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Robert Downey Jr.

(Terry Crabtree)



Biography



American actor Robert Downey, Jr., the son of filmmaker Robert Downey, first appeared onscreen at the age of five in his father's film Pound (1970); he went on to make cameo appearances in five more of his father's films between 1972-90. His first significant role, in Baby, It's You (1983), largely ended up on the cutting-room floor. He went on to supporting parts in a series of teen-oriented films, finally landing the male lead opposite Molly Ringwald in The Pick-Up Artist (1987). Meanwhile, he gained much recognition during a year spent in the regular cast of the weekly sketch-comedy TV series Saturday Night Live. He has maintained a steady film career but has yet to appear in a major hit. His most compelling performance was in the title role of Richard Attenborough's biopic Chaplin (1992), for which he earned an Oscar nomination for "Best Actor." He continues to garner both leading (Heart and Souls (1993), Only You (1994)) and supporting (Natural Born Killers (1994)) roles. -- All-Movie Guide

Credits


Wonder Boys (unknown) .... Terry Crabtree

Bowfinger (1999) .... Jerry Renfro

Friends & Lovers (1999) .... Hans

Black and White (1999) (TV)

In Dreams (1999) .... Vivian Thompson

U.S. Marshals (1998) .... John Royce

Gingerbread Man, The (1998) .... Clyde Pell

Hugo Pool (1997) .... Franz Mazur

One Night Stand (1997) .... Charlie

Two Girls and a Guy (1997) .... Blake Allen

Danger Zone (1996) .... Jim

Home for the Holidays (1995) .... Tommy Larson

Richard III (1995) .... Rivers

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) (TV) .... Mr. Willowby

Restoration (1995) .... Robert Merivel

Natural Born Killers (1994) .... Wayne Gale

Century of Cinema, A (1994) .... Himself

Hail Caesar (1994) .... Jerry

Only You (1994) .... Peter Wright ... aka Him (1994) ... aka Just in Time (1994)

Short Cuts (1993) .... Bill Bush

Heart and Souls (1993) .... Thomas Reilly

Last Party, The (1993) .... Himself

Luck, Trust and Ketchup (1993)

Chaplin (1992) .... Charlie Chaplin

Too Much Sun (1991) .... Reed Richmond

Soapdish (1991) .... David Seton Barnes

Air America (1990) .... Billy Covington

Chances Are (1989) .... Alex Finch

That's Adequate (1989) .... Albert Einstein

True Believer (1989) .... Roger Baron ... aka Fighting Justice (1989)

1969 (1988) .... Ralph

Johnny Be Good (1988) .... Leo Wiggins

Rented Lips (1988) .... Wolf Dangler

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) (voice) ... aka Dear America (1987) (TV)

Less Than Zero (1987) .... Julian Wells

Pick-up Artist, The (1987) .... Jack Jericho

America (1986) ... aka Moonbeam (1986)

Back to School (1986) .... Derek

Tuff Turf (1985) (as Robert Downey) .... Jimmy Parker

"Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Bruno Mussolini

Weird Science (1985) (as Robert Downey) .... Ian

"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series .... Himself (1985-1986) ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (1975) ... aka "SNL" (1975) ... aka "Saturday Night" (1975)

Firstborn (1984) .... Lee ... aka First Born (1984)

Baby, It's You (1983) .... Stewart

Up the Academy (1980) (uncredited) ... aka Brave Young Men of Weinberg, The (1980) ... aka Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy (1980) ... aka Mad Magazine's Up the Academy (1980)

Greaser's Palace (1972) (uncredited)

Pound (1970) .... Puppy


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