Robert Downey Jr.
(Terry Crabtree)
Biography
American actor Robert Downey, Jr., the son of filmmaker Robert Downey, first appeared onscreen at the age of five in his father's film Pound (1970); he went on to make cameo appearances in five more of his father's films between 1972-90. His first significant role, in Baby, It's You (1983), largely ended up on the cutting-room floor. He went on to supporting parts in a series of teen-oriented films, finally landing the male lead opposite Molly Ringwald in The Pick-Up Artist (1987). Meanwhile, he gained much recognition during a year spent in the regular cast of the weekly sketch-comedy TV series Saturday Night Live. He has maintained a steady film career but has yet to appear in a major hit. His most compelling performance was in the title role of Richard Attenborough's biopic Chaplin (1992), for which he earned an Oscar nomination for "Best Actor." He continues to garner both leading (Heart and Souls (1993), Only You (1994)) and supporting (Natural Born Killers (1994)) roles. -- All-Movie Guide
Credits
Wonder Boys (unknown) .... Terry Crabtree
Bowfinger (1999) .... Jerry Renfro
Friends & Lovers (1999) .... Hans
Black and White (1999) (TV)
In Dreams (1999) .... Vivian Thompson
U.S. Marshals (1998) .... John Royce
Gingerbread Man, The (1998) .... Clyde Pell
Hugo Pool (1997) .... Franz Mazur
One Night Stand (1997) .... Charlie
Two Girls and a Guy (1997) .... Blake Allen
Danger Zone (1996) .... Jim
Home for the Holidays (1995) .... Tommy Larson
Richard III (1995) .... Rivers
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) (TV) .... Mr. Willowby
Restoration (1995) .... Robert Merivel
Natural Born Killers (1994) .... Wayne Gale
Century of Cinema, A (1994) .... Himself
Hail Caesar (1994) .... Jerry
Only You (1994) .... Peter Wright
... aka Him (1994)
... aka Just in Time (1994)
Short Cuts (1993) .... Bill Bush
Heart and Souls (1993) .... Thomas Reilly
Last Party, The (1993) .... Himself
Luck, Trust and Ketchup (1993)
Chaplin (1992) .... Charlie Chaplin
Too Much Sun (1991) .... Reed Richmond
Soapdish (1991) .... David Seton Barnes
Air America (1990) .... Billy Covington
Chances Are (1989) .... Alex Finch
That's Adequate (1989) .... Albert Einstein
True Believer (1989) .... Roger Baron
... aka Fighting Justice (1989)
1969 (1988) .... Ralph
Johnny Be Good (1988) .... Leo Wiggins
Rented Lips (1988) .... Wolf Dangler
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) (voice)
... aka Dear America (1987) (TV)
Less Than Zero (1987) .... Julian Wells
Pick-up Artist, The (1987) .... Jack Jericho
America (1986)
... aka Moonbeam (1986)
Back to School (1986) .... Derek
Tuff Turf (1985) (as Robert Downey) .... Jimmy Parker
"Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Bruno Mussolini
Weird Science (1985) (as Robert Downey) .... Ian
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series .... Himself (1985-1986)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (1975)
... aka "SNL" (1975)
... aka "Saturday Night" (1975)
Firstborn (1984) .... Lee
... aka First Born (1984)
Baby, It's You (1983) .... Stewart
Up the Academy (1980) (uncredited)
... aka Brave Young Men of Weinberg, The (1980)
... aka Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy (1980)
... aka Mad Magazine's Up the Academy (1980)
Greaser's Palace (1972) (uncredited)
Pound (1970) .... Puppy
