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Robert Townsend

Acting Born 6 Feb 1957 — 69.472894756499 years old Chicago, Illinois, USA

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...

Latest credit The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (2026)

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The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy poster

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The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

2026 · 83 min

A Walk with Charles Burnett poster

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A Walk with Charles Burnett

2019 · 56 min

Playin' for Love poster

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Playin' for Love

2015 · 84 min

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire poster

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Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

2012 · 79 min

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Directors on Directing

2009 · 93 min

Of Boys and Men poster

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Of Boys and Men

2008 · 90 min

Tao of The Golden Mask MOVIE Watched In progress

Tao of The Golden Mask

2007 · 60 min

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

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

2003 · 40 min

Black Listed poster

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Black Listed

2003

I Was a Teenage Faust poster

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I Was a Teenage Faust

2002 · 95 min

Undercover Brother poster

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Undercover Brother

2002 · 86 min

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

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Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2002 · 91 min

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light poster

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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000 · 55 min

Up, Up, and Away poster

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Up, Up, and Away

2000 · 77 min

Taxman poster

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Taxman

1999 · 104 min

Mercenary II: Thick & Thin poster

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Mercenary II: Thick & Thin

1999 · 100 min

Love Songs poster

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Love Songs

1999 · 101 min

Joseph's Gift poster

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Joseph's Gift

1999 · 94 min

Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media poster

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Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media

1997 · 56 min

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder poster

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The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1994 · 60 min

The Meteor Man poster

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The Meteor Man

1993 · 100 min

The Five Heartbeats poster

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The Five Heartbeats

1991 · 121 min

Robin Harris: One Night Stand poster

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Robin Harris: One Night Stand

1990 · 27 min

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 poster

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

1989 · 60 min

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 poster

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

1989 · 60 min

The Mighty Quinn poster

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The Mighty Quinn

1989 · 98 min

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 poster

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

1988

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 poster

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

1987 · 59 min

Uptown Comedy Express poster

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Uptown Comedy Express

1987 · 60 min

A Soldier's Story poster

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A Soldier's Story

1984 · 101 min

In Love with an Older Woman poster

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In Love with an Older Woman

1982 · 100 min

Women at West Point poster

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Women at West Point

1979 · 96 min

Black in the 80s poster

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Black in the 80s

2005 · 60 min

Motown Live SERIES Watched In progress

Motown Live

1998 · 60 min

The Parent 'Hood poster

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The Parent 'Hood

1995

The Carol Burnett Show SERIES Watched In progress

The Carol Burnett Show

1991 · 60 min