Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The...
Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The...
Known For
Cast Credits
Playin' for Love
as Coach Banks
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
as Vampire Actor #1 (voice)
Of Boys and Men
as Holden Cole
Black Listed
as Alan Chambers
I Was a Teenage Faust
as Mr. Five
Undercover Brother
as Mr. UB
Up, Up, and Away
as Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle
Taxman
as Peyton Cody
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
as Charlie Love
Jackie's Back!
as Robert Townsend
Love Songs
as Champ
Joseph's Gift
as James Saunders
The Meteor Man
as Jefferson Reed
The Five Heartbeats
as Duck
Robin Harris: One Night Stand
as Bum #3
The Mighty Quinn
as Maubee
That's Adequate
as Standup Comic
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Hollywood Shuffle
as Bobby Taylor
Ratboy
as Manny
Odd Jobs
as Dwight
American Flyers
as Jerome
A Soldier's Story
as Corporal Ellis
Streets of Fire
as The Sorels - Lester
In Love with an Older Woman
as James
Crew Credits
Playin' for Love
Director
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
Director
In the Hive
Director
Diary of a Single Mom
Director
Of Boys and Men
Producer
Phantom Punch
Director
Black Listed
Director
10,000 Black Men Named George
Director
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
Director
Holiday Heart
Director
Little Richard
Director
Up, Up, and Away
Director
Jackie's Back!
Director
Love Songs
Director
B.A.P.S
Director
The Meteor Man
Director
The Five Heartbeats
Director
Eddie Murphy Raw
Director
Hollywood Shuffle
Director