Robert Towne

Writer

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 it was inspired by a chapter in Carey McWilliams's Southern California Country: An Island on the Land (1946) and a West magazine article on Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990); the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975); and the first two Mission: Impossible films. Towne directed the sports dramas Personal Best (1982) and Without Limits (1998), the crime thriller Tequila Sunrise (1988), and the romantic crime drama Ask the Dust (2006).

Born: November 23, 1934 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: July 1, 2024 (Age 89)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Creature from the Haunted Sea Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	3.6	Actor	Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator	1961
Drive, He Said Movie	5.5	Actor	Richard	1971
Last Woman on Earth Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	4.6	Actor	Martin Joyce	1960
The Pick-up Artist Movie	5.3	Actor	Stan	1987
The Zodiac Killer Movie	4.2	Actor	Man in Bar #3	1971
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Self	2019
A Sad Flower in the Sand Movie	8	Actor	Self	2001
Salinger Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Self - Screenwriter	2013
A Decade Under the Influence Movie	7.7	Actor	Self	2003
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	1998
Rescued from the Closet Movie	6.3	Actor	Self	2001
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	2008
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' Movie	7	Actor	Self	2008
Suspect Zero Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Professor Dates (uncredited)	2004
Shampoo Movie	6.2	Actor	Party Guest (uncredited)	1975
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	4.9	Actor	Agent XK150 (archive footage)	2004
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	2005
Cadillac Desert Limited Series	8.8	Actor	Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'	1997
The Story of Film: An Odyssey Limited Series	8.2	Actor	Self 2 Episodes	2011-2011
8 Million Ways to Die Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.8	Writing	Writer, Additional Writing	1986
Ask the Dust Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.5	Directing	Screenplay, Director	2006
Bonnie and Clyde Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.8	Crew	Additional Writing	1967
Chinatown Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	8.2	Writing	Screenplay	1974
Cisco Pike Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.3	Crew	Additional Writing	1972
Days of Thunder Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	6.3	Writing	Screenplay, Story	1990
Deal of the Century Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	4.8	Crew	Additional Writing	1983
Drive, He Said Movie	5.5	Crew	Additional Writing	1971
Frantic Movie	6.7	Crew	Additional Writing	1988
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.5	Writing	Writer	1984
Heaven Can Wait Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.8	Crew	Additional Writing	1978
Last Woman on Earth Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	4.6	Writing	Screenplay	1960
Love Affair Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	5.8	Writing	Screenplay	1994
McCabe & Mrs. Miller Movie	7.5	Crew	Additional Writing	1971
Mission: Impossible Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7.3	Writing	Screenplay	1996
Mission: Impossible II Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.9	Writing	Screenplay	2000
Orca Movie	6	Writing	Screenplay	1977
Personal Best Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Directing	Director, Producer, Writer	1982
Shampoo Movie	6.2	Writing	Writer	1975
Tequila Sunrise Movie	5.8	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1988
The Bedroom Window Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.2	Production	Executive Producer	1987
The Firm Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.8	Writing	Screenplay	1993
The Last Detail Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.6	Writing	Screenplay	1973
The New Centurions Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Crew	Additional Writing	1972
The Parallax View Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	7.2	Crew	Additional Writing	1974
The Tomb of Ligeia Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1964
The Two Jakes Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.9	Writing	Characters, Writer	1990
The Yakuza Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	1974
Tough Guys Don't Dance Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	4.7	Crew	Additional Writing	1987
Villa Rides Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.5	Writing	Screenplay	1968
Without Limits Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director, Writer	1998
Battle of Britain Movie		Writing	Screenplay
The Outer Limits TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	8	Writing	Writer 1 Episode	1963-1965
The Lloyd Bridges Show TV Show	7	Writing	Writer 1 Episode	1962-1963
Welcome to the Basement TV Show	7	Writing	Screenplay 1 Episode	2012
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