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Robert Downey Sr.

1936 - 2021

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Robert John Downey Sr. (né Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground film Putney Swope (1969), a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Downey's films during the 1960s were "strictly take-no-prisoners affairs, with minimal budgets and outrageous satire, effectively pushing forward the countercultural agenda of the day." He was the father of American actor Robert Downey Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Downey Sr. is the 322nd most popular actor (up from 1,516th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,553rd in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Downey Sr. ranks 322 out of 13,578. Before him are Pierre Richard, James Coburn, Emma Thompson, Julie Christie, Bela Lugosi, and Julie Harris. After him are Leonard Nimoy, Ralph Fiennes, Angela Lansbury, Bryan Cranston, Anne Bancroft, and Malcolm McDowell.

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Among people born in 1936, Robert Downey Sr. ranks 35. Before him are Ursula Andress, Richard Bach, Dennis Hopper, Günter Blobel, Uwe Seeler, and Gerhard Ertl. After him are Georges Perec, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Clark, Alan J. Heeger, Roy Orbison, and Tariq Aziz. Among people deceased in 2021, Robert Downey Sr. ranks 26. Before him are Martinus J. G. Veltman, Carlos Menem, Isamu Akasaki, Captain Tom, Richard R. Ernst, and Jacques Rogge. After him are Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Bell hooks, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Charlie Watts, Hans Küng, and Steven Weinberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Downey Sr. ranks 700 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert A. Heinlein (1907), James Coburn (1928), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Claude Shannon (1916), David Copperfield (1956), and Julie Harris (1925). After him are Leonard Nimoy (1931), Robert Burns Woodward (1917), Paul Flory (1910), Jody Williams (1950), Alice Cooper (1948), and D. B. Cooper (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Downey Sr. ranks 171. Before him are Chris Pratt (1979), Sally Field (1946), Janet Leigh (1927), Montgomery Clift (1920), James Coburn (1928), and Julie Harris (1925). After him are Leonard Nimoy (1931), Bryan Cranston (1956), Anne Bancroft (1931), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), William Holden (1918), and Tony Lip (1930).

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