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Robert Downey Sr.
American filmmaker and actor (1936–2021)
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Downey in April 2016 | |
| Born | Robert John Elias Jr. (1936-06-24)June 24, 1936 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 85) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1953–2011 |
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| Children | 2, including Robert Jr. |
Robert John Downey Sr. (néElias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor.
He was known for writing and directing the underground film Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey's films during the 1960s were "strictl