Writing • AGE 89
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 bes...


What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self
2019

Salinger
Self - Screenwriter
2013

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
2011

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
2008

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Self
2008

Mad Men
Consulting Producer
2007

Ask the Dust
Director
2006

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Self
2005

Suspect Zero
Professor Dates (uncredited)
2004

A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003

Rescued from the Closet
Self
2001

A Sad Flower in the Sand
Self
2001

Mission: Impossible II
Screenplay
2000

Without Limits
Writer
1998

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Self
1998

Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
1997

Cadillac Desert
Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
1997

Mission: Impossible
Screenplay
1996

Love Affair
Screenplay
1994

The Firm
Screenplay
1993

Halloween Monster Bash
Sparks Moran (archive footage)
1991

The Two Jakes
Writer
1990

Days of Thunder
Screenplay
1990

Tequila Sunrise
Screenplay
1988

Frantic
Additional Writing
1988

The Pick-up Artist
Stan
1987

Tough Guys Don't Dance
Additional Writing
1987

The Bedroom Window
Executive Producer
1987

8 Million Ways to Die
Additional Writing
1986

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Screenplay
1984

Deal of the Century
Additional Writing
1983

Personal Best
Director
1982

Heaven Can Wait
Additional Writing
1978

Shampoo
Party Guest (uncredited)
1975

The Yakuza
Screenplay
1974

Chinatown
Writer
1974

The Parallax View
Additional Writing
1974

The Last Detail
Screenplay
1973

The New Centurions
Additional Writing
1972

The Godfather
Story Editor
1972

Cisco Pike
Additional Writing
1972

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Additional Writing
1971

Drive, He Said
Richard
1971

The Zodiac Killer
Man in Bar #3
1971

Villa Rides
Screenplay
1968

Bonnie and Clyde
Additional Writing
1967

The Tomb of Ligeia
Screenplay
1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Writer
1964

The Outer Limits
Writer
1963

The Lloyd Bridges Show
Writer
1962

Creature from the Haunted Sea
Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator
1961

Last Woman on Earth
Martin Joyce
1960

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