Robert Towne

1934-11-23 – 2024-07-01

Robert Towne (American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024)), 1934–2024. filmtheque lists 41 credits: 40 movies and 1 series, from 1960 to 2013. Best-known work includes Salinger, Ask the Dust, Ask the Dust.

Roles: Screenwriter (29) · Actor (6) · Director (4) · Producer (2)

Known for

Mission: Impossible 2

Full filmography

Year	Title	Role
2013	Salinger	Actor
2006	Ask the Dust	Director
2006	Ask the Dust	Screenwriter
2000	Mission: Impossible 2	Screenwriter
1998	Without Limits	Director
1998	Without Limits	Screenwriter
1996	Mission: Impossible	Screenwriter
1996	The Rock	Screenwriter
1996	The Chamber	Screenwriter
1995	Crimson Tide	Screenwriter
1993	The Firm	Screenwriter
1990	Days of Thunder	Screenwriter
1988	Tequila Sunrise	Director
1988	Tequila Sunrise	Screenwriter
1988	Frantic	Screenwriter
1987	The Pick-up Artist	Actor
1987	Tough Guys Don't Dance	Screenwriter
1987	The Bedroom Window	Producer
1984	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes	Screenwriter
1983	Deal of the Century	Screenwriter
1982	Personal Best	Director
1982	Personal Best	Screenwriter
1982	Personal Best	Producer
1978	Heaven Can Wait	Screenwriter
1977	Orca	Screenwriter
1976	Marathon Man	Screenwriter
1976	The Missouri Breaks	Screenwriter
1975	The Yakuza	Screenwriter
1974	Chinatown	Screenwriter
1974	The Parallax View	Screenwriter
1973	The Last Detail	Screenwriter
1972	The New Centurions	Screenwriter
1971	Drive, He Said	Actor
1971	Drive, He Said	Screenwriter
1968	Villa Rides	Screenwriter
1967	Bonnie and Clyde	Screenwriter
1961	Creature from the Haunted Sea	Actor
1960	Last Woman on Earth	Actor
1960	Last Woman on Earth	Screenwriter
0	The Story of Film: An Odyssey	Actor
0	Virus	Screenwriter