Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Acting

Birthday

1957/02/06 (68 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also know as

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Biography

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 WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episo...Read more

Acting
Senior Trip
4.2

(1981) Senior Trip

as Randy

The Meteor Man
5.8

(1993) The Meteor Man

as Jefferson Reed

The Mighty Quinn
6.1

(1989) The Mighty Quinn

as Maubee

A Soldier's Story
6.8

(1984) A Soldier's Story

as Corporal Ellis

Hollywood Shuffle
6.4

(1987) Hollywood Shuffle

as Bobby Taylor

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
8.0

(2003) Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

as Self

The Five Heartbeats
7.4

(1991) The Five Heartbeats

as Duck

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
8.0

(2009) Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

as Self

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4

(1988) I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Odd Jobs
4.2

(1986) Odd Jobs

as Dwight

Directors on Directing
0.0

(2009) Directors on Directing

as Self

Ratboy
3.4

(1986) Ratboy

as Manny

The Warriors
7.7

(1979) The Warriors

as Baseball Fury (uncredited)

Black Listed
2.5

(2003) Black Listed

as Alan Chambers

Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
8.8

(1986) Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me

as himself

Taxman
3.0

(1999) Taxman

as Peyton Cody

Of Boys and Men
7.7

(2008) Of Boys and Men

as Holden Cole

0.0

(2007) Tao of The Golden Mask

as ---

Up, Up, and Away
5.7

(2000) Up, Up, and Away

as Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle

Edge of Outside
5.8

(2006) Edge of Outside

as Bobby Taylor (archive footage)

Uptown Comedy Express
0.0

(1987) Uptown Comedy Express

as ---

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
0.0

(1988) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

as ---

Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
4.7

(1999) Mercenary II: Thick & Thin

as Charlie Love

Robin Harris: One Night Stand
0.0

(1990) Robin Harris: One Night Stand

as Bum #3

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
0.0

(1987) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

as ---

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
0.0

(1989) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

as ---

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
0.0

(1989) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

as ---

Cooley High
6.9

(1975) Cooley High

as Basketball Player in Gym Class

I Was a Teenage Faust
5.5

(2002) I Was a Teenage Faust

as Mr. Five

Playin' for Love
5.0

(2015) Playin' for Love

as Coach Banks

That's Adequate
3.6

(1989) That's Adequate

as Standup Comic

Streets of Fire
6.9

(1984) Streets of Fire

as The Sorels - Lester

Undercover Brother
5.8

(2002) Undercover Brother

as Mr. UB

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
0.0

(1994) The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

as Self

In Love with an Older Woman
4.0

(1982) In Love with an Older Woman

as James

A Walk with Charles Burnett
0.0

(2019) A Walk with Charles Burnett

as Self

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
10.0

(2002) Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

as ---

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
7.7

(2012) Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

as Vampire Actor #1 (voice)

Joseph's Gift
0.0

(1999) Joseph's Gift

as James Saunders

Willie and Phil
4.4

(1980) Willie and Phil

as Thin Boy

American Flyers
6.2

(1985) American Flyers

as Jerome

Love Songs
8.0

(1999) Love Songs

as Champ

Women at West Point
0.0

(1979) Women at West Point

as Russell Baker

Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media
8.0

(1997) Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media

as Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle)

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
6.0

(2000) Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

as ---

The Monkey Hustle
6.2

(1976) The Monkey Hustle

as Musician

Jackie's Back!
7.8

(1999) Jackie's Back!

as Robert Townsend

M*A*S*H
7.9

(1972) M*A*S*H

as Patient

The Parent 'Hood
7.3

(1995) The Parent 'Hood

as Robert Peterson

7.0

(1991) The Carol Burnett Show

as ---

0.0

(2005) Black in the 80s

as Self

Amazing Stories
7.4

(1985) Amazing Stories

as Billy Burliss

The Bear
8.2

(2022) The Bear

as Emmanuel Adamu

Hollywood Squares
6.5

(1998) Hollywood Squares

as ---

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.0

(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Rumpelstiltskin (voice)

Black Lightning
7.0

(2018) Black Lightning

as Dr. Napier Frank

Before
6.5

(2024) Before

as ---