Robert Towne (I)
Writer | Producer | Actor
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Filmography
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Known For
Chinatown Writer (1974) -
Mission: Impossible Writer (1996) -
Tequila Sunrise Writer (1988) -
Known For
The Last Detail Writer (1973) -
Writer
Welcome to the Basement (2013-2017) -
Ask the Dust (2006) -
Mission: Impossible II (2000) -
Without Limits (1998) -
Mission: Impossible (1996)
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Love Affair (1994) -
The Firm (1993) -
The Two Jakes (1990) -
Days of Thunder (1990) -
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
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![Frantic]( "Frantic")
Frantic (1988) -
![Tough Guys Don't Dance]( "Tough Guys Don't Dance")
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) -
![8 Million Ways to Die]( "8 Million Ways to Die")
8 Million Ways to Die (1986) -
![Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes]( "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes")
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![Deal of the Century]( "Deal of the Century")
Deal of the Century (1983) -
![Personal Best]( "Personal Best")
Personal Best (1982) -
![Heaven Can Wait]( "Heaven Can Wait")
Heaven Can Wait (1978) -
![Orca]( "Orca")
Orca (1977) -
![The Missouri Breaks]( "The Missouri Breaks")
The Missouri Breaks (1976) -
![Shampoo]( "Shampoo")
Shampoo (1975) -
![The Yakuza]( "The Yakuza")
The Yakuza (1974) -
![Chinatown]( "Chinatown")
Chinatown (1974) -
![The Parallax View]( "The Parallax View")
The Parallax View (1974) -
![The Last Detail]( "The Last Detail")
The Last Detail (1973) -
![The New Centurions]( "The New Centurions")
The New Centurions (1972) -
![Cisco Pike]( "Cisco Pike")
Cisco Pike (1972) -
![Drive, He Said]( "Drive, He Said")
Drive, He Said (1971) -
![Villa Rides]( "Villa Rides")
Villa Rides (1968) -
![Bonnie and Clyde]( "Bonnie and Clyde")
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) -
![The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]( "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.")
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) -
![The Tomb of Ligeia]( "The Tomb of Ligeia")
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) -
![The Outer Limits]( "The Outer Limits")
The Outer Limits (1964) -
![Breaking Point]( "Breaking Point")
Breaking Point (1964) -
![The Lloyd Bridges Show]( "The Lloyd Bridges Show")
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1963) -
Writer
![Last Woman on Earth]( "Last Woman on Earth")
Last Woman on Earth (1960) -
Actor
![Suspect Zero]( "Suspect Zero")
Suspect Zero Professor Dates (2004) -
![The Pick-up Artist]( "The Pick-up Artist")
The Pick-up Artist Stan (1987) -
![Shampoo]( "Shampoo")
Shampoo Party Guest (1975) -
![Drive, He Said]( "Drive, He Said")
Drive, He Said Richard (1971) -
![The Zodiac Killer]( "The Zodiac Killer")
The Zodiac Killer Man in Bar #3 (1971) -
![Creature from the Haunted Sea]( "Creature from the Haunted Sea")
Creature from the Haunted Sea Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 (1961) -
Actor
![Last Woman on Earth]( "Last Woman on Earth")
Last Woman on Earth Martin Joyce (1960) -
Director
![Ask the Dust]( "Ask the Dust")
Ask the Dust (2006) -
![Without Limits]( "Without Limits")
Without Limits (1998) -
![Tequila Sunrise]( "Tequila Sunrise")
Tequila Sunrise (1988) -
Director
![Personal Best]( "Personal Best")
Personal Best (1982) -
Producer
![Mad Men]( "Mad Men")
Mad Men (2014-2015) -
![The Bedroom Window]( "The Bedroom Window")
The Bedroom Window (1987) -
Producer
![Personal Best]( "Personal Best")
Personal Best (1982) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Armageddon]( "Armageddon")
Armageddon (1998) -
![Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland]( "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland")
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Miscellaneous Crew
![The Godfather]( "The Godfather")
The Godfather (1972) -
![Bonnie and Clyde]( "Bonnie and Clyde")
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) -
Archive footage
![The Kid Stays in the Picture]( "The Kid Stays in the Picture")
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![The Young Racers]( "The Young Racers")
The Young Racers (1963)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Attended Pomona College.
Quotes
"There are the big tent-pole movies and the struggling independents. All these movies that we've spoken about, like Chinatown (1974) and The Last Detail (1973), would probably be independent movies today, and would not be financed in the normal ...
Trademark
Reputation as Script Doctor Extraordinaire
Star Sign
Sagittarius
Personal Details
Born
Robert Bertram Schwartz
Los Angeles, California, USA
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