Robert Towne
Known for exceptional writing in global cinema.
Profession
Writing
Birthday
23 Nov 1934
Age
92 Years
Born In
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
Total Projects
21
Years Active
59 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
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), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. He later said...
Known For
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
Suspect Zero
2004
Shampoo
1975
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Creature from the Haunted Sea
1961
Salinger
2013
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Rescued from the Closet
2001
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
Filmography
movie
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
as Self
movie
Salinger
Salinger
as Self - Screenwriter
tv
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
movie
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self
movie
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
as Self
movie
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
as Self
movie
Suspect Zero
Suspect Zero
as Professor Dates (uncredited)
movie
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
movie
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited)
movie
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
movie
A Sad Flower in the Sand
A Sad Flower in the Sand
as Self
movie
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
as Self
movie
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
as Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
movie
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
as Sparks Moran (archive footage)
movie
The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist
as Stan
movie
Shampoo
Shampoo
as Party Guest (uncredited)
movie
Drive, He Said
Drive, He Said
as Richard
movie
The Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer
as Man in Bar #3
movie
Creature from the Haunted Sea
Creature from the Haunted Sea
as Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator
movie
Last Woman on Earth
Last Woman on Earth
as Martin Joyce
movie
Robert Towne