
Heaven Can Wait Movie | Crew | 1978 |
Shampoo Movie | Actor | 1975 |
Shampoo Movie | Writing | 1975 |
Chinatown Movie | Writing | 1974 |
The Parallax View Movie | Crew | 1974 |
The Yakuza Movie | Writing | 1974 |
The Last Detail Movie | Writing | 1973 |
The New Centurions Movie | Crew | 1972 |
Drive, He Said Movie | Actor | 1971 |
The Zodiac Killer Movie | Actor | 1971 |
Cisco Pike Movie | Crew | 1971 |
Drive, He Said Movie | Crew | 1971 |
McCabe & Mrs. Miller Movie | Crew | 1971 |
Villa Rides Movie | Writing | 1968 |
Bonnie and Clyde Movie | Crew | 1967 |
The Tomb of Ligeia Movie | Writing | 1964 |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Show | Writing | 1964 |
The Outer Limits TV Show | Writing | 1963 |
The Lloyd Bridges Show TV Show | Writing | 1962 |
Actor | 1961 | |
Last Woman on Earth Movie | Actor | 1960 |
Last Woman on Earth Movie | Writing | 1960 |
Battle of Britain Movie | Writing | — |