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Robert Downey Sr.
Robert Downey Sr. served in the army, played minor-league baseball, was a Golden Gloves champion and off-off Broadway playwright, all before he was 22 years old. Downey was born in New York City, New York, the son of Elizabeth (McLoughlin), a model, and Robert Elias, who worked in hotel/restaurant management. He took the surname of his stepfather, ...
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Actor (20 credits)
2015
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series)
Robert Downey Sr.
Robert Downey Sr.
- Tina Fey & Amy Poehler/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
(2015)
... Robert Downey Sr.
(uncredited)
1993
Tales of the City
(TV Mini-Series)
Edgar's Doctor
Edgar's Doctor
- Episode #1.2
(1993)
... Edgar's Doctor
(credit only)
- Episode #1.1
(1993)
... Edgar's Doctor
1988-1989
1st & Ten
(TV Series)
Mike McDonald / Reporter #4 / Reporter / ...
Mike McDonald / Reporter #4 / Reporter / ...
- The High and the Mighty
(1989)
... Mike McDonald
- Down and Out in Bulls Stadium
(1988)
... Reporter #4
- Caught in the Draft
(1988)
... Reporter
(as Robert Downey)
- A Family Affair
... Sports Writer
(as Bob Downey)
1987
Matlock
(TV Series)
Judge Warren Anderson
Judge Warren Anderson
- The Annihilator
(1987)
... Judge Warren Anderson
(as Robert Downey)
1985
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Mr. Miller (segment "Wordplay")
Mr. Miller (segment "Wordplay")
- Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon
(1985)
... Mr. Miller (segment "Wordplay")
(as Robert J. Downey)
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Director (18 credits)
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Writer (14 credits)
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Cinematographer (4 credits)
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Self (15 credits)
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Alternate Names:
Robert Downey Sr. 'A Prince' | Bob Downey Sr. 'a Prince' | Bob Downey | Robert J. Downey | Robert Downey | Robert Downey [a prince]Height:
6' 3" (1.91 m)
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[on his army service]: One of the times I fucked up was at an early warning radar post on Prince of Wales (Island), near the International Dateline. The lieutenant was asleep. So this other guy, from the Bronx, and I disconnected the phone back to Fairbanks. And we drew on the plotting board all these arrows representing bombers coming from Siberia. I woke up the lieutenant and he panicked. He ... See more »Trivia:
Downey's mother was famed cover girl, Betty McLoughlin. See more »Nickname:
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