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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_Downey_SrRobert Downey Sr. - Wikipedia

    According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey's films during the 1960s were "strictly take-no-prisoners affairs, with minimal budgets and outrageous satire, effectively pushing forward the countercultural agenda of the day." [2] He was the father of American actor Robert Downey Jr.

  2. www.cnn.com › 2021/07/07 › entertainmentRobert Downey Sr., director and father of Robert Downey Jr ...

    Jul 7, 2021 · Downey Jr. appeared in two films directed by his father, including as a child in a film in which humans portrayed dogs in 1970’s “Pound,” and later in the 1990 comedy, “Too Much Sun.” Robert...

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  5. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › moviesRobert Downey Sr. dead: Actor and filmmaker was 85 - Los ...

    Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., actor, filmmaker and father of Robert Downey Jr., dies at 85. Robert Downey Jr. confirmed the death of his father, actor and director Robert Downey Sr., with...

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  6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › entertainment-arts-57753348Robert Downey Jr pays tribute to 'true maverick' film-maker ...

    Jul 7, 2021 · Film-maker and actor Robert Downey Sr - the father of actor Robert Downey Jr - has died at the age of 85. "Dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of...

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  8. www.nbcnews.com › pop-culture › pop-culture-newsRobert Downey Sr., director and father of actor Robert Downey ...

    Jul 7, 2021 · Robert Downey Sr., director of the countercultural satire "Putney Swope" and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday in New York. He was 85. Downey Jr. posted about his father...

  9. variety.com › 2021 › filmRobert Downey Sr. Dead: Robert Downey Jr.'s Father Was 85

    Jul 7, 2021 · Getty Images. Robert Downey Sr., director of the countercultural satire “Putney Swope” and the father of actor Robert Downey Jr., died Wednesday in New York. He was 85.

  10. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainmentRobert Downey Sr. dead: Filmmaker, father of Robert Downey Jr ...

    Jul 7, 2021 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:23. Robert Downey Sr., the actor and filmmaker best known for classic films such as "Putney Swope” and “Greaser’s Palace,” died Tuesday night after battling Parkinson's...