Robert Towne

Robert Towne

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), whi…

Filmography

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · TV
as Self
Suspect Zero
Suspect Zero
2004 · Movie
as Professor Dates (uncredited)
Shampoo
Shampoo
1975 · Movie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · Movie
as Stan
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Movie
as Self
Cadillac Desert
Cadillac Desert
1997 · TV
as Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
Salinger
Salinger
2013 · Movie
as Self - Screenwriter
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005 · Movie
as Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019 · Movie
as Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008 · Movie
as Self
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet
2001 · Movie
as Self
Creature from the Haunted Sea
Creature from the Haunted Sea
1961 · Movie
as Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998 · Movie
as Self
Drive, He Said
Drive, He Said
1971 · Movie
as Richard
Robert Towne
Robert Towne
· Movie
Last Woman on Earth
Last Woman on Earth
1960 · Movie
as Martin Joyce
Halloween Monster Bash
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Movie
as Sparks Moran (archive footage)
The Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer
1971 · Movie
as Man in Bar #3
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008 · Movie
as Self
A Sad Flower in the Sand
A Sad Flower in the Sand
2001 · Movie
as Self