Robert Towne
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 best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. He later said it was inspired...
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 best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. He later said it was inspired...
Known For
Cast Credits
Suspect Zero
as Professor Dates (uncredited)
The Pick-up Artist
as Stan
Shampoo
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Drive, He Said
as Richard
The Zodiac Killer
as Man in Bar #3
Creature from the Haunted Sea
as Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator
Last Woman on Earth
as Martin Joyce
Crew Credits
Ask the Dust
Director
Mission: Impossible II
Screenplay
Without Limits
Director
Mission: Impossible
Screenplay
Love Affair
Screenplay
The Firm
Screenplay
The Two Jakes
Characters
Days of Thunder
Screenplay
Tequila Sunrise
Director
Frantic
Additional Writing
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Additional Writing
The Bedroom Window
Executive Producer
8 Million Ways to Die
Additional Writing
Deal of the Century
Additional Writing
Personal Best
Director
Heaven Can Wait
Additional Writing
Shampoo
Writer
The Yakuza
Screenplay
Chinatown
Writer
The Parallax View
Additional Writing
The Last Detail
Screenplay
The New Centurions
Additional Writing
The Godfather
Story Editor
Cisco Pike
Additional Writing
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Additional Writing
Drive, He Said
Additional Writing
Villa Rides
Screenplay
Bonnie and Clyde
Additional Writing
The Tomb of Ligeia
Screenplay