Robert Downey Sr.: movies and TV shows
Robert Downey Sr. has 80 credits in the archive: 71 films and 9 TV series, from 1957 to 2022. Highest rated: Magnolia (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1957 – 2022 · busiest year: 1969 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Sr." | Self | Film | 6.9 | 86 |
| 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Film | 7.0 | 85 | |
| 2021 | Robert Downey: Moment to Moment | Film | — | 85 | |
| 2020 | Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race | TV | 5.8 | 84 | |
| 2019 | Searching for Mr. Rugoff | Self | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 2015 | Don't Blink - Robert Frank | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 79 |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV | 6.5 | 76 |
| 2012 | Radio Unnameable | Himself | Film | 7.6 | 76 |
| 2012 | Pablo | Self | Film | 6.9 | 76 |
| 2011 | Tower Heist | Judge Ramos | Film | 6.1 | 75 |
| 2009 | The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery' | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2008 | Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2005 | Rittenhouse Square | Interviewer | Film | 9.0 | 69 |
| 2005 | Rittenhouse Square | Film | 9.0 | 69 | |
| 2004 | From Other Worlds | Baker | Film | 3.9 | 68 |
| 2004 | A Touch Of Greatness | Film | 7.0 | 68 | |
| 2004 | A Touch Of Greatness | Film | 7.0 | 68 | |
| 2001 | Strut! | Film | 10.0 | 65 | |
| 2000 | The Family Man | Man in House | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1999 | Magnolia | WDKK Show Director | Film | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Burt, Studio Manager | Film | 7.6 | 61 |
| 1997 | Hugo Pool | Film | 5.3 | 61 | |
| 1997 | Hugo Pool | Film | 5.3 | 61 | |
| 1996 | The Sunchaser | Telephone Voices | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Butler | Film | 3.4 | 58 |
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Edgar's Doctor | TV | 7.6 | 57 |
| 1993 | The Last Party | Self | Film | 5.2 | 57 |
| 1991 | Too Much Sun | Film | 4.7 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Too Much Sun | Film | 4.7 | 55 | |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | NCAA Investigator | Film | 4.5 | 52 |
| 1988 | Moving Target | Weinberg | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1988 | Rented Lips | Film | 3.8 | 52 | |
| 1986 | Matlock | Judge Warren Anderson | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1986 | America | Film | 4.0 | 50 | |
| 1986 | America | Film | 4.0 | 50 | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | (segment "Wordplay") | TV | 7.7 | 49 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | TV | 7.7 | 49 | |
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Thomas Bateman | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1981 | Energy and How to Get It | Film | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Up the Academy | Film | 4.7 | 44 | |
| 1980 | The Gong Show Movie | Film | 4.0 | 44 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1975 | Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight | Film | 5.6 | 39 | |
| 1975 | Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight | Film | 5.6 | 39 | |
| 1975 | Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight | Film | 5.6 | 39 | |
| 1973 | Sticks and Bones | Film | 4.5 | 37 | |
| 1973 | Sticks and Bones | Film | 4.5 | 37 | |
| 1972 | Greaser's Palace | Film | 4.5 | 36 | |
| 1972 | Greaser's Palace | Film | 4.5 | 36 | |
| 1971 | Is There Sex After Death? | Himself | Film | 3.8 | 35 |
| 1971 | You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat | Head of Ad Agency | Film | 8.7 | 35 |
| 1970 | Pound | Film | 4.8 | 34 | |
| 1970 | Pound | Film | 4.8 | 34 | |
| 1969 | Putney Swope | Putney Swope (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1969 | Putney Swope | Film | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1969 | Putney Swope | Film | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1969 | Putney Swope | Film | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1969 | Naughty Nurse | Desk Clerk | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1968 | No More Excuses | Pvt. Stewart Thompson | Film | 5.0 | 32 |
| 1968 | No More Excuses | Film | 5.0 | 32 | |
| 1968 | No More Excuses | Film | 5.0 | 32 | |
| 1967 | Chafed Elbows | Film | 5.9 | 31 | |
| 1967 | Chafed Elbows | Film | 5.9 | 31 | |
| 1967 | Chafed Elbows | Film | 5.9 | 31 | |
| 1966 | From Sea To Shining Sea | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1966 | From Sea To Shining Sea | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1966 | Literature Au-Go-Go | Film | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1966 | Literature Au-Go-Go | Film | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1965 | Sweet Smell of Sex | Film | 7.0 | 29 | |
| 1965 | Sweet Smell of Sex | Film | 7.0 | 29 | |
| 1964 | Babo 73 | Film | 5.8 | 28 | |
| 1964 | Babo 73 | Film | 5.8 | 28 | |
| 1964 | Babo 73 | Film | 5.8 | 28 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 26 |
| 1961 | Balls Bluff | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1961 | Balls Bluff | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1961 | Balls Bluff | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1961 | Balls Bluff | Film | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 1957 | Your Share in Tomorrow | Film | — | 21 |