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)
Streaming Sources for all Robert Towne Movies & TV ShowsTitle | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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Movie | Actor | Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator | 1961 | |
Movie | Actor | Richard | 1971 | |
Movie | Actor | Martin Joyce | 1960 | |
Movie | Actor | Stan | 1987 | |
Movie | Actor | Man in Bar #3 | 1971 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2019 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2001 | |
Movie | Actor | Self - Screenwriter | 2013 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2003 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 1998 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2001 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2008 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2008 | |
Movie | Actor | Professor Dates (uncredited) | 2004 | |
Movie | Actor | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1975 | |
Movie | Actor | Agent XK150 (archive footage) | 2004 | |
Movie | Actor | Self | 2005 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown' | 1997 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Self 2 Episodes | 2011-2011 | |
Movie | Writing | Writer, Additional Writing | 1986 | |
Movie | Directing | Screenplay, Director | 2006 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1967 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1974 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1972 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay, Story | 1990 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1983 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1971 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1988 | |
Movie | Writing | Writer | 1984 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1978 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1960 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1994 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1971 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1996 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 2000 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1977 | |
Movie | Directing | Director, Producer, Writer | 1982 | |
Movie | Writing | Writer | 1975 | |
Movie | Directing | Director, Screenplay | 1988 | |
Movie | Production | Executive Producer | 1987 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1993 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1973 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1972 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1974 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1964 | |
Movie | Writing | Characters, Writer | 1990 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1974 | |
Movie | Crew | Additional Writing | 1987 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | 1968 | |
Movie | Directing | Director, Writer | 1998 | |
Movie | Writing | Screenplay | ||
TV Show | Writing | Writer 1 Episode | 1963-1965 | |
TV Show | Writing | Writer 1 Episode | 1962-1963 | |
TV Show | Writing | Screenplay 1 Episode | 2012 | |
Title | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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